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Tobias Cahnbley swims in a race. Cahnbley got first in the 200 freestyle and 200 backstroke. - Photo / Rowan Athletics

Rowan Men’s Swimming drops their second straight meet

Sam Prince February 8, 2023

Rowan Men’s Swimming team suffered their third loss of the season, 207-87, on Saturday, Feb. 4, as they traveled to Kings Point, New York to face United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA)....

Kevin Yanagisawa competes in race. Yanagisawa has competed in many WPI Gompei Invitationals. - Photo / Rowan Athletics

Upperclassmen leads the way for Rowan Men’s Swimming at the WPI Gompei Invitational

Sam Prince December 7, 2022

This past weekend Rowan men’s swim team swam in the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Gompei Invitational in Worcester Massachusetts.  Over the three-day tournament, the Profs swam exceptionally...

Kevin Yanagisawa comes up from the water during a race. Yanagisawa is an upperclassman on the team. - Photo / Rowan Athletics

Rowan Men’s Swimming pick up their first dual meet victory of the season

Sam Prince November 9, 2022

Rowan men's swimming got their first team win of the year for the 2022-23 season as they beat New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) rival Montclair State University 159-103 at home on Saturday, Nov....

Kevin Yanagisawa swimming the butterfly. Yanagisawa has had a very successful career during his time at Rowan. Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. - Multimedia Editor / Nick Feldman

Kevin Yanagisawa’s Role on the Rowan Men’s Swimming & Diving Team

Nick Rizzo February 2, 2022

In recent years, Rowan Men’s Swimming and Diving has put together a dominant run throughout the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), with the Profs capturing five of the last six NJAC titles. And...

Kevin Yanagisawa swims freestyle in an event against USMMA. The Profs lost the meet 146-154. Saturday, Feb 1, 2020. Multimedia Editor / Dyone Payne.

Men’s Swimming uses team tradition to bond before METs Championship

Brianna Mac Kay February 19, 2020

More likely than not, when people think of swimming, they think of it as an individual sport. Unless it is a relay, it is usually just one person swimming for the best time to win the race, so it is understandable...

Kevin Yanagisawa swimming butterfly. - Photo courtesy of Rowan Athletics.

Swimmer Kevin Yanagisawa looks to follow up impressive freshman campaign

Brianna Mac Kay December 4, 2019

Every college athlete’s goal when they first get to school is to have a huge freshman season that will pave the path to a great college career. One of the swimmers at Rowan, sophomore Kevin Yanagisawa,...

Rowan men's swimming goes against William Paterson University earlier this year. They won the contest 159-66. Multimedia Editor/Miguel Martinez

Gillooly and company plan to impress at NCAA’s

Vince Scian March 13, 2019

Much like a relay, Rowan's season has been broken up into four defining “splits." The first split got out to a decent start, taking second at the WPI Gompei Invitational. The second split had...

Matt Grubb during a meet last year. Photo courtesy of Rowan Athletics.

Men’s swimming places third at METS, but that doesn’t affect its dynasty

Vince Scian February 27, 2019

They obviously didn’t get the result they wanted as a team, but the Profs aren’t letting the third-place finish at the Metropolitan Conference Championships (METS) go to waste. In fact, according...

Kevin Gillooly prepares for an event earlier this year. Photo courtesy of Rowan Athletics.

Men’s swimming and diving head to Metropolitan Championships looking to win meet for fourth year in a row

Vince Scian February 20, 2019

Yogi Berra once said, "Ninety percent of the game is half mental.” At its core, Berra meant that the real game is played in the mind and your mentality can dictate your performance and ultimately...

The men's swimming and diving team pose with their NJAC Champions t-shirts after sweeping the conference 4-0 for  the third consecutive year. Photo courtesy of Rowan Athletics.

Men’s swimming and diving capture third straight NJAC title; and one freshman didn’t realize until the shirts came

Vince Scian January 30, 2019

A sixth New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Rookie of the Week award for Kevin Yanagisawa might not come to a surprise to some. But what came to a surprise for Yanagisawa himself, were the t-shirts...

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