After a lengthy break, the Virginia swimming and diving teams returned to action this past weekend against in-state rival Virginia Tech.
The Virginia swimming and diving teams traveled to Athens, Ga. this weekend to compete in the University of Georgia’s Fall Invitational.
Fall 2016 has seen a number of highs and lows for Virginia sports.
After a couple weeks off, the Virginia swimming and diving teams return to action this weekend at the University of Georgia Fall Invitational.
The Virginia swimming and diving teams defeated the Pittsburgh Panthers Friday in the teams’ first meet of the season.
In sending 18 representatives to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Virginia athletic department had much to be proud of prior to the games’ Opening Ceremony.
Posting a time of 4.00.65, Smith set a personal record and finished roughly two seconds behind 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist Kaite Ledecky, With the top two in every event moving on to represent Team USA in Rio, Smith’s second-place finish will send her to the first Olympics of her career.
Coach Augie Busch came into the season with one lofty goal — to build the Virginia swimming and diving teams into a nationally-recognized top-five program.
