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Kaylin Burchell: a storybook career in the making

Mary Grace Showfety March 1, 2012

Freshman Kaylin Burchell has come a long way from country club swimming. Her dedication to the sport is reflected throughout her many acknowledgements and accomplishments as a swimmer for the Alabama swimming...

Tide heads to Knoxville for SEC Championships

Tide heads to Knoxville for SEC Championships

Chad Troyan February 15, 2012

The Alabama swimming and diving team packed up and headed to Knoxville, Tenn., for the Southeastern Conference Championships. The meet will start Wednesday and run through Saturday. Both the men and women...

Seniors prepare for last home meet against UGA

Seniors prepare for last home meet against UGA

Mary Grace Showfety January 26, 2012

The Alabama Crimson Tide swimming and diving team will bid ten seniors adieu on Saturday in its last home meet against the University of Georgia Bulldogs. The Lady Bulldogs, ranked No. 1 in the country,...

Tide prepares for LSU

Giovanna Morales November 2, 2011

There is already a lot of hype around campus involving this Saturday's "Game of the Century" between the LSU Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide football teams, but it looks like the Crimson Tide football...

McIlquham strives for excellence in the pool

McIlquham strives for excellence in the pool

Mary Grace Showfety October 19, 2011

Alabama’s swimming and diving head coach Eric McIlquham constantly strives for the best for his team in the pool as well as in the classroom.  His winning attitude and determination are what set him...

Tide prepares for start of season

Chris Moran October 12, 2011

Although the Alabama swimming and diving team lost multiple All-Americans from last year, including Kate Shannon Gray, Catalin Cosma and Adam Booher, head coach Eric McIlquham said he has high expectations...

Kristel Vourna earns a spot on Greek Olympic Team

Tony Tsoukalas June 14, 2011

Fresh off her NCAA Championship appearance, University of Alabama swimmer Kristel Vourna has earned a spot on the Greek 2011 World Championship team. The spot was earned after Vourna set a new Greek record...

Booher hits his stride at Nationals

Mike Albanese March 30, 2011

French author Victor Hugo once said, “Perseverance, the secret of all triumphs.” When it comes to senior diver, Adam Booher, these words best describe his triumph at the NCAA Swimming and Diving National...

Divers look to qualify for Championships

CW Staff March 10, 2011

All seven members of the University of Alabama's diving corps will vie for bids to the upcoming NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at this weekend's NCAA Zone B Diving Championships at Gabrielsen Natatorium...

Crimson Tide returns to Tuscaloosa from SECs

Chad Troyan February 22, 2011

The Crimson Tide swim team returned from Gainesville, Fla., where they competed in the Southeastern Conference championships over the weekend. While each team may have looked like they had sub-par swims,...

Tide eager to get their feet wet

Marilyn Vaughn February 16, 2011

A typical televised Southeastern Conference Championship game for a football team may run about four hours, maybe five. The typical span of time it takes to complete a Southeastern Conference Championships...

Tide incurs first loss before SEC tournament

Marilyn Vaughn February 2, 2011

The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams’ regular seasons are over, and now just two and half weeks stand between the teams and their postseason. Both teams will kick off their postseasons...