The swimming and diving team are welcoming six talented newcomers to its squad this season, plunging the freshmen not only straight into life in Miami, but also straight into the pool. The team will kick off its season Friday at the University of Florida’s Pinch-A-Penny All-Florida Invitational. The weekend invitational will be held from Oct….
UM diver winning big after redshirt year
[imagebrowser id=22] [fresh_divider style=”solid”] When he’s in the classroom, junior Sam Dorman focuses on solving engineering problems. But when Dorman is flying off the end of a springboard, his mind is fixed on a clean landing. Dorman, 22, a mechanical engineering major, finished first in three events at the AT&T National Diving Championships in August….
Weekend roundup
[imagebrowser id=15] [fresh_divider style=”solid”] Miami had several teams in action this past weekend. Here is a recap of the Canes’ many strong performances. Tennis The women’s tennis team had a productive weekend as host of the University of Miami Invite. They kicked things off with 13 wins on Friday, highlighted by Stephanie Wagner and Brittany…
Senior notches three gold medals in National Diving Championships
Friends are asking Sam Dorman the standard catch-up question: “How was your summer?” But his answer is atypical. He gets to tell them about his unstoppable run to three national titles. Dorman, a redshirt junior from Tempe, Ariz., has returned to Miami from the National Diving Championships, where he won individual titles in the 1-meter…
Swimming and Diving Trimeet
University of Miami swimming and diving team completes against Florida Gulf Coast Saturday, October 1. On Sunday they also had a meet against Florida State. Zach Beeker//TheMiami Hurricane
Senior diver closes out career with NCAA title
One of the most prolific diving careers in University of Miami history went out on a high note on Saturday night. Senior Brittany Viola came away with the diving NCAA National Championship on the 10-meter platforms during the Swimming & Diving Championships at the University of Texas. The award is the second in her career; the first having come in 2008, also in the 10-meter platforms. She shared some of her experiences with The Miami Hurricane.
Early mornings and endless laps give team an edge
All the swim team wants is some praise and attention.
Diver Brittany Viola finds her place away from the water
Brittany Viola may seem superhuman when she’s fearlessly diving from a 10-meter platform, but after the pool closes and the stands are empty, this University of Miami junior is busy being your average college student.
Ross takes two diving titles at ACC’s
Junior diver Reuben Ross won both the one-meter and three-meter diving events this weekend at the Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming & Diving Championships at the Eppley Recreation Center Natatorium in College Park, Md.
Diver named to USA World Championships roster
National Champion and All-American junior diver Brittany Viola was announced to the USA diving roster for the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome.
Canes storm past CCSU
The University of Miami swimming and diving team took 12-of-13 top times and scores en route to a 166-73 victory against Central Connecticut State University Saturday afternoon at the Norman A. Whitten University Center Pool.
Jayhawks defeat Canes, 142-97
Despite a first-place finish for freshman Ryann Labreche in the 1000 freestyle, the University of Miami fell 142-97 to the University of Kansas this past Saturday at the Norman A. Whitten University Center Pool.