Saturday, February 04, 2012

Emanuel Spooner ’13 (pictured) won three events while helping the Grinnell College men’s swimming and diving team to a 111-65 victory over Coe College Saturday in Cedar Rapids.

Spooner won the 100-yard butterfly (56.54) and 200 individual medley (2:07.58) and joined Rick Bigler ’13, Dylan Gray ’14 and Ethan Drutchas ’13 on the first-place 200 medley relay (1:43.26).

Drutchas also won the 50 freestyle (22.93) and was joined by...

Marco Fulgoni
Saturday, January 28, 2012

Seventeen Grinnell College men’s swimmers and divers tasted victory as the Pioneers cruised to a 124-83 victory at Macalester College Saturday afternoon.

Individual champs for Grinnell were Marco Fulgoni ’12 in the 100-yard freestyle (50.15), Beck Ringdahl-Mayland ’13 in the 400 individual medley (432.74), Michael Brus ’14 in the 1650 freestyle (16:39.12), Sebastian De Pascuale ’12 in the 100 backstroke (1:01.42), Dylan Gray ’14 in the...

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Grinnell College’s Thomas Lankiewicz ’12 has been named the Midwest Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week.

Lankiewicz, a senior from Oconomowoc, Wis. (Kettle Moraine), had a huge weekend for the Pioneers as they won the team title at the Grinnell College Invitational.

He was a part of five event victories, including a win in the 200-yard individual medley (1:59.82). He also swam on four winning relays – 200...

Brus
Saturday, January 21, 2012

One year after surrendering the team title at its own invitational, the Grinnell College men’s swimming and diving team has reclaimed it.

The Pioneers tallied 1290.5 points to work past runner-up Gustavus Adolphus College, which had 1239.5, to win the seven-team event Saturday at Russell K. Osgood Pool. It was Grinnell’s third title at the meet since 2005, and its second in the past three years.

The Pioneers claimed five event...

Saturday, January 21, 2012

The Grinnell College men’s swimming and diving team rode eight event victories to the first-day lead at its own invitational Friday at Russell K. Osgood Pool.

Thomas Lankiewicz ’12 (pictured) and Michael Brus ’14 both had a hand in four victories, and the Pioneers swept all three relays as they piled up 606 points. That’s seven points in front of runner-up and defending champion Gustavus Adolphus College in the seven-team meet.

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

The Grinnell College swimming and diving teams will host their own annual invitational Friday and Saturday at Russell K. Osgood Pool.

The men placed second at last year’s meet with 1254.5 points, just a bit behind champion Gustavus Adolphus’ total of 1312.5 in the seven-team field.

Grinnell’s women were fourth in 2011 with 556 points. The University of Nebraska-Omaha placed first in the 12-team meet with 1176 points.

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Ringdahl-Mayland
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Grinnell College’s men’s swimming team captured four event titles during a dual meet with Connecticut College Tuesday at Naples, Fla.

Winners for the Pioneers were Michael Brus ’14 in the 200-yard individual medley (1:58.54) and 500 freestyle (4:46.51), Beck Ringdahl-Mayland ’13 in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.38) and the 200 freestyle relay team of Gus Fulgoni ’15, Thomas Lankiewicz ’12, Brus and Marco Fulgoni ’12 (1:29.38).

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Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Grinnell College’s Dylan Gray ’14 has been named the Midwest Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week.

Gray, from Chico, Calif. (Pleasant Valley), posted wins in the 100- and 200-breaststrokes as Grinnell won its own Pioneer Classic over the weekend. He had times of 1:01.84 and 2:15.35, respectively, in the races. They rank second and third in the league. He also swam on the runner-up 400 medley relay squad.

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Fulgoni, Gray
Saturday, December 03, 2011

Five Grinnell College men’s swimmers tasted victory at least twice Saturday to assist their team to a repeat title at their own Pioneer Classic at Russell K. Osgood Pool.

Michael Brus ’14 was a triple winner, while double winners were Thomas Lankiewicz ’12, Max Fulgoni ’12 (left), Dylan Gray ’14 (right) and Joe Lytle ’14.

Brus and Fulgoni were both part of the winning and meet record-setting 200-yard medley and 400 freestyle...

Friday, December 02, 2011

Michael Brus ’13 (left) had a hand in three meet-record performances, while Marco Fulgoni ’12 and Joe Lytle ’14 (right) had two each to lead the Grinnell College men’s swimming and diving team at the Pioneer Classic Friday at Russell K. Osgood Pool.

The Pioneers easily led the team standings after the first day with 347 points, well in front of runner-up Augustana College’s 203 in the 13-team field.

Brus set a meet record in the...