2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving News

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Eight Bees named to CSC Academic All-District Teams

April 01, 2025

Leyre Antonanzas, Irene Artabe, Grace Bobeldyk, Annaliese Bowser, Jonas Friess, Juan Gomez, Brett Jones and Marat Usov were named to the 2024-25 Academic All-District NAIA Swimming & Diving Team as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC).

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SAU crowns 13 All-Americans, shatters school records at Nationals

March 09, 2025

St. Ambrose posted 14 All-American performances and set numerous school records at the NAIA Swimming & Diving Championships in Elkhart, Ind.

Large contingent of Bees heading to NAIA Championships
Large contingent of Bees heading to NAIA Championships

March 04, 2025

St. Ambrose will be well-represented at the NAIA National Championships beginning Wednesday at the Elkhart Health and Aquatics Center in Elkhart, Ind.

Fighting Bees named as NAIA Scholar-Athletes
Fighting Bees named as NAIA Scholar-Athletes

February 19, 2025

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the 2025 Daktroncis NAIA Scholar-Athletes awards earlier today. Of the winter student-athletes at St. Ambrose, 66 (3 men's basketball, 4 women's basketball, 6 competitive cheer, 11 competitive dance, 25 men's swimming and diving, 12 women's swimming and diving, and 5 men's wrestling) were named NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

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Bees break multiple records at LAC Championships

February 18, 2025

Along with winning Liberal Arts Conference Championships for the third consecutive year, St. Ambrose smashed several school and meet records at the four-day event that concluded Saturday in Mount Pleasant, Wis.

Antonanzas and Miecznikowski recognized by LAC
Antonanzas and Miecznikowski recognized by LAC

February 16, 2025

In helping St. Ambrose win its third straight Liberal Arts Conference (LAC) Championship, Leyre Antonanzas and Rob Miecznikowski were recognized by the league.

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Bees look for third straight Liberal Arts Championships

February 12, 2025

St. Ambrose is in Racine, Wis., looking to win third straight conference crowns as the Liberal Arts Conference Swimming & Diving Championships get underway Wednesday.

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SAU wins third straight LAC Championships

February 12, 2025

St. Ambrose cruised to its third straight Liberal Arts Conference Championships on both the men's and women's side when the four-day event wrapped up in Mount Pleasant, Wis., Saturday.

St. Ambrose named CSCAA All-America Team
St. Ambrose named CSCAA All-America Team

February 03, 2025

The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced St. Ambrose as a Scholar All-America Team for the Fall 2024 semester. To earn this prestigious recognition, teams were required to achieve a grade point average (GPA) above 3.0 during the Fall 2024 semester. 

SAU recognizes seniors in winning home finale
SAU recognizes seniors in winning home finale

January 31, 2025

St. Ambrose recognized its seniors during the final home competition of the year Friday night at the Davenport Central Natatorium. The Bees also claimed victory on Senior Night as the women defeated Augustana 136-110 and the men defeated both Augustana (166-85) and Coe (190-26).

Bees return to the pool at the Grinnell Invitational
Bees return to the pool at the Grinnell Invitational

January 18, 2025

Both the St. Ambrose men and women took third place at the two-day Grinnell Invitational Friday and Saturday in Grinnell, Iowa.

Grandon and Wolter voted Athletes of the Month; Men's Swimming and Diving earned Team of the Month honors
Grandon and Wolter voted Athletes of the Month; Men's Swimming and Diving earned Team of the Month honors

January 01, 2025

Dylan Grandon (men's track and field) and Abby Wolter (women's basketball) were selected in December by the St. Ambrose Sports Information Staff as the Fighting Bees Athletes of Month. 

Twelve school records fall at Warrior Invitational
Twelve school records fall at Warrior Invitational

December 08, 2024

St. Ambrose set 12 school records at the mid-season three-day Midland Warrior Invitational in Fremont, Neb.

Bills and Coetzer honored as Athletes of the Month; Women's Soccer named Team of the Month
Bills and Coetzer honored as Athletes of the Month; Women's Soccer named Team of the Month

November 04, 2024

Marissa Bills (women's bowling) and Jayden Coetzer (men's swimming and diving) were named the Fighting Bees Female and Male Athletes of the Month in October, respectively, selected by the Sports information Department. The women's soccer team earned the October Team of the Month honors as they were unbeaten in the month of October to go on a seven-game win-streak.

Men defeat Olivet Nazarene; women drop dual
Men defeat Olivet Nazarene; women drop dual

November 02, 2024

St. Ambrose split duals at Olivet Nazarene Saturday. The Bee men won 162-96 while the women fell 152-107.

St. Ambrose drops dual to D-I St. Thomas
St. Ambrose drops dual to D-I St. Thomas

October 26, 2024

St. Ambrose dropped a dual to Division I St. Thomas Friday at the Davenport Central Natatorium. The Bee men narrowly fell 127-114 while the SAU women lost 194-44.