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Mar 7, 2024 | 
dailyevergreen.com | Parker R. Schafer
A huge weekend of fast times at the final Pac-12 competition led the Cougars to break four records, while freshman swimmers showed the potential they have. During day one the Cougars came close to breaking a record in the 200m relay consisting of Anna Rauchholz, Emily Lundgren, Skylar Brgoch and Emma Wright, coming within just tenths of seconds of the school record.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
dailyevergreen.com | Parker R. Schafer |Jack Alexy
Coming out of a 2-week break from meets, the Pac 12 tournament has begun for the swimmers. This 3-day tournament is sure to be a growing experience for Wazzu’s strongest swimmers in the past 5 years. Coming off of two winning dual meets the team has begun raising their hopes for the tournament. According to head coach Matt Leach, the team has shown a lot of promise in their practices and has had high nerves as the tournament approaches.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
dailyevergreen.com | Parker R. Schafer
WSU Swim took on two back-to-back meets this past weekend and came home with the wins in a landslide both times. On Friday the Cougars took on Utah and won 145-117 setting two pool records. On Saturday, the swimmers took on the neighboring vandals taking the win with a whopping 173-115. On Friday the squad consisting of Skylar Brgoch, Wright, Angela Di Palo and Selena Duran Ortiz set a Gibb Pool record in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:20.46.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
dailyevergreen.com | Parker R. Schafer
After a successful meet against the Trojans, the WSU swimmers have been refining their skills. The Cougars walked away from their first meet of 2024 with a 133.5 to 104.5-point loss. They showed a strong fight against the number four team on the national standings. “Obviously last week, we reflected on it. We had some hits, some misses, some kind of figuring out where people are at regarding training and what they need,” head coach Matt Leach said.
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Jan 24, 2024 | 
dailyevergreen.com | Parker R. Schafer
WSU swimming lost its first meet of 2024 to the USC Trojans 133.5 to 104.5, Saturday at Gibb Pool. USC started off strong with a first-place win in the 200-meter medley relay but the Cougars were right on their tail in second and third keeping the Trojans on their toes. With the swimmers coming off of a break, they were determined to take the Trojans by storm. But given the long break, the Cougars had some post-holiday rust to shake off.
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
dailyevergreen.com | Parker R. Schafer
Here are some that are good for a laugh and a Halloween partyOctober 31, 2023 Dear Life Section,I am in desperate need of help. Many of my friends want to watch scary movies on Halloween, but I am terrified of horror movies. I am not sure what to do, but I cannot sit through a terrifying movie. Please advise,Super ScaredDear Super Scared,I completely understand your hesitance to watch scary movies. I used to be terrified of scary movies and all of the horror genre.
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Oct 20, 2023 | 
dailyevergreen.com | Parker R. Schafer
The Cougars began the meet against the Bruins with a solid first-place win by Maddi Parker with a 50.89-second win in the 100-yard freestyle. This clearly set the tone for the meet breaking the stereotype of UCLA taking the early lead. The Cougars kept their streak in the running with Kania Swain placing second in the 200-yard backstroke. The Cougars came to this meet with speed and the start of the meet showed precisely where their talent and skill is coming from and going.
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Oct 12, 2023 | 
dailyevergreen.com | Parker R. Schafer
WSU swimming took third in their most recent invitational, coming in just behind San Diego State University. So close, in fact, that if SDSU did not have a diving team, the Cougars would have sat comfortably in second place just behind the dominant UCLA. “When you look at it and you look at the swimming specific, we out swam them,” head coach Matt Leach said. “We took out the diving points and we were second.
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Oct 5, 2023 | 
dailyevergreen.com | Parker R. Schafer
With the start of the swim season hitting full force this year the Cougars are ready to introduce their freshmen to their first collegiate swim meet. The Cougars will be flying down to Fresno, California, to compete in their first invitational of the season Friday and Saturday. At this invitational, the Cougars will compete against Fresno State and UCLA, who ranked No. 21 nationally last year. With a robust new squad, the team is hoping to make an impression and have fun while they are at it.
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Sep 27, 2023 | 
dailyevergreen.com | Parker R. Schafer
The Cougars are starting this season with a new assistant coach fresh out of the water who is looking to make an impact on the team. Kaersten Meitz, 27, has an energy that shows not only confidence and knowledge but joy, respect and charisma. Meitz swam her whole life, achieving a number of accolades, such as competing for a spot on the Olympic swim team. “When I am at the pool I know I can 100% be myself,” Meitz said.
