Swimming and diving for women | 20-10-2021 11:44:00 AM
TROY, NY – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men’s and women’s swim and dive programs began their seasons on Oct. 9 and will make their home debut at Robison Pool on Saturday, Oct. 30. The Engineers, led by head coaches Shannon O’Brien (swimming) and Maria Coomaraswamy-Falkenstein (diving), have eight double encounters and four invitees scheduled in 2021-22.
Neither the men nor the women competed in 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but both had excellent 2019-20 seasons. The men won their fifth consecutive Liberty League Championship — and sixth in the past seven years — while the women won five consecutive doubles before they Megan Beaulieu to the NCAA Championship Meet.
Highlights/comments from the 2021-22 schedule include:
- Eight double encounters
- Five at Robison Pool
- One in October, three in November and one in January
- Three on the way
- One in October and two in January
- Five at Robison Pool
- invitees
- MIT Winter Invitational over three days in early December
- Rensselaer’s fourth performance
- Men finished third and women fifth in 2019-20
- Rensselaer’s fourth performance
- RPI Kumpf Invitational at Robison Pool on January 15
- Also includes Cortland, Ithaca, Skidmore, The College of New Jersey and William Smith
- RPI Diving Invitational at Robison Pool on February 5
- Liberty League Championship on February 16-19
- MIT Winter Invitational over three days in early December
- Three straight home meetings from October 30 to November 13
- Home opener is October 30 vs. Ithaca (2:00 PM)
- Hosting Oneonta and Saint Rose on November 7 (1pm)
- home vs. Vassar on November 13 (13.00)
- Last home game on January 14 vs. Union (19:00)
- RPI Kumpf Invitational on January 15 (12:00 PM)
- Two road dual meetings in January
- at Skidmore on the 22nd (13.00)
- in Hamilton on the 29th (1pm)
- Liberty League Championship at Ithaca College on February 16-19
- Ten conference schools compete in swimming & diving
- RPI men are five-time defending champions
- Ten conference schools compete in swimming & diving