Swimming and diving teams organize six events

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
• invitees
  • MIT Winter Invitational over three days in early December
    • Rensselaer’s fourth performance
      • Men finished third and women fifth in 2019-20
  • 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
• 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