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After one of the most successful seasons in school history last winter, William and Mary’s Director of Swimming Matt Crispino '02 put together an outstanding 2012-13 schedule to challenge the Tribe men’s swimming program to even greater heights. The Green and Gold returns 20 swimmers from last year’s squad that went 5-4 and 3-1 in the Colonial Athletic Association before finishing a strong third at the conference championships. Crispino and his staff have also brought in one of the strongest recruiting classes of 10 swimmers in school history, in anticipation of the Tribe continuing to climb the conference and national ladders.
The season begins on Saturday, Oct. 6, with the College hitting the road to take on CAA-foe Towson at 1 p.m. The traditional season-opener for W&M since 2005, the Tribe has won the annual match-up with Towson every year in that span. The Tigers were 3-8 last winter, and took seventh at the CAA Championships. The first of five home meets comes the following Friday, with the Tribe hosting Mary Washington at 5 p.m. in the Rec Center Natatorium. W&M has faced the Division III Eagles every year since 2009, including last season when UMW won its 12th-straight Capital Athletic Conference title.
After three weeks off for training and midterms, the Tribe will be back on the road the weekend of Nov. 3-4, competing in the CAA Pod Meet at Delaware. In addition to the Blue Hens, the College will also take on 11-time CAA Champion UNCW during the two-day meet, which will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday morning and resume at 11 a.m. on Sunday. The Tribe downed Delaware on Senior Day last January, 152-110, and will be facing UNCW in a dual-meet for the first time in three years. Last season, the Blue Hens were 5-4 (1-4 CAA) in dual meets and fifth at the conference championships, while the Seahawks went 9-4 (2-1) and won the CAA title.
The final tune-up before the fall invitational will come at home against East Carolina on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 1 p.m. Last year’s meet was one of the tightest in years, with just 17 points separating the Tribe from the Pirates in the swimming events, and W&M won seven events on the road. ECU finished the year 4-4, and took third at the C-USA Men’s Invitational. The entire fall schedule is a run-up to the Hokie Fall Invitational, Nov. 15-17 in Christiansburg, Va. The three-day prelim/final meet will give the Tribe a valuable try-out of the same schedule it’ll face at the CAA Championships. W&M will also sneak in one more dual meet before the winter exams and holiday break, hosting Georgetown for the first time in five years on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 1 p.m. The Hoyas were 2-7 last year, and finished sixth at the Big East Championships.
Coming off the holidays and winter training, the 2013 portion of the schedule opens with a home meet against Matt Salerno’s ’03 Howard Bison on Jan. 12, at 1 p.m. Howard was 1-9 last year, and finished fifth in the CCSA. A return trip to Christiansburg comes one week later on Saturday, Jan. 19, with the Tribe taking on Virginia Tech at 11 a.m. The Hokies went 8-3 last year and took second at the ACC Championships, with a 151-102 victory over W&M included in that ledger.
The fourth and final conference meet for the College will be at Old Dominion, on Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. The Tribe lost a close match with the Monarchs at last year’s Pod Meet, 175-158, but came back at the CAA Championships to beat them out for the third-place spot. ODU was 10-2 in the regular season, and a perfect 5-0 in league meets. W&M will then host Senior Day on Saturday, Feb. 2, at 1 p.m. against Villanova. It is believed to be the first-ever meeting between the Tribe and the Wildcats, who were 4-4 and finished ninth in the Big East in 2011-12. Before the meet, W&M will take a moment to honor its 11 seniors (six men, five women).
Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Tribe will take nearly the entire month to taper for the championship season. The athletes who don’t make the conference squad list will compete Feb. 9-10 at the Virginia Tech Invite, while the rest of the team trains through for the CAA Championships, Feb. 28-March 2 in Fairfax. Last spring, the men’s team finished third in the conference, its best showing since 2001. Several athletes could also challenge to reach the NCAA Championships, which will be held in Indianapolis March 28-30. The last time W&M was represented at the national meet was 1986, when Shawn McLane ’86 won the last two of his four All-American honors.
The season begins on Saturday, Oct. 6, with the College hitting the road to take on CAA-foe Towson at 1 p.m. The traditional season-opener for W&M since 2005, the Tribe has won the annual match-up with Towson every year in that span. The Tigers were 3-8 last winter, and took seventh at the CAA Championships. The first of five home meets comes the following Friday, with the Tribe hosting Mary Washington at 5 p.m. in the Rec Center Natatorium. W&M has faced the Division III Eagles every year since 2009, including last season when UMW won its 12th-straight Capital Athletic Conference title.
After three weeks off for training and midterms, the Tribe will be back on the road the weekend of Nov. 3-4, competing in the CAA Pod Meet at Delaware. In addition to the Blue Hens, the College will also take on 11-time CAA Champion UNCW during the two-day meet, which will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday morning and resume at 11 a.m. on Sunday. The Tribe downed Delaware on Senior Day last January, 152-110, and will be facing UNCW in a dual-meet for the first time in three years. Last season, the Blue Hens were 5-4 (1-4 CAA) in dual meets and fifth at the conference championships, while the Seahawks went 9-4 (2-1) and won the CAA title.
The final tune-up before the fall invitational will come at home against East Carolina on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 1 p.m. Last year’s meet was one of the tightest in years, with just 17 points separating the Tribe from the Pirates in the swimming events, and W&M won seven events on the road. ECU finished the year 4-4, and took third at the C-USA Men’s Invitational. The entire fall schedule is a run-up to the Hokie Fall Invitational, Nov. 15-17 in Christiansburg, Va. The three-day prelim/final meet will give the Tribe a valuable try-out of the same schedule it’ll face at the CAA Championships. W&M will also sneak in one more dual meet before the winter exams and holiday break, hosting Georgetown for the first time in five years on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 1 p.m. The Hoyas were 2-7 last year, and finished sixth at the Big East Championships.
Coming off the holidays and winter training, the 2013 portion of the schedule opens with a home meet against Matt Salerno’s ’03 Howard Bison on Jan. 12, at 1 p.m. Howard was 1-9 last year, and finished fifth in the CCSA. A return trip to Christiansburg comes one week later on Saturday, Jan. 19, with the Tribe taking on Virginia Tech at 11 a.m. The Hokies went 8-3 last year and took second at the ACC Championships, with a 151-102 victory over W&M included in that ledger.
The fourth and final conference meet for the College will be at Old Dominion, on Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. The Tribe lost a close match with the Monarchs at last year’s Pod Meet, 175-158, but came back at the CAA Championships to beat them out for the third-place spot. ODU was 10-2 in the regular season, and a perfect 5-0 in league meets. W&M will then host Senior Day on Saturday, Feb. 2, at 1 p.m. against Villanova. It is believed to be the first-ever meeting between the Tribe and the Wildcats, who were 4-4 and finished ninth in the Big East in 2011-12. Before the meet, W&M will take a moment to honor its 11 seniors (six men, five women).
Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Tribe will take nearly the entire month to taper for the championship season. The athletes who don’t make the conference squad list will compete Feb. 9-10 at the Virginia Tech Invite, while the rest of the team trains through for the CAA Championships, Feb. 28-March 2 in Fairfax. Last spring, the men’s team finished third in the conference, its best showing since 2001. Several athletes could also challenge to reach the NCAA Championships, which will be held in Indianapolis March 28-30. The last time W&M was represented at the national meet was 1986, when Shawn McLane ’86 won the last two of his four All-American honors.
