2008-09 Men’s Swimming and Diving Outlook
Thursday, November 06, 2008
The Calvin men’s swimming and diving team returns eight letterwinners from a team that finished in fourth place in the 2008 MIAA standings. The eight returners will mesh with eight first-year swimmers.
Calvin Swimming and Diving Teams Split Weekend Dual Meets
Sunday, November 02, 2008
The Calvin men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams split a pair of duals this weekend. On Friday night, both teams were defeated at Division III Grand Valley State with the men falling in their season debut 189-88 and the women falling to the Lakers 170.5-118.5.
On Saturday, both Calvin teams defeated Albion at the East Grand Rapids Aquatic Center with the men’s team winning by a 163-125 and the women’s team winning 182-117.
Calvin Swim Coach Reflects On Olympic Games/Looks Ahead To New Facility
Monday, August 25, 2008
The Calvin sports information department sat down for an interview with Calvin swim coach Dan Gelderloos to reflect on the recently completed Summer Olympic Games. In the interview, Gelderloos reflected on the incredible achievements of Michael Phelps, the performances by the U.S. Men’s and Women’s Swim teams as a whole and the lessons learned this past year from former U.S. Olympic swimmer Josh Davis.
Gelderloos then gives his thoughts on the on-going construction with the Venema Aquatic Center on campus, new swim suit technology and its effect on collegiate swimming and a few tidbits on how some of his current and former swimmers are faring in triathlons.
The complete interview can be found on-line at: http://www.calvin.edu/sports/audio/DanGelderloos082508.mp3
