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Senior Brad Reitz continues to dominate his competition as he walked away with three victories in the team's first scored meet.  (Courtesy UMBC Athletic Communications)

M. Swimming and Diving Beats Maryland and Towson, Women’s Lose

Brad Reitz won three individual events against the two local rivals.

Swimming And Diving Sweeps Boston U In Duel Meet

Swimming And Diving Sweeps Boston U In Duel Meet

Clearly the men’s swimming and diving team has dominated the America East Conference since joining, but if any team has come close to dethroning the Retrievers, it’s been Boston U, who was actually picked to finish first last season before losing to UMBC in the Championships. This year the Retrievers were picked to win their [...]

Men’s And Women’s Swimming And Diving Lose To Navy

Men’s And Women’s Swimming And Diving Lose To Navy

Well, at the Naval Academy swimming and diving is a career, not a sport, so it’s not surprising the see the men’s swimming and diving team lose 158-131 and the women’s swimming and diving team lose 161-131. Actually, it’s quite comforting that the swimming and diving team’s lost to the United States’ future military. In [...]

Senior Brad Reitz continues to dominate his competition as he walked away with three victories in the team's first scored meet.  (Courtesy UMBC Athletic Communications)

Jones Wins Four Events In Season Opening Win Over Rider

The quest for 14 straight men’s swimming and diving championships officially started today, and the team did not disappoint and they beat Rider, 162.5-126.5. Eric Jones won two individual events and was apart of two winning relay teams. Brad Reitz, Pierre De Waal, Steve Gallagher, and Johan Rohtla were all apart of three first-place Retriever [...]

Five Swimmers Named Mid-Majo All-American Honorable Mention

Five Swimmers Named Mid-Majo All-American Honorable Mention

CollegeSwimming.com named five UMBC swimmers to their Honorable Mention Mid-Major All-American list. Seniors Jennifer Esposito, Sam Maccherola, and Matt Mattingly, junior Brad Reitz, and sophomore Abbey McKenney were all honored by the Website. Mattingly finished first in the 100 breast in 55.21 at the 2010 America East Conference Championships, breaking a UMBC record. He also [...]

UMBC Sports Blog Winter Awards

UMBC Sports Blog Winter Awards

You may consider it to have been a down winter but there was plenty of action going on. This season’s sports were men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s track and field, women’s track and field, men’s swimming and diving, and women’s swimming and diving. The men’s swimming and diving team certainly had a lot of success [...]

Fan’s Choice Athletes Of The Winter

Fan’s Choice Athletes Of The Winter

Polls will close Monday, March 22, 2010 @ 12:00 am. Fan’s Choice Male Athlete Of The Winterpolls Fan’s Choice Female Athletes Of The Winterpoll

Men’s Swimming And Diving Makes It 13 Straight

Men’s Swimming And Diving Makes It 13 Straight

With 926.5 points the men’s swimming and diving came just 1.5 points short of the all-time championship record, but did extend their conference championship streak to 13 straight.

Men’s Swimming and Diving Beat Both Delaware and William and Mary

Men’s Swimming and Diving Beat Both Delaware and William and Mary

Matt Mattingly, Zach Vonder Haar, and Fred Deal went out in style on Saturday, an emotional senior day for the three, as they beat Delaware (181.5-118.5) and William and Mary (183-114) in their final home meet at UMBC.

Men’s Swimming and Diving Take Every Gold

Men’s Swimming and Diving Take Every Gold

The men’s swimming and diving team completely swept Marist by winning every event to improve to 6-1 in head-to-head with a 172.5-117.5 victory.