2019-20 AMCC Men's Swimming and Diving News
The Penn State Altoona and Penn State Behrend men's and women's swimming and diving teams have been named a 2019-20 Division III Scholar All-America Team by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), on Tuesday.
Penn State Behrend picked up another AMCC championship this winter, as the Lions remain in the lead for the Presidents Cup after the winter sport season.
Penn State Altoona freshman Isaac Swanson had a standout week at the 2020 AMCC Men's Swimming and Diving Championship on his way to earning conference Men's Swimmer of the Year and Newcomer of the Year honors at the conclusion of the weekend.
Miller won both the 1m and 3m titles for the second straight year. He won the 3m on Wednesday with a score of 421.85 (2nd in overall in the meet) and won the 1m title with a score of 407.00 (3rd overall).
Swanson took AMCC Men's Swimmer of the Year and Newcomer of the Year honors at the conclusion of this week's conference championships. He had a banner week for Penn State Altoona, having a hand in seven new men's swimming team records set during the AMCC Championships. The freshman set new records in the 200 Yard Freestyle (1:41.97), 100 Yard Backstroke (52.31), and 200 Yard Backstroke (1:54.26). Swanson also set new records in the 50 Yard Freestyle (21.82) and 100 Yard Freestyle (46.83) while competing in relay events, and he was part of the foursome that set new records in the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (1:27.59) and the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay (3:13.89).
Nazareth College raced to the 2020 Allegheny Empire Championships by edging out Hartwick College in the overall standings. The Flyers also took the Empire 8 Crown while Penn State Behrend won the AMCC title.
The drama continued to build on day three of the Allegheny-Empire Swimming & Diving Championship at the Webster Aquatic Center on Friday.
After the second day and 40 events of competition at the Allegheny Empire Swimming and Diving Championship meet, Nazareth College has increased their lead in the overall and Empire 8 standings for both the men’s and women’s teams while Penn State Behrend has increased its lead on the men’s side, but has seen Alfred State College creep to within 10 points on the women’s side.
The AMCC men's swimming and diving teams will take to the starting blocks this week for the Inaugural 2020 AMCC-Empire Swimming and Diving Championship Meet.
The 2020 Allegheny-Empire Swimming & Diving Championship will take place at Webster High School and will be hosted by Hartwick College. The four-day event will begin on Wednesday, February 19 and run through Saturday, February 22.
Four teams from the AMCC have been named a Division III Scholar All-America Team by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).
Lopez posted 109.58 points in the one-meter dive.
Fischer had back-to-back wins in the 50 freestyle (21.71) and the 100 freestyle (47.62) in the win over St. Vincent to give the Lions their first undefeated season in dual-meet action.
