2018-19 Women's Swimming News
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Owls Swim and Dive Recognized by CSCAA for Academic Performance
June 25, 2019CSCAA Executive Director Greg Earhart noted: "Coach Laing consistently produces one of our nation's best academic performers." -
11 Swimmers Selected to NEISDA All-Academic Team
June 10, 2019WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State University placed 11 athletes on the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association’s 2019 Spring All-Academic Team.
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Seven Owls Named to Little East Conference Winter All-Academic Team
March 26, 2019Westfield State University swimming and diving placed seven athletes on the recently released Little East Conference Winter All-Academic team.
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Laing Named NEISDA Coach Of The Year; Several Owls Named To All-New England Team;
March 01, 2019WESTFIELD, Mass. - Westfield State swim and dive coach Dave Laing was named the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association's (NEISDA) women’s dive coach of the year, while several of his team members acheived All-New England honors following the NEISDA championships on February 21st-24th at M.I.T.
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Monique Groux Named Little East Diver of the Week
February 26, 2019Westfield State senior Monique Groux (Agawam Mass) was named the LEC diver of the week after winning both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events at the 2019 New England Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Association Championships.
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Groux Wins 3-Meter Diving On Day Three, Owls Finish Sixth in NEISDA Championships
February 24, 2019CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Monique Groux (Agawam, Mass.) capped off a perfect weekend by winning the three meter diving event on Sunday, as the Owls finished sixth as a team at the NEISDA Division III Championships.
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Johnstone, Groux Post Big Performances On Day Two Of N.E. DIII Championships
February 23, 2019CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Senior Monique Groux (Agawam, Mass.) won the women's one-meter diving finals, as the Westfield State women's swimming and diving team now sits in sixth place after two days at the NEISDA Division III Championships.
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Swimming 7th After Day One Of New England Championships, Johnstone Breaks 200 IM School Record
February 22, 2019CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Junior Kelsey Johnstone (Southwick, Westfield, Mass.) set the school record in the 200 yd. IM as the women's swimming and diving team sits in seventh place after the Friday finals.
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Live Video Links for NEISDA Swim Championships
February 19, 2019
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Monique Groux Takes Home Little East Co-Diver of the Week
February 11, 2019Westfield State senior diver Monique Groux (Agawam, Mass.) was named the Little East Conference Co-Diver of the week for the sixth time this season, after a strong showing at the Little East Conference Championship meet.
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Groux Wins LEC Diving, Fitzsimmons Sets School Record in 200 Fly
February 09, 2019Seniors Monique Groux (Agawam, Mass.) and Shannon Fitzsimmons (Andover, Mass.) paced Westfield State University swimming and diving to a third place finish at the 2019 Little East Conference Championship meet at UMass Dartmouth on Saturday.
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Kelsey Johnstone Named Little East Swimmer of the Week
February 04, 2019
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Owls Wrap Up Dual Meets With Win Over WestConn
February 02, 2019With the win, the Owls improve to 7-2 in dual meets. Westfield has posted a .500 or better record in 32 of the last 33 seasons under head coach Dave Laing.
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Groux and McKenna Sweep LEC Diving Honors
January 28, 2019
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Swimming Celebrates Senior Day With Win Over R.I.C.
January 26, 2019Westfield State swimmers and divers won the first eight events, as the Owls swam to a 116-92 win over Rhode Island College in a dual meet at the Ely Pool on Saturday.
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Groux Named Little East Conference Diver of the Week
January 24, 2019Westfield State senior Monique Groux (Agawam, Mass.) picked up her fifth LEC Diver of the Week honor of the season
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Owls Swim Past Bluejays, 149-122
January 18, 2019Kait Kelly won three individual events and was a part of Westfield State's winning 200 medley relay teams as the Owls swam past the University of St. Joseph, 149-122 in a dual meet at the Ely Pool on Friday evening.
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Westfield State's Fitzsimmons Honored by Boston Celtics
January 17, 2019Westfield State swimmer Shannon Fitzsimmons was honored at the Boston Celtics game on Wednesday night by the Celtics ‘Heros Among Us’ Program, on the court during a timeout in the second quarter in front of a sold out crowd of 18,624.
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Kait Kelly Earns Little East Conference Swimmer of the Week Honors
December 10, 2018Kelly was named the Little east Conference Swimmer of the Week for the first time this season
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Westfield Swims Past Plymouth State
December 08, 2018Sophomore Kait Kelly won three individual events and a relay to lead Westfield State swimming to a 153-124 win over Plymouth State University in a dual swim meet in Plymouth, N.H. on Saturday.
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Groux, Carpenter Grab LEC Diver/Rookie Diver of the Week
December 03, 2018WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Westfield State University senior Monique Groux (Agawam, Mass.) and freshman Kaylin Carpenter (Tyngsboro, Mass.) were named the Little East Conference Diver and Rookie Divers of the Week, as announced by the conference earlier today.
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Westfield Torpedos Corsairs, 123-86
December 01, 2018Westfield State senior Shannon Fitzsimmons (Andover, Mass.) won a pair of events to pace Westfield State, as the Owls swam to a 123-86 win over UMass Dartmouth in a women's swim and dive duak meet in North Dartmouth, Mass., on Saturday.
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Groux, Johnstone Earn LEC Honors
November 20, 2018WESTFIELD, Mass. – Monique Groux (Agawam, Mass.) and Kelsey Johnstone (Southwick, Mass. / Westfield) took home this week’s Little East Conference diver and swimmer of the week, as announced by the conference on Monday.
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Swimming Tops Smith
November 17, 2018Kelsey Johnstone (Westfield HS/Southwick, Mass.) and Kait Kelly (Hampden, Mass.) won three events each as Westfield State held off Smith College, 155-144 in a women's swimming and diving dual meet at the Ely Pool on Saturday.
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McKenna Named Little East Conference Rookie Diver of the Week
November 13, 2018
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Lyons claw past Owls, 160-139
November 10, 2018WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Kait Kelly (Hampden, Mass.) and Shannon Fitzsimmons (Andover, Mass.) each won three individual events as Westfield State fell to Mount Holyoke 160-139 Saturday afternoon at Mount Holyoke College.
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Owls Outswim Bears, 135-107
November 07, 2018Kait Kelly (Hampden, Mass.) and Kelsey Johnstone (Westfield HS/Southwick, Mass.) each won a pair of events to lead Westfield State University’s swim team to a 135-107 win over Western New England College Springfield, Mass., on Wednesday afternoon.
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Westfield 400 Medley Relay Wins At Smith Relays
October 27, 2018
