2019-20 Women's Swimming News

Katie Cardoza
Simpson women collect CSCAA Scholar All-America honors

June 30, 2020

The Simpson women’s swimming and diving team stretched its current streak of College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America Team honors to 15-straight semesters on Monday, the organization announced.

Feature Friday: head swimming and diving coach Tom Caccia
Feature Friday: head swimming and diving coach Tom Caccia

June 05, 2020

Get to know Simpson head swimming and diving coach, Tom Caccia, in our latest edition of Feature Friday. Caccia enters his eighth season leading the Storm in 2020-21.

Hannah Gordon (women's golf) and Conor Riordan (men's basketball) were named the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Female and Male Athletes of the Year.
Gordon, Riordan highlight SAAC Awards

April 28, 2020

Hannah Gordon and Conor Riordan highlighted the Simpson College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s (SAAC) SC Espys on Monday by receiving the Female and Male Athlete of the Year awards for their performances for the Storm during their senior campaigns.

Simpson leads A-R-C with 24 Winter All-Academic recipients
Simpson leads A-R-C with 24 Winter All-Academic recipients

February 26, 2020

The American Rivers Conference announced its 2019-20 Winter All-Academic Team on Wednesday, which placed 24 Simpson student-athletes on the squad for most in the league. In total, 149 student-athletes from around the A-R-C earned the honor.

Alyssa Harris
Storm end season at Liberal Arts Championships

February 15, 2020

The Simpson swimming and diving teams closed out their seasons on Saturday on the final day of the Liberal Arts Championships at Principia College.

Madison DePover
Season bests fall on day three of Liberal Arts

February 14, 2020

Freshman Danny Turner broke his own school record and several season-bests were recorded on Friday for the Simpson swimming and diving teams on the third day of the Liberal Arts Championships.

Katie Cardoza
Relays guide women on day two of Liberal Arts Championships

February 13, 2020

On the second night of the Liberal Arts Championships, hosted by Principia College, the Simpson swimming and diving teams compiled three top-10 performances on Thursday.

Storm women claim 14th-straight CSCAA academic honor
Storm women claim 14th-straight CSCAA academic honor

January 29, 2020

The Simpson women's swimming and diving team grabbed another College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America Team honor for the 14th semester in a row, the organization announced on Tuesday.

Caroline Oberg
DePover, Oberg highlight home finale for Simpson

January 25, 2020

Austin Andes was honored on senior day as the Simpson swimming and diving teams competed at the Indianola YMCA against Morningside on Saturday.

Swimming and diving changes weekend schedule
Swimming and diving changes weekend schedule

January 18, 2020

The Simpson swimming and diving teams will not compete on day two of the Grinnell Invitational on Saturday due to the weather. The Storm women were ninth and the men were sixth after the first day.

Alyssa Harris
Harris earns school record at Grinnell Invite

January 17, 2020

Alyssa Harris captured the 100-yard individual medley school record on Friday in the first day of the Grinnell Invitational to lead the Simpson men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams.

Madison DePover
DePover leads Storm at Austin College Invite

January 11, 2020

The Simpson swimming and diving teams wrapped up their trip through Texas on Saturday in the Austin College Invitational. The women ended sixth and the men in seventh, highlighted by a second-place performance from Danny Turner.

Alyssa Harris
Harris, relays guide Storm at McMurry

January 09, 2020

Simpson swimming and diving traveled to McMurry University on Thursday as the women highlighted the afternoon with four wins, but fell to McMurry, 100-57. The men's side came up short as well, 96-27.

Danny Turner and Sarah Prendergast
Turner, Prendergast sweep A-R-C swimming and diving awards

December 09, 2019

After competing in the Pioneer Classic over the weekend, Danny Turner and Sarah Prendergast were both selected as the American Rivers Conference Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Performers of the Week, becoming the first Storm duo to receive the award in the same week.

Sarah Prendergast
Storm earn four top-10 results to end Pioneer Classic

December 07, 2019

Freshman Danny Turner broke the school record in the 100-yard breaststroke on Saturday and ended the last day of the Pioneer Classic with three top-10 performances to lead the Simpson swimming and diving squads. The women finished seventh and the men ended in 12th.

Alyssa Harris
Storm women end day one of Pioneer Classic in seventh

December 06, 2019

Alyssa Harris grabbed the best finish for the Simpson swimming and diving teams on the first night of the Grinnell Pioneer Classic on Friday as the women's team sits in seventh out of 12 teams and the men do not have a team score.