Swimming & Diving

Three Conference Titles | 20 All-Americans | One Individual National Champion 

2017-18 Centre Swimming and Diving News

  • Hayhurst named NSCA All-American
    April 09, 2018
    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) has named two-sport student-athlete Sarah Hayhurst (Newburgh, Ind.) a 2018 All-American Athlete of the Year Award recipient.
  • Centre women's 800 freestyle relay team finishes 21st
    March 24, 2018
    INDIANAPOLIS - Friday evening at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships saw Centre swimmers back in action as the Colonels participated in the women's 800-yard freestyle relay.
  • Centre's Hayhurst closes diving career with All-America finish
    March 24, 2018
    INDIANAPOLIS – The final night at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships featured the final diving competition in the career of senior Sarah Hayhurst (Newburgh, Ind.), and Centre’s six-time All-American and two-time national runner-up diver added one more accolade to her collection.
  • Hayhurst runner-up finish highlights Centre’s NCAA Thursday
    March 22, 2018
    INDIANAPOLIS – It was a busy day for members of the Centre swimming and diving team as they participated in their first official day of competition at the NCAA Division III Championships at IUPUI. The biggest highlight of the day was the runner-up finish by senior Sarah Hayhurst (Newburgh, Ind.) in the 1m diving competition.
  • Colonels prep for NCAA Swimming & Diving Finals
    March 06, 2018
    INDIANAPOLIS - With the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships field officially announced after last week's regional diving finals, Centre senior diver Sarah Hayhurst (Newburgh, Ind.) and the women's 800 freestyle relay squad have earned opportunities to compete in their respective events.
  • Hayhurst sweeps regional diving finals, Nordin finishes ninth
    March 03, 2018
    SAN ANTONIO – The NCAA Region 2 Diving Championships concluded earlier today from Palo Alto College and resulted in a repeat regional championship for senior Sarah Hayhurst (Newburgh, Ind.) and the close of a great career for senior Brad Nordin (Paintsville, Ky.).
  • Hayhurst repeats as regional 1m champion, Nordin finishes ninth in 3m
    March 02, 2018
    SAN ANTONIO - The opening day of the NCAA Region 2 Diving Championships wrapped up earlier today from Palo Alto College and it was a memorable day for Centre diving.
  • Centre divers prep for NCAA Regionals
    March 01, 2018
    SAN ANTONIO - Seniors Sarah Hayhurst (Newburgh, Ind.) and Brad Nordin (Paintsville, Ky.) are set to compete in the NCAA regional diving competitions this weekend, hosted by Trinity (TX). 
  • SAA Swimming & Diving Championships Highlights
    February 18, 2018
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The 2018 Southern Athletic Association Swimming & Diving Championships concluded Saturday from the Birmingham CrossPlex in Alabama.
  • SAA Swimming & Diving Championships: Day 3 Recap
    February 17, 2018
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The 2017-18 Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Swimming & Diving Championships continued Friday with a full slate of events inside the Birmingham CrossPlex.
  • SAA Swimming & Diving Championships: Day 4 Recap
    February 17, 2018
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The 2017-18 Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Swimming & Diving Championships concluded Saturday with the final events taking place inside the Birmingham CrossPlex.
  • SAA Swimming & Diving Championships: Day 2 Recap
    February 15, 2018
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The 2017-18 Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Swimming & Diving Championships continued Thursday with a full slate of events inside the Birmingham CrossPlex.
  • SAA Swimming & Diving Championships: Day 1 Recap
    February 14, 2018
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The 2017-18 Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Swimming & Diving Championships officially kicked off Wednesday evening with a handful of events inside the Birmingham CrossPlex.
  • Centre Athletics launches SAA Swimming & Diving Championship homepage
    February 08, 2018
    DANVILLE, Ky. - Centre College Athletics has released the official web page for the upcoming Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Swimming & Diving Championships, taking place Feb. 14-17 in Birmingham, Ala.
  • 2017-18 SAA Swimming and Diving Championships preview
    February 07, 2018
    DANVILLE, Ky. - This week the Centre swimming and diving teams will head to Birmingham, Ala. to host the 2017-18 Southern Athletic Association Championships.
  • Centre women selected as CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
    February 05, 2018
    NORFOLK, Va. - The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America released its Scholar All-America Teams for the 2017-18 campaign and the Centre women's squad was recognized for their work in the classroom during the 2017 fall semester.
  • Centre sweeps weekly SAA swimming and diving awards
    January 31, 2018
    ATLANTA - Earlier today the Southern Athletic Association released its weekly awards for swimming and diving and for the first time since the league's inception in 2012, all four awards went to student-athletes from Centre College.
  • Colonels drop final swim meet of regular season
    January 28, 2018
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Fresh off a dominant performance on Friday's Senior Night against Asbury, the Centre swim teams headed south to Tennessee for their regular season finale, where they dropped a dual meet against Birmingham Southern and former Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Trinity (Texas).
  • Centre swim teams sweep Transy to open 2018
    January 19, 2018
    LEXINGTON, Ky. – After a snowstorm caused the cancellation of the Colonel Classic at Boles Natatorium last week, the Centre swim teams finally got the 2018 portion of their schedule underway in style with a decisive sweep over the Transylvania Pioneers. The women’s team won 159-96 while the men won by a score of 187-41.
  • Colonel Classic cancelled due to impending weather
    January 12, 2018
    DANVILLE, Ky. - This weekend's swimming and diving Colonel Classic has been cancelled due to incoming inclement weather.
  • Centre swimming ends fall schedule among nation's best
    November 27, 2017
    DANVILLE, Ky. – The Centre swim teams capped off a successful opening half of the 2017-18 season with individuals and relay squads earning high marks in the national rankings.
  • Colonels wrap up swimming at House of Champions
    November 19, 2017
    INDIANAPOLIS - The third and final day of competition at the House of Champions meet at IUPUI was held on Sunday and the Centre swimming and diving teams continued their string of good performances heading into the 2018 portion of the schedule.
  • Colonels keep up the pace at House of Champions
    November 18, 2017
    INDIANAPOLIS - The second day of the House of Champions meet is in the books from IUPUI and the Centre swim teams continued to put on excellent swims against stiff competition.
  • Colonels begin competition at House of Champions
    November 17, 2017
    INDIANAPOLIS - The Centre swim teams kicked off the first of three days of competition at the House of Champions meet, hosted by IUPUI and featuring teams across all divisions. The Friday session consisted of mostly preliminary events, but the Colonels still had some strong swims.
  • Beach earns second straight weekly honor from CollegeSwimming.com
    November 16, 2017
    DANVILLE, Ky. - On Wednesday afternoon CollegeSwimming.com released its weekly conference awards and for the second week in a row, the website's Southern Athletic Association Women's Swimmer of the Week award went to senior Cameron Beach (Greenville, S.C.) of Centre College.
  • Colonels sweep Sewanee in head-to-head swim meet
    November 10, 2017
    DANVILLE, Ky. – The Centre swim teams returned to Boles Natatorium to take on Southern Athletic Association rival Sewanee, and the Colonels picked up a sweep over the tigers, with the men winning 148-79 and the women winning 183-49.
  • Beach Named CollegeSwimming.com SAA Women's Swimmer of the Week
    November 02, 2017
    DANVILLE, Ky. - Earlier this week CollegeSwimming.com released its weekly conference awards and Centre senior Cameron Beach (Greenville, S.C.) took home the website's Southern Athletic Association Women's Swimmer of the Week award.
  • Colonels drop head to head meet at Cumberlands
    November 02, 2017
    WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. - Fresh off a nice sweep of Berry in their home opener, the Centre swimming and diving teams took to the road to face the University of the Cumberlands, but were unable to match their success from the previous weekend as they suffered a pair of losses.
  • Oatman garners SAA Men's Swimmer of the Week honors
    November 01, 2017
    ATLANTA - Senior swimming standout Logan Oatman (Paducah, Ky.) has been named Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Men's Swimmer of the Week, the league announced.
  • Centre swim teams sweep Berry in home opener
    October 28, 2017
    DANVILLE, Ky. – The Centre swimming and diving teams kicked off 2017-18 Boles Natatorium season in style on Saturday morning as the Colonels pulled off a sweep of the Berry Vikings in a Southern Athletic Association head-to-head meet. The men’s team won 189-89, while the women’s team won 160-132.
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  • Sat, 01/13 | Swimming & Diving Colonel Classic Day 2 (Cancelled)
  • Fri, 01/19 | Swimming & Diving Transylvania M: 187-41 Win | W: 159-96 Win (6:30 PM) RC | R
  • Sun, 01/28 | Swimming & Diving Birmingham Southern M: 145.5-96.5 Loss | W: 138-97 Loss (TBA) RC | R
  • Sun, 01/28 | Swimming & Diving Trinity (TX) M: 155-79 Loss | W: 122-96 Loss (TBA) RC | R
  • Sat, 02/17 | Swimming & Diving SAA Championships Day 4 M: 2nd/7 | W: 4th/7 RC | PH