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         <description><![CDATA[State University of New York at New Paltz Athletic Director, Stuart Robinson, announced the hiring of Scott Whitbeck as the Head Swim Coach. Whitbeck comes to SUNY New Paltz after two years as an assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts. "We are extremely delighted that Scott will be joining our staff," stated Robinson. "His accomplishments as a swimmer and his experiences at UMass, Wooster and Michigan distinguished him from a talented pool of candidates. He has a lot of offer with his understanding of the ongoing developments within the sport and his view of where our programs are and want to be."]]></description>
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         <title>Scott Whitbeck Named Head Swim Coach At SUNY New Paltz</title>
         <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 09:57:45 PST</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[The men's and women's swimming and diving teams held the UMass Aquatics Alumni Reunion over this past weekend. During the end-of-the-season banquet, head coaches Russ Yarworth, Bob Newcomb, and Mandy Hixon gave out team awards, presented the team captains for next season and honored the departing senior class. Sophomore Elizabeth Walsh (Marshfield, Mass.), junior Karen Upperco (Titusville, N.J.), senior Reuben Rappe (Farmington, Minn.), and freshman Andrew Willbrant (Londonderry, N.H.) were honored as this seasons Most Valuable Performers.]]></description>
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         <title>Swimming And Diving Hosts The UMass Aquatics Alumni Reunion Weekend</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Track and field's Christina DeRosa, skiing's Jason Small and diving's Karen Upperco were honored by the UMass Athletic Department as the Winter Scholar-Athletes of the season. All three student-athletes excelled in and out of the classroom this winter and were honored at the weekly sports luncheon in the Campus Center.]]></description>
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         <title>Christina DeRosa, Jason Small, and Karen Upperco Named UMass Winter Scholar-Athletes</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The UMass Aquatics Alumni Reunion Weekend will be May 2-4 (Friday-Sunday). There is a full list of activities planned for the weekend including the Team Banquet and the Annual Auction. All registration information is available at <a href="http://www.umassaquatics.org">www.UMassAquatics.com</a>. The Econo Lodge in Hadley will be holding a block of rooms at a discounted rate for the Alumni Weekend. The rate is $104 + tax each night. To receive the discounted rate, guests should call the hotel at 413-582-7077 and ask for the UMass Swim & Dive Alumni group block.]]></description>
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         <title>Swimming &amp; Diving Teams To Hold Alumni Weekend On May 2-4</title>
         <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:59:28 PST</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[Senior Reuben Rappe (Farmington, Minn.) and junior Karen Upperco (Titusville, N.J.) wrapped up their season this past weekend after competing in the NCAA Zone Diving Regional at the Alumni Arena Natatorium, in Buffalo, New York. Both Upperco and Rappe improved their dives from last year, with Rappe finishing seventh out of 31 divers in the three-meter dive with a score of 603.80 and fifth overall in the one-meter dive with a score of 581.25. Upperco finished fourth overall out of 22 divers on both boards with a score 532.65 in the one-meter and 563.65 on the three-meter board. <br>]]></description>
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         <title>Divers Compete In The NCAA Zone Regional Meet</title>
         <pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:04:54 PST</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[As announced by the league, three members of the UMass swimming and diving teams were named to the 2008 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team. For the women's team, senior Samantha Demty (Seekonk, Mass.) was named, while sophomore Michael Berthaume (Hampden, Mass.) and senior John Weaver (East Longmeadow, Mass.) were named to the men's team. The swimming and diving teams wrapped up the regular season at the end of February with the Atlantic 10 Championships. Overall, the women placed fourth, while the men took home their seventh A-10 title.]]></description>
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         <title>A-10 Swimming &amp; Diving Academic All-Conference Team Announced</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[After sitting atop the leader board for the first three days, the Massachusetts men and Richmond women closed out championship titles at the Atlantic 10 Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday evening at the Flickinger Center. The Minutemen won for the seventh time in the past eight seasons. Massachusetts finished with a total of 791.5 points, an astounding 224 point lead over second-place St. Bonaventure. The Minutewomen battled to the end for a fourth place with a score of 430.5 points after squeezing by Fordham by 6.5 points. Russ Yarworth was named Men's Coach of the Year and Mandy Hixon was named Diving Coach of the Year for both men's and women's diving. Senior Reuben Rappe (Farmington, Minn.) was named Men's Most Outstanding Diver while junior Karen Upperco (Titusville, N.J.) was named Women's Most Outstanding Diver.]]></description>
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         <title>Minutemen Win Seventh A-10 Title in Eight Seasons; Women Finish Fourth Overall</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Minutemen continued to dominate the A-10 Championships in day three as they opened up their lead to 156 points over second place Xavier. The Minutemen took home the gold in the 400-yard relay, the 100-yard backstroke, the 100-yard butterfly and the 3-meter dive. After the third day of competition the Minutewomen have fallen behind Fordham by two points.]]></description>
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         <title>Minutemen Earn Four Gold Medals During Third Day Of A-10s</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The UMass women's swimming and diving team improved to fourth place after day two of the A-10 Championships. The Minutewomen were led by an exceptional performance from all three divers in the 1-meter board. Junior Karen Upperco (Titusville, N.J.) took home the gold, freshman Anne Fogerty (Allentown, Penn.) earned silver, and junior Sarah Horstmann (Hockessin, Del.) earned bronze. The Minutemen are still on top and opened up their lead by 76 points over St. Bonaventure.]]></description>
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         <title>Minutewomen Improve To Fourth As Men Open Up The Lead After Day Two</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<li><a href="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/stats/2007-2008/resultsa10wed.html" class="pagelinks">Men's Day 1 Results</a> | <a href="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/stats/2007-2008/resultsa10wed.html" class="pagelinks">Women's Day 1 Results</a><br><li><a href="http://www.umswim.blogspot.com/" class="pagelinks">Russ Yarworth's A-10 Championship Blog</a><br><li><a href="javascript:window.open('http://all-access.cstv.com/cstv/player/player.html?code=atl10&sport=c-swim&category=live&media=60890','VideoBroadcast','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrollbars=yes,width=1000,height=700'); void('');"class="pagelinks">Watch Live On Thursday</a> | <a href="http://atlantic10.cstv.com/photos/schools/atl10/sports/c-swim/auto_pdf/skedsofeventsswim.pdf" class="pagelinks">Schedule Of Events</a><br>Massachusetts and Richmond lead after the first day of the Atlantic 10 Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at the Flickinger Center. The Minutemen, last year's champion, sit on top of the men's standings in first place with 135 points, followed by St. Bonaventure (104) and Fordham (85). Rounding up the scoring are Xavier (68), Duquesne (66), Rhode Island (63), La Salle (62), Saint Louis (40) and George Washington (40). The Minutewomen are in sixth place with 50 points after today's events while defending champion Richmond leads on the women's side with 80 points. Senior R.J. Rappe won the men's one-meter dive for the fourth-straight year setting a new A-10 Record for his perforamnce on Wednesday evening.]]></description>
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         <title>Minutemen On Top After Day One Of The A-10 Championships</title>
         <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:32:47 PST</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<li><a href="<a href="javascript:window.open('http://all-access.cstv.com/cstv/player/player.html?code=atl10&sport=c-swim&category=live&media=60889','VideoBroadcast','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrollbars=yes,width=1000,height=700'); void('');" class="pagelinks">Watch Live</a> | <a href="http://www.umswim.blogspot.com/" class="pagelinks">Men's Coach Russ Yarworth's Blog</a><br><li><a href="http://atlantic10.cstv.com/photos/schools/atl10/sports/c-swim/auto_pdf/skedsofeventsswim.pdf" class="pagelinks">Schedule Of Events</a> | <a href="http://atlantic10.cstv.com/photos/schools/atl10/sports/c-swim/auto_pdf/swimrecords.pdf" class="pagelinks">Year-By-Year Champions</a><br>The 2008 Atlantic 10 Swimming & Diving Championships, to be held Feb. 20-23 at the Flickinger Aquatics Center in Buffalo, N.Y., will be video streamed live on www.atlantic10.org. Wednesday's action will be offered to fans free of charge. Fans will then have to subscribe beginning Thursday, Feb. 21, for the cost of $9.95 per day or purchase a three-day subscription for $20.95.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[The UMass swimming and diving team split against Fordham today in the Joseph R. Rogers, Jr. Pool. The men's swimming and diving team beat Atlantic 10 rival Fordham 185 to 112 making them 5-2 in dual meets this season. The Minutewomen lost 112 to 186 to bring them to 4-3 in dual meets. A large crowd gathered for the UMass Senior Day and witnessed an outstanding performance from senior A.J. Vozella (Weymouth, Mass.) as he broke the Jospeh R. Rogers Jr. Pool record in the 200 yd. freestyle (1:41.01). A.J. Vozella also finished first in the 100 yd. freestyle (46.97). The UMass men's squad finished first in 12 of the 16 events making them a perfect 11-0 all-time against Fordham.]]></description>
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         <title>UMass Swimming And Diving Split Against Fordham On Senior Day</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The UMass men's and women's swimming and diving teams will host Fordham this Saturday at 1:00 p.m. In the final home meet of the season, UMass will honor its senior class. Fans may watch the meet online live from the Joseph R. Rogers, Jr. pool on UMassAthletics.com. Senior day ceremonies will begin at 12:45 p.m.]]></description>
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         <title>UMass Swimming &amp; Diving Hosts Fordham For Senior Day This Saturday</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<li><a href="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/stats/2007-2008/umasscolgateresults.html" class="pagelinks">Men's Results</a> | <a href="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/stats/2007-2008/umasscolgateresults.html" class="pagelinks">Women's Results</a><br>The UMass swimming and diving teams split with Colgate on Sunday morning in a dual meet at the Lineberry Natatorium. The men's team took first place in every event of the meet and swept five events for a 190.5-90.5 win. The women's team received strong performances from Anne Fogerty who won both diving events although it was not enough in the Minutewomen's 168-126 loss. The teams will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 2 when they host Fordham for Senior Day at the Joseph Rogers pool in Boyden Gym.]]></description>
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         <title>Swimming &amp; Diving Teams Split In Colgate Dual Meet</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<li><a href="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/stats/2007-2008/bc-08.html" class="pagelinks">Men's Results</a> | <a href="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/stats/2007-2008/bc-08.html" class="pagelinks">Women's Results</a><br>The UMass men's and women's swimming and diving teams swept Boston College on Saturday in Chestnut Hill thanks to 11 first-place finishes for each team. Christa Narus led the women's team with three individual first-place finishes and helped the 200 medley relay team to gold. On the men's side, Juan Moliere, R.J. Rappe, and Brian Schmidt, finished with two first-place finishes each. The teams will return to action next Sunday, Jan. 27 at Colgate (11 AM).]]></description>
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