VMI Swim Hosts WV Tech Friday in Season Opener
LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI men's and women's swimming and diving teams open the 2020-21 season Friday at 5:30 p.m. in Clark King Pool against West Virginia Tech. No spectators will be allowed, but the meet will be broadcast live on the Southern Conference Digital Network.
Multimedia:
SoCon Digital Network –
Meet Program (PDF)
The Keydets begin a limited fall season Friday, then travel to West Virginia Tech next Saturday and close out the 2020 slate November 14 at UMBC. More meets and the America East Championship meet are planned for the spring semester.
The men's team broke 14 records last season, with sophomore
Jack Sheehan setting eight individual marks and joining three record-setting relay teams. Junior
Zach Emerson holds two new records and is a member of two relay teams that set program records during the year. On the women's side, junior
Sophie Svoboda holds 15 records, including two relays.
This is West Virginia Tech's third meet of the season. The Golden Bears hosted Salem University Friday at the YMCA of Southern West Virginia (Beckley) and Shawnee State and Lees-McRae Saturday.
Friday Schedule of events
200 Medley Relay
1000 (women)/1650 free (men)
200 free
50 free
200 IM
100 Fly
100 Free
100 Back
500 Free
1M Dive
100 Breast
200 Free Relay
3M Dive
