Salem College wrapped up the 2021-22 athletic season with a banquet held in Bryant Hall on the Salem Campus on Thursday, April 28th, honoring 16 student-athletes for their contributions throughout the campaign.
The Salem swim team concluded the Sun Coast Conference Championship with a solid final day of performances from the trio of Kylie Clark, Abigail Hawkins and Olivia Nivens in Fort Pierce, Fla.
Salem first year swimmer Abigail Hawkins established a personal-best time in the 100 butterfly, highlighting the second day of action at the Sun Coast Conference Championship in Fort Pierce, Fla. Teammates Olivia Nivens and Kylie Clark finished 14th in their respective events.
The trio of Kylie Clark, Abigail Hawkins and Olivia Nivens put the finishing touches on the first day of Sun Coast Conference Championship in Fort Pierce, Fla., with a series of Top-10 finishes in the finals on Thursday, February 10th.
The Salem swim team will make its first-ever postseason appearance this week when the Spirits head to Fort Pierce, Florida, to take part in the Sun Coast Conference Championships.
The Salem swim team wrapped up its third meet of the week on Saturday, February 5th, when it competed in a four-team meet hosted by Warren Wilson in Swannanoa, N.C.
The Salem swim team completed its second dual in as many days on Thursday, February 3rd, with a 71-63 victory over Mount Vernon Nazarene in a virtual meet. The win, which marked the first in the collegiate head coaching career of Salem’s Vavina Lapham, came less than 24 hours after her unit made the short trek to Meisenheimer, N.C., to face Pfeiffer on Wednesday afternoon.
Jane Barkman-Brown, a 1974 graduate of Salem College and member of the first Hall of Fame Class for Salem Academy & College shares her two Olympic experiences.
The Salem swim team will take part in the first of midweek meets on Wednesday when it heads to Meisenheimer, N.C., for a 3 p.m. clash with Pfeiffer. The Spirits will quickly follow that with a clash against Mount Vernon Nazarene on Thursday at 4 p.m., as part of a virtual meet with the Cougars.
The duo of Kylie Clark and Olivia Nivens came through with eight Top-5 finishes for Salem swimming, which hosted a five-team dual at the Salem Aquatic Center on Saturday, January 29th.
The Salem swim team returns to the pool for the first time since November 20, 2021 this weekend at the Salem Aquatic Center. The Spirits are hosting a dual meet that will pit them against Greensboro, Piedmont, St. Andrews and Warren Wilson in meets set for 11:45 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.
Salem swimmers Abigail Hawkins and Olivia Nivens wrapped up the Pacer Invitational, held at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, N.C., with five Top-50 performances each.
The Salem swim team is making the short trek to Cary, N.C., for a two-day meet being hosted by William Peace, which will take place at the Triangle Aquatic Center. The meet will begin on Friday, November 19th and conclude the following day.
The Salem swim team wrapped up its appearance at the Guilford Invitational at the Greensboro Aquatic Center on Saturday, November 6, with six Top-50 finishes, including a pair of 19th-place relay performances.
The Salem swim team will make the short trek to the Greensboro Aquatic Center on Saturday, November 6th to compete in the Guilford College Invite. The meet, which marks Salem’s third of the season, begins at 10 a.m.
The Salem swimming program was officially recognized as an NCAA sport prior to the start of the 2007-08 season. The Spirits competed until 2010 before the program returned in 2019 and is now in the midst of its 2021-22 slate and first under head coach Vavina Lapham.
Salem swimming wrapped up its second meet of the season on Saturday, October 30th, with 13 Top-3 finishes. The Spirits were led individually by Allison Wakefield, who had four Top-3 performances, and Abigail Hawkins who reached the podium on three occasions.
The Salem swimming team completes its first month of competition with a meet against intercity rival Greensboro on Saturday, October 30th at the Salem Aquatic Center. The meet against The Pride begins at 2 p.m.
Salem College Department of Athletics would like to announce that there will be no external spectators allowed for the October 9, 2021 quad volleyball contest or swim meet.
Salem head coach and aquatics director Vavina Lapham announced the Spirits’ 2021-22 swimming schedule on Wednesday, September 22nd. The Spirits compete in eight meets, including four at the Salem Aquatics Center, over the course of the slate.
Salem College swim head coach Vavina Lapham announced on Thursday, August 12, that the Spirits will join the Sun Coast Conference, marking the first-ever league affiliation in program history. Lapham, who has served in this role at Salem College since March, was also invited to join the International Swim Coaches Association (ISCA).
Salem College President, Dr. Summer McGee, announced on Thursday, August 5th, that Jacquelyn Jeanne “JJ” Antoine was named as the Director of Athletics for Salem Academy and College after a national search.
Salem College swimmer Olivia Kleven has been nominated for the 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year, which honors the academic achievements, athletics excellence, community service and leadership of graduating female college athletes from all three divisions.