2023-24 Salem Swimming News
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Salem Recognizes Student-Athletes at 2024 Athletic Banquet
April 24, 2024The Salem Department of Athletics capped off its 2023-24 athletic season with a banquet held in Varsity Gym, located on the Salem Campus, on Thursday, April 25th. The banquet honored the student-athletes for their individual contributions over the course of the year. -
Day One: NCAA Division III Week
April 01, 2024This week, from April 1-6, the NCAA national office is celebrating NCAA Division III week. We in Salem College Athletics will be doing the same, to honor our student-athletes and their contributions to the program, campus community as well as the region, nation and world.
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Huffman, Fullerton Highlight Final Day of Emory Last Chance Meet
February 24, 2024The Salem swim team completed its final meet of the 2023-24 season in Atlanta, Ga., competing in four events along the way.
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Fullerton Posts Personal-Best Time in 500 Freestyle Event
February 23, 2024Fullerton, who claimed her 12th Top-5 finish of the season, took part in the 500 freestyle event for the fourth time in 2023-24. Her performance at the Emory Last Chance Meet established her personal-best, which resulted in a time of 8:29.15.
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Spirits Travel to Atlanta for Emory Last Chance Meet
February 20, 2024The Salem swim team appears in its final meet of the 2023-24 season on February 23-24, when it heads to Emory University in Atlanta, Ga.
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Pinnix, Spirits Complete ISSC Championships with Record-Breaking Effort
February 17, 2024Salem’s Omega Pinnix earned her second individual crown of the Independent South Swim Championships on Saturday evening when she tapped the wall first in the 200 backstroke.
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Pinnix Claims First-Ever Individual Conference Crown in Swimming History
February 16, 2024Omega Pinnix added to her list of firsts on Friday, February 16th, when she became the first-ever Salem swimming to capture an individual crown in the Independent South Swim Championships, which came in the 100 backstroke event.
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Pinnix Cracks 50 Freestyle Record at ISSC Championships
February 15, 2024Salem’s Omega Pinnix wrapped up the first full day of competition at the Independent South Swim Championships by breaking her own 50 freestyle record, closing the race in third place.
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Swimming Named Scholar All-America team by CSCAA
February 08, 2024The Salem College swim program earned its first-ever distinction from the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) on Thursday morning when it was named as a Scholar All-America Team for the Fall 2023 semester.
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Salem Swimming Heads to Independent South Swim Conference Championships
February 08, 2024The Salem swim team makes its trek to Kingsport, Tennessee, for a four-day event that will feature members of the Independent South Swim Conference.
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Pinnix, Huffman Help Salem Cap Off Strong Performance at Fast Chance Meet
January 27, 2024The Salem swim team capped off its final home meet of the 2023-24 season by breaking two records and establishing a best time in the 1650 freestyle in a meet that featured not only the host Spirits, but Greensboro and Warren Wilson.
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Salem Closes Home Slate with Fast Chance Meet
January 25, 2024The Salem swim team makes its final home appearance of the 2023-24 campaign when it hosts a Fast Chance Meet that will pit the Spirits against both Warren Wilson and Greensboro.
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Huffman Notches Three First-Place Finishes Versus Hollins
January 20, 2024Marabeth Huffman streaked down the lanes to claim three first-place finishes for the Salem swim team on Saturday, January 20th, giving her four this season and six Top-3 performances on the campaign.
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Spirits Host Hollins in Swimming Dual
January 17, 2024The Salem swim team returns home for the first time since October 7th, when the Spirits hosted William Peace, to face off against Hollins on Saturday, January 20th.
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Pinnix, Salem Finish Strong at Greensboro College Meet
January 13, 2024Omega Pinnix highlighted the first Salem swim meet of the 2024 calendar year, which featured Guilford, Randolph and host Greensboro, which took place at the Royce Reynolds Family Student Life Center Pool on the campus of Greensboro College.
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Salem Returns to Greensboro, Faces Guilford, Pride in Dual
January 08, 2024The Salem swim team makes its second trip to Greensboro College this season, first since October 24th, on Tuesday evening.
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2023 Fall Dean's List Consists of 39 Student-Athletes
January 05, 2024The completion of the 2023 fall semester saw 39 student-athletes earn Dean’s List honors at Salem College. A student must maintain a minimum 3.5 grade point average in a minimum of 12 courses to earn this distinction.
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Spirits Claim Dual Victory Over Warren Wilson
December 02, 2023The Salem swim team captured its first-ever dual victory on Saturday, December 2nd, as the Spirits posted a 94-92 win over fellow Independent Swim Conference foe Warren Wilson at the Salem Aquatic Center.
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Spirits Return Home, Face Columbia, Warren Wilson
December 01, 2023The Spirits’ swim team returns to the Salem Aquatic Center for the first time since October 7th, to host a dual meet that includes both Columbia College and Warren Wilson.
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Salem Swimming Closes Weekend with Three Top-20 Finishes
November 19, 2023The Salem swim team completed its two-day stint in Raleigh, N.C., at the William Peace Invitational with three Top-20 finishes, earning seven over the course of the weekend.
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Pinnix Ends WPU Invitational with 200 Freestyle Mark
November 17, 2023Salem junior Omega Pinnix broke her fifth individual record in program history (200 freestyle) and topped her own mark in the 50 freestyle, highlighting a solid performance by the Spirits’ swim team at the William Peace Invitational on Friday, November 17th at the Pullen Aquatic Center in Raleigh, N.C.
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Salem Swimming Begins Three-Day Stretch at William Peace Invitational
November 15, 2023The Salem swim team will make it third trip of the 2023-24 campaign on Friday when the Spirits head to Raleigh, N.C., to take part in the William Peace Invitational.
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Pinnix Topples Two Records in Gate City Return
October 24, 2023Salem junior swimmer Omega Pinnix toppled two more program records on Tuesday evening when the Spirits made the short trip to Greensboro by placing herself first in both the 50 freestyle (27.30) and 100 freestyle (1:00.30) as Salem competed in a double dual with Greensboro and Guilford at the Royce Reynolds Family Student Life Center Pool on the campus of Greensboro College.
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Spirits Head to Gate City for Clashes with Greensboro, Guilford
October 23, 2023The Salem swim team heads down I-40 to Greensboro, N.C., on Tuesday, October 24th for a double dual that will feature clashes with both Guilford and Greensboro.
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Jones, Pinnix Establish Program Marks Versus William Peace
October 07, 2023For the second time in as many meets, Salem junior swimmer Omega Pinnix rewrote the program’s record book, this time topping a 14-year-old mark in the 200 backstroke, while teammate Daja Jones etched her name in annals of history with a record in the 200 butterfly.
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Salem Hosting Pacers, Owls in Saturday Swim Meet
October 06, 2023After opening the 2023 season with a meet against UNC Pembroke, in Pembroke, N.C., on September 23rd, the Spirits make their home debut at the Salem Aquatic Center by hosting a meet that will include both William Peace and Warren Wilson.
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Pinnix Breaks Salem's 100 Freestyle in Debut Against Braves
September 23, 2023Salem junior Omega Pinnix made a quick first impression in her Spirits debut, claiming a pair of Top-8 finishes, as she broke the program record in the 2023-24 season opener at UNC Pembroke on Saturday, September 23rd.
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Salem Makes 2023-24 Season Debut at UNC Pembroke
September 21, 2023The Spirits head into their third season under the direction of head coach Vavina Lapham, who makes the 2023-24 season debut with eight newcomers on the roster.
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Salem Department of Athletics Set for Administrative Changes
August 21, 2023Salem College President Dr. Summer McGee announced two major changes to the structure of the Department of Athletics on Monday, August 21st.
