2020-21 Tartan Women's Swimming and Diving News

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Women’s Swimming and Diving Honored by CSCAA for Academics

July 08, 2021

The Carnegie Mellon University women's swimming and diving team was honored by the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) with a Team Scholar All-America award as four individuals were also named CSCAA Scholar All-Americans.

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Diving Record Set as Tartans Host Intersquad Meet for First Competition of 2020-21

March 28, 2021

The Carnegie Mellon University women's swimming and diving team hosted an intersquad meet for its first competition of the year on Saturday, March 27 and Sunday, March 28.

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128 Carnegie Mellon Student-Athletes Earn Winter Academic Honors

March 03, 2021

A total of 128 Carnegie Mellon University student-athletes were named to the University Athletic Association’s (UAA) All-Academic Recognition list for the winter sports teams, as announced Wednesday, March 3.

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Four Athletes Honored as Andrew Carnegie Society Scholars

January 21, 2021

Every year beginning in 1975, Carnegie Mellon University has honored a select number of undergraduate seniors as Andrew Carnegie Society (ACS) Scholars. This year, four athletes are included on the list of 40 honorees who represent the top two percent of their graduating class – Stefanie McMillan (Vancouver, Wash./Skyview) of women’s swimming and diving, Parvathi Meyyappan (Cupertino, Calif./Monta Vista) of women’s cross country and track and field, Nicole Shi (Hong Kong, China/Phillips Exeter Academy) of women’s cross country and track and field, and Chloe Yan (Singapore/Hwa Chong Junior College) of women’s basketball.

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Tartan Careers - Sophy Peng

January 15, 2021

Women's swimming and diving senior Sophy Peng spent the 2020 summer as a software engineering intern for Apple.

Pull Back the Plaid Curtain on Men’s and Women’s Diving Coach Alicia Gorman
Pull Back the Plaid Curtain on Men’s and Women’s Diving Coach Alicia Gorman

January 07, 2021

Get to know men’s and women’s diving coach Alicia Gorman in this addition of "Pull Back the Plaid Curtain!"

Thirty-Four Tartans Honored as Top Academic Athletes
Thirty-Four Tartans Honored as Top Academic Athletes

December 09, 2020

Although the traditional fall and winter seasons haven’t been on display for Carnegie Mellon University this year, the excellence of the university’s student-athletes is still impacting the entire community. Each winter for the past six years, the CMU Department of Athletics has celebrated its top academic athletes at the Student-Athlete Academic Achievement Celebration during finals week. And while an in-person celebration is on hold for now, the highest-performing junior and senior student-athletes in each undergraduate college and on each team are still being recognized for their academic performance.

Tartan Women’s Swimming and Diving Releases 2020-21 Roster
Tartan Women’s Swimming and Diving Releases 2020-21 Roster

November 20, 2020

While the 2020-21 season has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Carnegie Mellon University head swimming and diving coach Matt Kinney, in his 14th year at the helm of the Tartans, has released the women’s roster for the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Statement on 2020-21 UAA Winter Scheduling; Carnegie Mellon Continues to Strive Towards Competition

October 27, 2020

The University Athletic Association (UAA) Presidents Council has unanimously approved a resolution to cancel all formal UAA winter sport competition for the 2020-21 season. Carnegie Mellon University is one of eight institutions that form the UAA along with Brandeis University, Case Western Reserve University, Emory University, New York University, University of Rochester, University of Chicago and Washington University in St. Louis.

Tartan Careers - A career development initiative for student-athletes. Tiffany Tseng, women's swimming - photo of Tiffany Tseng
Tartan Careers - Tiffany Tseng

September 21, 2020

Women's swimming sophomore Tiffany Tseng spent the 2020 summer in Taiwan as a Technical Intern for ICARES Medicus.