W&L women's swimming has a strong tradition that includes winning 14 of the last 15 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championships. W&L swimmers have received All-America recognition 24 times since the program's inception in 1986, while the ODAC has honored W&L swimmers on the all-conference team 170 times. Eight all-conference swimmers return for the 2008-09 season, including 2008 ODAC Swimmer of the Year Lindsey Strachan.

Follow W&L Women's Swimming at the NCAA Division III National Championships via live results courtesy of University of Minnesota.

Game Recaps

• W&L Swimming Finishes Action at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships
  The Washington and Lee men's and women's swimming teams finished up action at the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships on Saturday at the University of Minnesota. As a team, the men tied for 36th overall, while the women finished 48th overall.
• W&L Swimming Completes Day Three at NCAA Division III Championships
  The Washington and Lee men's and women's swimming teams had several individuals competing at the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships on Friday at the University of Minnesota.
• W&L Swimming Competes at NCAA Division III Championships
  The Washington and Lee men's swimming team had several individuals competing at the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships on Thursday at the University of Minnesota. First-year Chris Washnock (Greer, S.C./Greenville) earned Honorable Mention All-America honors with his finish in the 400 IM event. Washnock set a school record in the prelims (4:01.99) then bettered that record time en route to placing 13th overall in the finals with a time of 4:01.60.
• W&L Swimming in Action at NCAA Division III National Championships
  The Washington and Lee men’s and women's swimming teams both had athletes in action on day one of the NCAA Division III National Championships at the University of Minnesota on Wednesday.

Athletics Headlines

• April 17, 2009: W&L Announces 2009 Athletic Hall of Fame Class
  Washington and Lee University has announced the 22nd class to be inducted into its Athletic Hall of Fame. The class includes Gibby McSpadden '56, Glenn Kirschner '84, Rebekah Prince '96 and Nathan Hottle '97. The group will be recognized at the Athletic Hall of Fame dinner on Fri., Sept. 11 and at the Generals' football game against Sewanee on Sat., Sept. 12.
• April 16, 2009: Numerous W&L Students Earn Scholar-Athlete Awards
  Washington and Lee Director of Athletics Jan Hathorn has announced that 172 students earned Scholar-Athlete awards during the recently completed winter term. The students are all members of W&L athletic teams and achieved a grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.500.
• April 1, 2009: W&L Women's Swimmers Honored by ODAC
  The Old Dominion Athletic Conference recently announced its All-ODAC Women’s Swimming teams and W&L led the way with 10 first-team selections and 13 overall.
• March 20, 2009: W&L Participating In National Sportsmanship Day
  The Institute for International Sport is holding a National Sportsmanship Day and Washington and Lee will participate on Saturday. The Generals will celebrate the day with home events in men's and women's tennis, men's and women's lacrosse and baseball.
• March 16, 2009: W&L Swimming Recognized in Final Division III Polls
  The Washington and Lee men’s and women’s swimming teams were recognized in CollegeSwimming.com’s final Division III polls. The W&L men finished 16th with 155 total points, while the women were among those receiving votes (23) for the Top 25.
• March 9, 2009: W&L Swimmers to Compete at NCAA Meet
  Five men and one woman from Washington and Lee will be competing in the NCAA Division III National Championships, which the Association announced recently.