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Ronald Reagan was a lifeguard but played football in college, George Bush was captain of the Yale baseball team, Gerald Ford was an All-America center for U of M and a Yale boxing coach. I am not aware of any sports played at the varsity level by Obama, Nixon or Roosevelt. Even though Roosevelt was an active and athletic man despite his serious asthma.

Kennedy swam for Harvard. He was decorated in WWII for his actions following the ramming of his PT boat by a Japanese destroyer. With his back permanently injured from the crash, he put a seriously wounded sailor in a life vest, gripped the strap in his teeth and swam the man 3 miles through the ocean to safety on a nearby island. A few days later he again swam several miles through the ocean to contact a Austrailian coast watcher and rescue his crew. The coconut on which he carved his message for help is on display at the Smithsonian.

Laker swimmers continue to garner honors!

Two Laker swimmers have been honored this week by the GLIAC and Collegeswimming.com. Jordan Schrotenboer was named GLIAC Swimmer of the Week for his FOUR NCAA "A" cut performances at the Calvin Invitational. Jordan qualified in the 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, and the 200 Individual Medley. Jordan also broke the school record in the 200 freestyle on the lead-off leg of the 800 freestyle relay.

Aaron Beebe was named the Counsilman-Hunziker Division II National Swimmer of the Week, also for his performances at the Calvin meet. Aaron swam A cut qualifying times in the 100 and 200 butterfly events. He set a new school record in the 200 fly.

Congratulations to both of these outstanding athletes for these prestigious honors!

Calvin Winter Invitational

The Laker men and women's swimming a diving teams had an outstanding meet at the Calvin Winter Invitational. The women defeated second place Bowling Green State by a score of 1118-1018 and the men scored 1392.5 to outdistance Kalamazoo College with a score of 948.5.

Swimmers and divers qualified 9 relays for NCAA Nationals along with 24 "A" cut performances and FIFTY "B" cuts. What a great job by the Lakers!! That gives Grand Valley 25 qualified athletes to Division II Nationals.

On the women's side Lauren Dorsey had 2 A cuts, Erin Kinney had an A cut and 2 B cuts, Carly Bush had an A cut and 3 B cuts, Toni Musto had an A cut and 2 B cuts, Marissa Doepker qualified on a relay and picked up 4 individual B cuts, Kelsey Vermeer added to B cuts to her relay swims and a previous A cut, Samantha Stump has 4 B cuts to go along with her relay swim, Kim Baughman added 2 B cuts to her relay efforts as did Katelyn Childers and Jenna Faletti. Allison Scholz added a B cut to go with an A cut from a previous relay. Karen Verbrugge and Rachel Strom qualified for Nationals in diving.

On the men's side of things, Jordan Schrotenboer snagged 4 A cuts and a B cut, Justin Patermann 3 A cuts and 2 B cuts, Raphael Santos 3 A cuts, Aaron Beebe 2 A cuts and 2 B cuts, Hans Hill 2 A cuts and Matt Witkowski had 3 B cuts to go along with his relay swims. Jon Bardsley picked up 3 B cuts to accompany his relay swim, and Derek Mead had a B cut to go along with his relay. Joe Sayre qualified on a relay Evan Betts and Reece Bierhalter made the National cut in diving.

Congratulations and great job Lakers!

National Rankings - Men First, Women Second in the Nation!

Updated and revised National rankings have been released. The top five spots on the Women's side of things are 1. Wayne State, 2. Grand Valley State, 3. St. Cloud State, 4. Truman State, 5. Ashland

On the Men's side the top five spots belong to 1. Grand Valley State, 2. University of California, San Diego, 3. University of the Incarnate Word, 4. Ashland, 5. Wayne State.

Congratulations to Laker swimmers and divers!

Men Win Doug Coers Invitational at Ball State, Women finish second

The Grand Valley State Men's Swimming and Diving team captured the victory at the sixth annual Doug Coers Invitational at Ball State University. The Lakers tallied 910 points to Ball State's 675 and the University of Findlay's 128 points. Last year, the Laker men needed at come from behind finish on the last relay to eke out a 4 point victory. This year, Grand Valley dominated every session.

Grand Valley men won 13 individual events and 3 relays. Aaron Beebe won the 100 and 200 butterfly events, as well as the 500 free. Justin Patterman was first in the 200 and 400 Individual Medleys and was second to Beebe in the 200 Fly. Matt Witkowski won the 100 and 200 Freestyles, Hans Hill won both Breaststroke races, Raphael Santos was first in both Backstrokes, Jeff Pauza won the 1650 freestyle and Evan Betts was first in one meter diving.

Laker women were represented on the victor's podium by Kelsey Vermeer in the 50 Freestyle, Carly Bush in the 1650 Freestyle and Toni Musto in the 200 Breaststroke. Great job to all the Lakers and an outstanding performance at the Doug Coers Invitational.

Santos GLIAC Swimmer of the Week

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference has named Laker swimmer Raphael Santos as the Swimmer of the Week. Raphael broke the school record in the 200 backstroke and earned his "A" qualifying time for that event. Congratulations to Raphael!

Toni Musto named Counsilman Hunsaker National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week

Congratulations to Toni Musto as she has been named the Counsilman Hunsaker National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week for Division II. Toni won the 200 Breaststroke at the Michigan State meet with an NCAA "A" cut time of 2:19.53. She also placed 2nd int the 200 IM at the same meet. Kudos to Toni for this tremendous honor!