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Program History

With more than six decades of history between them, the men's and women's swimming and diving programs are among the most strongly rooted sports at Babson. The men's team began back in 1963, while the women's squad started in 1984. Since their inception, the two programs have enjoyed both team and individual success. Over the past 24 years, the women have won a total of 121 meets while having a number of swimmers qualify for nationals. On the men's side, the Beavers have a combined record of 231-128 over the past 24 years, while individuals such as Babson Athletics Hall of Famers Craig Saint-Amour '75, Paul Gelinas '76, and Michael Hobbs '92 have celebrated record-setting careers.

The swim teams have continued to enjoy great success in recent years, as the men's team went 11-3 and finished second at the NEWMAC Championships - its highest finish ever - in 2002. In 2007, Aaron Paradis '10 won the NEWMAC Championship and earned All-Conference honors in both the one-meter and three-meter diving events, and the following winter he qualified for and competed in the NCAA Division III Championship meet, where he placed 18th in the 1-meter event and 20th off the 3-meter board.

The women's team enjoyed its best finish at the conference meet in 2005, taking fifth place out of 10 teams. Individually, the program has boasted numerous standouts, including Jordana Schneiderman '95, who was the first female diver in Babson history to qualify for the NCAA Championships when she earned trips on both boards in 1993 and 1995. In addition she remains the only athlete in program history to earn All-American honors, gaining Honorable Mention status in 1993 and All-America honors in 1995. Schneiderman is still the Beavers' reigning record holder in the 3-meter event with an unsurpassed score of 403.40.

In recent years, Meg Lynch '08 and Rachael Bishop '07 became the first two All-NEWMAC honorees at the conference championships in 2005, while Lynch became the program's first two-event winner that year and its first three-event winner in 2006. Lynch, who was also selected to compete at the NCAA Division III Championships in 2006, making her the first Babson female to participate in a swimming event at nationals, then won two more NEWMAC titles in 2007 and another in 2008, giving her eight in her magnificent career. She graduated with an unprecedented 16 Babson records to her credit - 11 individual and 5 relay.

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