Miller quietly leads aquatics powerhouse

The Union College women’s swimming and diving team won the NYSWCAA (states, for the acronym-challenged) Championships this weekend, earning their second title in the last three years. The Ithaca College women’s swimming and diving team beat Union by three and a half points last season. Otherwise we’d be looking at a three-peat for the Dutchwomen.

The Bombers should hardly hang their heads though, as they have an equally, if not more impressive streak going. With their second-place finish in the state Ithaca picked up its eighth consecutive Empire 8 title. Eight years is a long time, but in Division III swimming, it isn’t other-worldly. What’s especially noteworthy is that Ithaca’s head coach, Paula Miller, won her eighth NYSWCAA Coach of the Year award in the past nine seasons. Congratulations to Miller for this impressive feat.

Since she took over for Jim Perkins in 1985, Miller has turned Ithaca into one of the strongest D-III women’s swimming programs in the country. She has led the Bombers to 12 top-10 finishes at Nationals, including two fourth-place finishes. She has coached countless All-Americans and been named Division III Coach of the Year twice in her career.

With a number of her swimmers earning NCAA “B” and provisional times at states, Miller appears to be on her back to Nationals, which are held at the University of Houston this year.

Posted February 19, 2007 at 6:03 pm by Andrew | Share on Facebook
Categories: ithaca, swimming and diving

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