Swim and dive teams celebrate historic unified win

By Lyla Doran, Assistant Sports Editor • March 5, 2026

On the fourth day of the long and intense Liberty League Championships which ran from Feb. 18 to Feb. 21, the Ithaca College men’s and women’s swimming and diving head coach Mike Blakely-Armitage ’00 found himself in a pool, clothed in full business attire and a tie. 

Preview: 2025-26 Liberty League Winter Championships

By Graham Goodman, Sports Editor • February 19, 2026

The ice is beginning to melt not only on the ground, but on the winter season Liberty League Championship trophies. With championship season approaching in the final weeks of February, The Ithacan has you covered for what to know heading into the 2025-26 Winter Liberty League Championships. 

Team tightness propels swim and dive programs

By Graham Goodman, Sports Editor • February 5, 2026

The Ithaca College men’s and women’s swim and dive teams have been some of the college’s most successful athletic programs since the school joined the Liberty League in 2017-18, with the women’s team hunting down a school record seventh consecutive Liberty League Championship Tournament title. The key to each team’s success, according to the athletes, is their team chemistry.

IC diving duo adds to team in championship push

By Isabella McSweeney, Staff Writer • December 11, 2025

In an effort to be crowned league champions for the first time since 2012, the Ithaca College men’s swim and dive team has found an unusual diving duo in sophomore swimmer Ignacio Fernandez-Manzano and rower Andrew Cheely.

Bombers compete over the winter break

By David Schurter, Co-Sports Editor • January 23, 2025

While the Ithaca College student and faculty body returned home for winter break, many varsity teams remained in action over the break. Basketball, swimming and diving, track and field, men’s wrestling and gymnastics all competed during the academic recess, putting up multiple impressive performances.

First-year athlete rides tide into unique dual sport combination

By Billy Wood, Senior Writer • March 7, 2024

Swimming and rowing could be seen as incompatible sports from the surface level. But when looked at closely, the connection may be deeper than just the water level. 

Ithaca College swimming and diving highlights team culture with new coaching staff

By Jacob Infald, Senior Writer • February 21, 2024

The Ithaca College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have recently moved on from two longtime coaches. This season, with new voices in leadership, the Bombers have continued to have success in the pool while also placing an emphasis on success outside the pool.

Athletics department issues dress code for student-athletes

By Tess Ferguson, Senior Writer • December 6, 2023

On Oct. 15, the Ithaca College athletic department released a statement that redefined the way varsity athletes are allowed to present themselves. 

Men’s swim and dive boasts championship hope in the pool

By Matthew Givone, Staff Writer • November 9, 2023

On Oct. 14, the Ithaca College men’s swim and dive team returned to the pool, earning themselves a big win over the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Engineers and Hobart College Statesmen, with their sights set yet again on dethroning defending Liberty League champion, the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Bombers show out at Liberty League Championships

By David Schurter, Co-Sports Editor • February 21, 2023

The 2023 Liberty League swimming and diving championships are in the books and both the Ithaca College men’s and women’s teams made some waves once again. 

Men’s and women’s swim and dive teams both win over SUNY Cortland

By David Schurter, Co-Sports Editor • November 7, 2022

The Ithaca College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams hosted the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons at the Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium on Nov. 5.

Swimming and diving teams start the season on a high note

By Aidan Charde, Sports Editor • October 17, 2022

The Ithaca College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams kicked off their season Oct. 15 in dominant fashion, beating all three schools that visited.