Tag Archives: diving

Splashing Into a New Season

As a new season begins to unfold the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are working hard inside and outside of the pool. Head coach Al Boelk said that at the beginning of the season they have a lot of workouts and trainings for the whole team to work on. “Early in the season like this, we are trying ... Read More »

Pointers Ready to Dive In to New Season

The Pointer’s swim and dive team dove into its long season on Saturday, Oct. 21, when it traveled to take on UW-Eau Claire. “Going into our first meet, it’s been a wonderful fall thus far,” head coach Al Boelk said. “We have a wonderful freshmen class.” This year’s team is dominated by freshmen, with 18 on the men’s side and ... Read More »

Dive into Great Lakes with Divepoint Scuba

The small town of Stevens Point may seem an unlikely place for a dive shop to call home however, Bob and Carrie Butt, owners of Divepoint Scuba think otherwise. “You know we’ve got a lot of lakes, a lot of places to dive in Wisconsin, actually more lakes than Minnesota, Minnesota’s the land of 10,000 lakes and actually Wisconsin has ... Read More »

Student Athletes Swim to Championship

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point men’s swimming and diving team is heading to the conference championship with an undefeated record of 4-0. On Feb. 3-4 the team competed in the University of Minnesota Challenge. It was an invitational meet where teams throughout the Midwest attended. The challenge is not scored and for some swimmers on the team, it was their ... Read More »

UWSP Swimming Splashes Into New Season

Lined around the perimeter of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point swimming pool are banners of conference championships, rockstar aquatic athletes and water-stained inspirational quotes. Another season has started for the swimming and diving co-ed team. There are over 35 members of the swimming and diving team competing this year with a fair representation of freshman, sophomores, juniors and seniors. Ethan Bott, ... Read More »