New Year, New Rival

Our Winter Training Camp is now in the rear view mirror. Trinity has been back in session for just over a week and we traveled by bus to Houston on Saturday, January 14th, to compete in a dual meet with Centenary College of Louisiana.

I loved the match up. Centenary is transitioning from NCAA DI to DIII, and will be joining the SCAC next year. They still have a couple of classes with swimmers on athletic scholarships, so they were tough. Great competition for our kids - it was fun!

Tigers Tangle and Trinity Triumphs

The Colorado College Tigers visited San Antonio this past weekend for a conference dual meet with our own Trinity Tigers. The hometown team prevailed, winning the women's meet 171.5 to 62.5 and the men's competition by a score of 135 to 104. We saw some good racing and a bunch of season PR's so it was a fun afternoon.

Trinity Hits the Highway for an Afternoon of Racing with NCAA Division II Opponent University of Texas at Permian Basin

This past weekend we traveled to Midland to compete with NCAA Division II in-state rival University of Texas at Permian Basin. We were on our bus at 6:00 AM and got home at 11:30 PM so it was a long drive out and a long drive back, but the meet was spirited and we swam pretty well. Some of our kids were really tired (training and academic testing last week) and that made our good swims even more pleasant to watch.

Our women topped UTPB by a score of 156 to 83. We won nine of eleven individual events and both relays, which pretty much tells the story of how the afternoon went. Christine Hoelterhoff, Kelly Holton, Mary Price, and Rachel Berude raced to a 1:54.85 win in the opening 200 medley relay and we never looked back.

TU vs Southwestern

FY Kelly Holton - 100 & 200 BR double event winner

November already - The fall semester continues to fly on by! Last weekend our swimmers competed with Southwestern University and came away with wins in both the men's and the women's meets.

Senior Men Shine at the 16th Annual St. Croix Coral Reef Open Water Swim

Seniors in St. Croix.


This past weekend, Trinity's senior men traveled to the Caribbean to attend the 16th annual St. Croix Coral Reef 5 mile open water swim. This race has become a rite of passage for our senior Tigers, and both the trip and the race are one of the most memorable experiences of their collegiate swimming careers.
Alex Miranda was again TU's highest placing swimmer, recording a 1:54:15 - good enough for 4th in the men's open division. Matt Wey and Andrew Battles finished 5th and 7th overall, enabling the Tigers to again make their presence noticeable at the post-race luncheon/awards ceremony. The event winner was former Pan American Games 1500 meter freestyle winner Alex Kostick of Los Angeles, who clocked in at 1:41:18.

Tigers Open Season with 2 Successful Open Water Races

The start buoy.

On Saturday, October 1, the team traveled north by bus to Lake Travis to attend the ASA Open Water Swimming Collegiate National Championships. We were blessed with a beautiful sunny day and calm water - the 5K race went well and we had all sorts of fun (presuming you love swimming long straight-a-way courses with no lane lines)!

The Season has Begun!

Senior Zach Dielmann training at the indoor pool.

Our 2011-2012 season is now officially off and running. Love that! Both teams are optimistic and we intend to have a fun, successful season. That will require plenty of dedication and a lot of hard work. If positive attitudes prevail and we stay healthy, we'll have a great year!