Women's Swimming and Diving | October 23, 2014

PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle women's swimming & diving team is set to kick off their 2014-15 season this afternoon as they visit the Villanova Wildcats at the Villanova Swim Complex.
 
"The team looks great, in the early season they've been working hard, spending a lot of time building their yardage and working hard in the weight room," said head coach Matt Nunnally. "I'm excited about the work they've put in so far."
 
Senior Colleen Larkin is coming off a silver medal in the 1650-yard freestyle final and a fourth in the 500-yard freestyle final at last year's A-10 Championship.
 
The Explorers return a pair of experienced backstrokers in seniors Chelsey Curran and Amina Wilson. Curran broke her own school record in the 200-yard backstroke consolation final at the A-10 Championship last year, while Wilson earned seven points in the 100-yard backstroke with a 10th place finish.
 
Senior Sarah Finn came in 11th in the A-10 200-yard freestyle consolation final to set a new school record.  Finn, along with sophomores Tanawan Sukonthapanich and Kaitlyn Hay were part of the relay team that earned bronze in the 200-yard freestyle.
 
The Blue and Gold will welcome a group of nine talented freshmen looking to help La Salle to the podium at this year's A-10 Championship, which will be held February 18-21 at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
 
"All the freshmen are really fast," said Finn. "We have a big freshman class and they're looking really good."
 
The Explorers return to Kirk Pool on Friday as they host Drexel at 4 p.m. Friday's home meet will be streaming live, tune in on goexplorers.com for full meet coverage.