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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Swimming & Diving

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Swimming and Diving: After historic 2020-21 run, Northwestern sets sights high, faces rival Wisconsin this weekend

January 20, 2022

Things are only looking up for Northwestern swimming and diving.  Last season, in coach Katie Robinson’s first year as head coach, both the women and the men’s teams set program records with the...

Swimmer in white shirt with two Olympic medals around his neck holds bronze medal in mouth.

How Northwestern junior Federico Burdisso became an Olympic medalist

December 1, 2021

Ask anyone in the swimming world about Northwestern junior and Olympic medalist Federico Burdisso, and they’ll mention his coolness under pressure. Ask his older brother and Wildcat teammate, junior...

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Swimming & Diving: Northwestern looks forward to new season after a successful 2020-21 run

August 15, 2021

Swimming and Diving Coach Katie Robinson’s first season at the helm for Northwestern was record-breaking and bold. Year after year, the men’s team usually finds itself at the bottom...

A Northwestern swimmer jumps into a pool.

Northwestern junior Federico Burdisso wins Olympic medal in 200-meter butterfly

July 27, 2021

Northwestern junior Federico Burdisso became an Olympic medalist Wednesday in Tokyo, taking home the bronze medal in the 200-meter butterfly for his home country Italy.  Burdisso, posting a time of...

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Q&A: Olympian Jordan Wilimovsky (Weinberg ’17) discusses swimming career, unusual 2020 Olympic cycle

April 28, 2021

Swimming and Diving At his first Olympic Games in 2016, Jordan Wilimovsky (Weinberg ’17) placed in the top five of both the 1,500-meter and 10K events — and his time as a  Northwestern athlete...

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