This week: The Notre Dame College swimming and diving program will travel down Cedar Road to Cleveland State University on Saturday Oct. 2 for a day-long meet. The Falcons will be swimming against the CSU Vikings, as well as the College of Wooster, the University of Findlay and Ashland University.
 
Coaches Corner: Notre Dame is led by Stephanie Gyurke who enters her fifth season with the Falcon swimming and diving program. Gyurke has two MEC Championship trophies under her belt, by coaching the men's side to back-to-back conference crowns in 2020 and 2021. CSU is coached by Hannah Burandt who enters her third season at the helm. Kyle Walthall is in his fourth season leading the Ashland swim and dive team. Andrew Makepeace will be entering his tenth season as the head coach of the Findlay Oilers swimming and diving teams. Rob Harrington is entering his 19^th season as head coach of Wooster, being with the swim and dive program every season except one since 1995.
 
Rankings: The CSCAA top 25 rankings have not yet been released.
 
Noting the Women's side: This is a Falcon team that finished as MEC runner-up and fifth overall at last year's GMAC/MEC Swimming Championships. Led by Hannah Berlin, NDC returns five total Falcons who were all-conference performers from a year ago. Berlin grabbed All-MEC Third Team in the 1,000 and 500 frees. She also was a member of the NDC relay that took All-MEC Second Team in the 800 free relay and All-MEC Third Team in the 200 free relay. Joining her on the relay and returning for the new season are fellow all-conference swimmers, Brooke Dobrzanski and Alexis Torosian. Torosian tallied a Third Team All-MEC performance in the 200 fly, while Dobrzanski was also a member of the 400 medley relay that was Second Team All-MEC. Emily Thomas and Jaybreona Foster were also athletes on the 400 medley relay squad that took home a fifth place overall finish. Foster also added a Third Team All-MEC performance for her work in the 200 IM and a Second Team All-MEC in the 200 backstroke. As for Thomas, she was the lone Falcon to be awarded First Team honors for her stellar 200 backstroke she had. She is a key component returning for NDC as she also was named to Second Team All-MEC in the 100 back.
 
Noting the Men's side: Entering 2021-22 the Notre Dame men's team will be seeking to defend back-to-back Mountain East Conference titles as they eye a three-peat 2022. Returning eight All-MEC performers from a year ago, the Falcons will look to win the GMAC/MEC Swimming Championships after finishing second overall last season. Led by Ashton Smith who was a two-time First Team All-MEC swimmer in the 200 free and 200 free relay, a three-time All-MEC Second Team selection in the 100 fly, 100 free and 400 medley relay, and a Third Team All-MEC athlete in the 400 free relay. Roan Kelleher was a member of the 200 free, 400 medley and 400 free relay teams, while also collecting all-conference honors in the 200 medley relay and 50 free with Second and Third Team, respectively. Johnathan McIntosh, Evan Gyurke and Trey Parris were other swimmers on the 200 medley relay team, with Parris also aiding the 200 free relay squad. Moreover, Daniel Alvarez, Adonis Thomas and Matthew Headley are other All-MEC swimmers on the men's side. Alvarez has awards as All-MEC Second Team in the 1,000 free and 100 fly, and was a 400 free relay member as well. Thomas swam with Alvarez in the 100 fly and also was named to Second Team All-MEC. Lastly, Headley grabbed all-conference honors as a member of the 200 free relay team that took First Team.