Tag: Howard Swimming

Howard swimming picked to defend crown

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Howard swimming was picked to repeat as Northeast Conference (NEC) champions in preseason polls. The coaches polled unanimously selected the Bison to defend their crown. The Bison swim team cleared the second pace team, Wagner by just 7 points, securing the conference crown by an exciting victory in the 4x100m at the close out event at Spire Academy. Wagner, last year’s runner up, was picked to finish second, while LIU and Le Moyne were selected to finish 3rd and 4th, respectively. The NEC Swimming and Diving Championships are scheduled to…

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A sit down with Howard University champion swimmer Langston Weddington

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Courtesy of Branson Brooks, Broadcast Journalism graduate, Howard University c/o ’24 Howard University Department of Athletics resumes its annual senior spotlight series, featuring recent broadcast journalism grad Branson Brooks sitting down with Northeast Conference (NEC) Champion Langston Weddington (Marietta, Ga.) from the men’s swimming & diving team. Q: When did your interest in swimming competitively initially begin?A: The interest started when I lost a race in a summer league as a kid at six years old and my parents already had me swimming because it is an important skill. I got my competitiveness from…

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“Battle At The Burr II” swim meet has been scheduled

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Courtesy of Courtesy of Katrina Wiggins, Howard University Athletics The swim meet that started a media frenzy between the Georgetown Hoyas and Howard Bison is on the calendar. The revolutionary “Battle At The Burr II” is scheduled to take place Saturday, October 7, 2023 inside Burr Gymnasium on the campus of the fabled Howard University in Washington, D.C. Last year’s inaugural event catapulted the Howard Swimming & Diving Team and their HU Hall of Fame coach, Nicholas Askew, into the national spotlight. The team cemented its place in history as the first…

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