<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://admin.wvusports.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>West Virginia University Athletics</title><link>https://admin.wvusports.com/rss.aspx?path=wswim</link><description>Latest news items for West Virginia University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://admin.wvusports.com/rss?path=wswim" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Forty-Nine Mountaineers Named to 2026 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/30/mens-basketball-forty-nine-mountaineers-named-to-2026-winter-academic-all-big-12-team</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/30/mens-basketball-forty-nine-mountaineers-named-to-2026-winter-academic-all-big-12-team</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Basketball, Gymnastics, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving, Wrestling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="49 mountaineers were named to the 2026 Winter academic all-big 12 team" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/30/WVU26_WinterAcademicTeam_1920x1080.jpg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A total of 49 student-athletes from West Virginia University have been named to the 2026 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Conference Team as announced by the Big 12 this week.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/30/WVU26_WinterAcademicTeam_1920x1080.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/30/WVU26_WinterAcademicTeam_1920x1080.jpg"><media:title>49 mountaineers were named to the 2026 Winter academic all-big 12 team</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/30/WVU26_WinterAcademicTeam_1920x1080.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>59067</s:story_id></item><item><title>Seven Mountaineers Named to 2025-26 CSC Academic All-District Team</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/7/womens-swimming-diving-seven-mountaineers-named-to-2025-26-csc-academic-all-district-team</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/7/womens-swimming-diving-seven-mountaineers-named-to-2025-26-csc-academic-all-district-team</guid><category>Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Seven Mountaineers were named to the CSC Academic All-District Team for the 2025-26 season." src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/7/SWIM26_CSCAAD_1920x1080.png" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Seven Mountaineers from the West Virginia University men's and women's swimming and diving teams were named to the College Sports Communicators 2025-26 Academic All-District Teams.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/SWIM26_CSCAAD_1920x1080.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/SWIM26_CSCAAD_1920x1080.png"><media:title>Seven Mountaineers were named to the CSC Academic All-District Team for the 2025-26 season.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/SWIM26_CSCAAD_1920x1080.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2026 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58973</s:story_id></item><item><title>Hellmann Qualifies for First NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/11/mens-swimming-diving-hellmann-qualifies-for-first-ncaa-swimming-and-diving-championships</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/11/mens-swimming-diving-hellmann-qualifies-for-first-ncaa-swimming-and-diving-championships</guid><category>Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Levi Hellmann at 2026 Big 12 Championships (Feb. 24, 2026)" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/25/DSC06432.jpg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Sophomore Levi Hellmann is heading to his first NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships after placing fourth on platform at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships on Wednesday at Lejeune Hall in Annapolis, Maryland.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/25/DSC06432.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/25/DSC06432.jpg"><media:title>Levi Hellmann at 2026 Big 12 Championships (Feb. 24, 2026)</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/25/DSC06432.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:11:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58848</s:story_id></item><item><title>Three Divers to Compete at NCAA Zone Championships</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/8/womens-swimming-diving-three-divers-to-compete-at-ncaa-zone-championships</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/8/womens-swimming-diving-three-divers-to-compete-at-ncaa-zone-championships</guid><category>Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="s&d sullivan" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2023/3/8/20230308_Dive_NCAAZONES.LJA-23.jpg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Three Mountaineers from the West Virginia University men's and women's diving team compete at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships at Lejeune Hall in Annapolis, Maryland, on March 9-11.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2023/3/8/20230308_Dive_NCAAZONES.LJA-23.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/3/8/20230308_Dive_NCAAZONES.LJA-23.jpg"><media:title>s&amp;d sullivan</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/3/8/20230308_Dive_NCAAZONES.LJA-23.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 8 Mar 2026 10:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58825</s:story_id></item><item><title>Sullivan, Mimoso Place to Finish Big 12 Championships for WVU</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/2/28/mens-swimming-diving-sullivan-mimoso-place-to-finish-big-12-championships-for-wvu</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/2/28/mens-swimming-diving-sullivan-mimoso-place-to-finish-big-12-championships-for-wvu</guid><category>Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Rafael Mimoso at 2026 Big12 Swimming and Diving Championships (Feb. 27, 2026)" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/28/DSC00582.jpg" /><br /><br />GREENSBORO, N.C. – Senior Abigail Sullivan and freshman Rafael Mimoso earned their first individual career medals to wrap up the 2026 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships for the West Virginia University men's and women's swimming and diving team on Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/28/DSC00582.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/28/DSC00582.jpg"><media:title>Rafael Mimoso at 2026 Big12 Swimming and Diving Championships (Feb. 27, 2026)</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/28/DSC00582.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 21:22:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58787</s:story_id></item><item><title>Whittall Places Seventh, Multiple Mountaineers Enter Program Top-10 at Big 12 Championships</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/2/27/womens-swimming-diving-whittall-places-seventh-multiple-mountaineers-enter-program-top-10-at-big-12-championships</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/2/27/womens-swimming-diving-whittall-places-seventh-multiple-mountaineers-enter-program-top-10-at-big-12-championships</guid><category>Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Natasha Whittall at 2026 Big 12 Championships (Feb. 27, 2026)" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/27/DSC00899.jpg" /><br /><br />GREENSBORO, N.C. – Redshirt senior Natasha Whittall had the best performance of her career, as she nearly broke the program record in the women's 100-yard backstroke to place seventh at the 2026 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/27/DSC00899.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/27/DSC00899.jpg"><media:title>Natasha Whittall at 2026 Big 12 Championships (Feb. 27, 2026)</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/27/DSC00899.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:52:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58778</s:story_id></item><item><title>Mountaineers Post Multiple Top-10 Program Times at Big 12 Championships</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/2/26/mens-swimming-diving-mountaineers-post-multiple-top-10-program-times-at-big-12-championships</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/2/26/mens-swimming-diving-mountaineers-post-multiple-top-10-program-times-at-big-12-championships</guid><category>Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Christian Simpson at 2026 Big 12 Championships (Feb. 26, 2026)" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/26/DSC00001.jpg" /><br /><br />GREENSBORO, N.C. – The West Virginia University men's and women's swimming and diving team finished competition on the third day of the 2026 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/26/DSC00001.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/26/DSC00001.jpg"><media:title>Christian Simpson at 2026 Big 12 Championships (Feb. 26, 2026)</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/26/DSC00001.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58773</s:story_id></item><item><title>Hellmann Places Fourth to Lead Mountaineers at Big 12 Championships</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/2/25/mens-swimming-diving-hellmann-places-fourth-to-lead-mountaineers-at-big-12-championships</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/2/25/mens-swimming-diving-hellmann-places-fourth-to-lead-mountaineers-at-big-12-championships</guid><category>Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Levi Hellmann at 2026 Big 12 Championships (Feb. 24, 2026)" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/25/DSC06432.jpg" /><br /><br />GREENSBORO, N.C. – Sophomore Levi Hellmann placed fourth on 3-meter to lead the Mountaineers on the second night of the 2026 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/25/DSC06432.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/25/DSC06432.jpg"><media:title>Levi Hellmann at 2026 Big 12 Championships (Feb. 24, 2026)</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/25/DSC06432.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:50:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58765</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men’s Relay Team Posts Third-Fastest Time in Program History on Night One of Big 12 Championships</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/2/24/mens-swimming-diving-mens-relay-team-posts-third-fastest-time-in-program-history-on-night-one-of-big-12-championships</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/2/24/mens-swimming-diving-mens-relay-team-posts-third-fastest-time-in-program-history-on-night-one-of-big-12-championships</guid><category>Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Nick Lugo at 2026 Big 12 Championships (Feb. 24, 2026)" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/24/DSC06108.jpg" /><br /><br />GREENSBORO, N.C. – The West Virginia University men's and women's swimming and diving team finished competition on the first day of the 2026 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/24/DSC06108.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/24/DSC06108.jpg"><media:title>Nick Lugo at 2026 Big 12 Championships (Feb. 24, 2026)</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/24/DSC06108.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:43:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58760</s:story_id></item><item><title>West Virginia Begins Competition at Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/2/23/mens-swimming-diving-west-virginia-begins-competition-at-big-12-swimming-and-diving-championships</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/2/23/mens-swimming-diving-west-virginia-begins-competition-at-big-12-swimming-and-diving-championships</guid><category>Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Greensboro Aquatic Center" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/23/DSC05236.jpg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University men's and women's swimming and diving team begins the five-day meet for the 2026 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships presented by Allstate at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/23/DSC05236.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/23/DSC05236.jpg"><media:title>Greensboro Aquatic Center</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/23/DSC05236.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:21:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58754</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>