Dragons: Last season, the Dragons continued to improve, having six athletes named All-GLIAC. Tiffin sent two athletes to nationals with Anastasiia Kvitchenko taking 29th in the 200 butterfly. Morgan Dunleavy earned All-American status for the 3rd time in her career, taking 12th in the 1-meter dive and 22nd in the 3-meter dive.
Returners: Coach Moran will lean on his returners this season as both of his national qualifiers on the women's side return. Dunleavy will look to become the first four-time all-american in Tiffin history. Kvitchenko currently holds four records at Tiffin, setting the marks in the 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 IM, and the 400 IM. On the men's side, Coach Moran expects big things from Jonah Sumfleth and Matt Laporte. Sumfleth began competing last Januanry and had an immediate impact, setting records in the 50 free style, 100 backstroke, and the 100 fly. Matt Laporte is another swimmer that has left his mark in the record book, currently holding three Tiffin records.
Tiffin University vs. Gannon University
Men's Series Record: The Golden Knights and Dragons began competing against each other in 2014 with Tiffin winning the first matchup 61-58. Gannon holds a 2-1 lead in the series.
Women's Series Record: The Dragons won the first matchup against Gannon on November 15, 2014. Since that win, Gannon has won two in a row against Tiffin.
Men's Last Matchup: The men's swimming and diving team came up just short last season against Gannon, falling 51-48. The Dragons won seven of the 12 events.
Women's Last Matchup: The women came up short in their hopes of a win last year as they fell 66-43 to Gannon.
New on the Men's Side: Coach Moran has liked what he's seen from newcomers Jan Suchan and Tan Yun-Hung. "I'm excited to see how they do in their first competition. These are two athletes that have been impressive and have put up decent times in practice," said Moran.
New on the Women's Side: Caitlin Gorton is a newcomer that was a junior nationals qualifier that Coach Moran expects good things from. "She's an athlete that is a building block for our future," said Moran. "She's that good."
Gannon: The Golden Knights finished 1-6 overall last season, finishing 7th of 12 teams at the PSAC Championships.