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Eagle Sports Tips & Tales | Dec. 2-8

By Ruby Brannon · Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

The first week of December features several significant non-conference challenges and multi-day competitions for Eastern Michigan University Athletics, highlighting both basketball teams, women's swimming & diving and track & field.

Peter Linn

EMU swimming and diving coach retires

By Zach Sturgill · Monday, Aug. 5, 2019

Peter Linn will be relieving his coaching duties at EMU, effective August 16. Linn had the third-longest career of any athletics coach in school history, behind Bob Parks and Steve Wilce. EMU athletics announced that there will be a national search for the next, and ninth head coach of the women's swimming program.

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EMU Swim: Reflection on a Perfect Season

By Hayden Vassar · Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019

 The Eastern Michigan University women’s swim and dive team finished its dual meet season with a win over Albion College on Feb. 1. The win ensured that the team would finish with an undefeated record in dual meets for the season, going 8-0. 

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EMU Swim: Seniors end a perfect season

By Hayden Vassar · Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019

The Eastern Michigan University swimming and diving team had an all-around impressive performance in route to 152-74 over Division III school Albion College Friday night at Jones Natatorium. 

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EMU women's swim and dive finish championships and seasons undefeated

By Dereka Bennett · Monday, March 20, 2017

The Eastern Michigan women's swimming and diving team completed two days of competition at the NCAA Championships Friday until Saturday, March 17-18 in Indianapolis. On the first day, Sophomore Delaney Duncan placed 29 with a time of 1:00.58 in the 100 Breaststroke, while senior Alexis Mitcheltree placed 38 in the 100 Backstroke.

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EMU mens and women's dive team completes NCAA Zone Championships

By Dereka Bennett · Monday, March 13, 2017

The Eastern Michigan University men's and women's diving teams headed to the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Indiana for the NCAA Zone Championships over the weekend, March 9-11. Freshman Brielle Johnston led the men's and women's diving team on the first day of championships, March 9.

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EMU men's swim wins MAC Championship number 34

By Dereka Bennett · Monday, March 6, 2017

After The Eastern Michigan University men's swimming and diving team turned in a dominant preliminary performance at the 2017 Mid-American Conference Championships, Saturday, March 4, 13 members qualified for the championship heats.  The qualified members were Freshman Matan Segal who posted the top time in prelims, senior Cole Bateman, sophomore Tosh Kawaguchi, Sophomore Ricky Perez also made the cut for the championship heat, turning in the seventh-ranked prelims time. In addition, sophomore Jake Tyson touched in with one of the top prelim times to earn a lane in the championship heat of the 100 Freestyle.

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Two Eagles qualified for NCAA Championships

By Dereka Bennett · Monday, March 6, 2017

After a successful second place finish in the MAC Championships, senior Alexis Mitcheltree and sophomore Delaney Duncan were named NCAA qualifiers on March 1.  The NCAA's announced that Duncan will compete in the national meet for the second time, while Mitcheltree qualifies for the first time in her career. This news marks the first time EMU has had multiple swimmers earn trips to the NCAA Championships in program history. Duncan qualified in the 100 Breaststroke.

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EMU men’s swim and dive falls to Purdue; defeats Ball State

By Robert Hull · Monday, Jan. 18, 2016

Eastern Michigan’s men’s swimming and diving team took the pool for the first time in the New Year, where they would split a couple of dual meets against Purdue University and Ball State University. Eastern Michigan (3-2, 1-0 MAC) fell to the Purdue Boilermakers, 128-109 after having had five Eagles record season-best performances.

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Join Caleb Henderson for the final episode of The Factory Report this semester, and his final time hosting the show.

Welcome back to The Factory Report, hosted by Sports Editor Caleb Henderson. Check in on all the newest EMU sports updates, highlights, and what teams to keep an eye on.

Host: Caleb Henderson

Director: Gray Connor

Editor: Zachary Yourman

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