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Maroon and Cream Wrap Up Conference Season This Weekend

ALMA, Mich. - The Alma College women's swimming and diving team heads to the MIAA Championships Feb. 10-12 at the Holland Aquatics Center.

A full schedule of events can be found at the official MIAA Championships website. Click HERE for more information on the weekend's schedule.

The Scots finished the conference dual meet season with an 0-6 record and many of Alma's swimmers will be looking to crack the conference's top ten in top times for the 2004-05 season.

"We gear our entire season toward the conference championships," said head coach Greg Baadte. "We traditionally have our best times of the year at this event and hope to surprise some people in the league this weekend."

Posted: Wed, February 9th, 2005 at 8:40PM

 

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Coach Profile

Chris Hamstra

Chris Hamstra

Coach Hamstra graduated from Hope College in 2004 with a B.A. in Accounting. During his time at Hope, Hamstra was a four year student-athlete, received All-MIAA honors and was also named to the All-American team. Hamstra was also a member of MIAA Championship teams and brings that winning attitude and work ethic to his new position.

After graduation, Hamstra served as an assistant coach for Hope’s Swimming and Diving Program under Dr. John Patnott. Hamstra credits Dr. Patnott with helping him to understand the science of swimming and also the importance of season long work out plans. “As an assistant in his program, I was given the freedom to implement my own workouts into the system, providing me with insight into what it takes to develop season long plans."

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