It’s been a season of highs and lows for the LSU swimming and diving teams.The season began with the promise of 22 freshmen and ended with the resignation of coach Adam Schmitt.The teams held their annual Purple and Gold Intrasquad meet Sept. 25. The freshmen had their first chance to make an impression before the start of the regular season.Freshmen Sara Haley and Amanda Kendall stood out by winning an event each. The Purple team won the meet and got bragging rights for the rest of the season.The Tigers and Lady Tigers faced Tennessee on  Oct. 16-17 to start the regular season. Sophomore transfer Mary Beck broke the Lady Tigers’ program record in the 200-yard backstroke and won three events against the Lady Vols. Both teams came up short against Tennessee, beginning a season of woes against Southeastern Conference opponents. The Tigers and Lady Tigers both went 0-4 against SEC competition during the dual-meet season.Following a loss to Auburn on Oct. 23, the Lady Tigers rebounded to get their first win of the season against Tulane on Oct. 30. Freshman diver Rebecca St. Germain’s dives placed her in the top 10 in LSU history.The teams then embarked on a whirlwind trip of three states in three days. After leaving Louisiana on Nov. 5, the teams swam against Alabama on Nov. 6 and Florida State on Nov. 7.LSU could not defeat the Crimson Tide or the Seminoles, but fought until the last relay of the weekend.”We are a young team, and I thought we responded well in our first road trip,” Schmitt said at the time. “As we continue to grow and develop, I think we’ll get better and better.”The Tigers and Lady Tigers bounced back against the University of New Orleans on Nov. 13. The Tigers got their first win and the Lady Tigers their second, along with a combined nine pool records at the Lakefront Aquatic Center.After competing as a complete squad in the Cougar Classic Fall Invitational in Houston on Nov 20-22, the divers broke off on their own for the holidays to compete in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Athens, Ga.The teams began the new year with national rankings. The No. 18 Tigers and No. 21 Lady Tigers had a week of training camp and competition in Florida, beating Florida Atlantic on Jan. 8 in Boca Raton, Fla., and losing to Florida in Gainesville, Fla., on Jan. 10. After a loss to Texas A&M on Jan 23, the Lady Tigers beat Rice, Houston and Tulane in Houston. The Tigers beat UNO for the second time to close out the regular season.The Tigers finished the regular season ranked No. 19 with a record of 3-6. The Lady Tigers finished ranked No. 25 with a 6-6 record.Both squads placed seventh in the SEC championship and qualified five swimmers for the NCAA championship. Freshmen Andrei Tuomola, Craig Hamilton and Kendall made the trip.Ultimately, the Tigers placed 29th and the Lady Tigers placed 30th in the NCAA championship.Schmitt abruptly resigned April 6 following the NCAA championship. LSU named assistant swimming coach David Geyer and diving coach Doug Shaffer as co-coaches of the team April 12.”It’s a unique scenario that [Athletic Director] Joe Alleva came up with,” Geyer said. “The idea of having two individuals working together on the administrative side of things is really going to make this program better.”–Contact Katherine Terrell at [email protected]