The LSU swimming and diving teams aren’t content, despite finishing last season with their best results in a decade.
Swimming coach Dave Geyer said his teams are “ready to take the next step” and use last season as a jumping-off point after both the Tigers and Lady Tigers placed fifth at last season’s Southeastern Conference Swimming and Diving Championships.
Their performances earned the Lady Tigers their first top-five finish since 2002 and the Tigers their best finish since 2000.
Following the SEC championships, the men’s and women’s swimming teams competed at the NCAA Championship, where the Tigers placed 25th and the Lady Tigers placed 14th.
“Our two major goals entering last season were to place top-five at SEC’s and top-15 at NCAA’s, and we accomplished both,” Geyer said.
Geyer and diving coach Doug Shaffer both expressed confidence in their squads for this season. Shaffer said he has “a solid diving team with a lot of talent and