<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://msumavericks.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics</title><link>https://msumavericks.com/rss.aspx?path=wswim</link><description>Latest news items for Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://msumavericks.com/rss?path=wswim" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Fifth Annual MavWeek Challenge Kicks Off Today</title><link>https://msumavericks.com/news/2026/4/13/general-fifth-annual-mavweek-challenge-kicks-off-today.aspx</link><guid>https://msumavericks.com/news/2026/4/13/general-fifth-annual-mavweek-challenge-kicks-off-today.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Hockey, Men's Track and Field, Women's Basketball, 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/>MANKATO, Minn. --- Four members of the Minnesota State women's swimming and diving team have been named to the CSC Academic All-District Team for their efforts in the pool and in the classroom.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://msumavericks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/8/Swim_SCS.jpg" /><media:content url="https://msumavericks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/8/Swim_SCS.jpg"><media:title>A graphic for the CSC Academic All-District Team members for Swimming and diving team</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://msumavericks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/8/Swim_SCS.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2026 09:27:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>20</s:sport_id><s:story_id>20843</s:story_id></item><item><title>One Hundred Ten Mavericks Named NSIC Winter All-Academic Team</title><link>https://msumavericks.com/news/2026/4/2/general-one-hundred-ten-mavericks-named-nsic-winter-all-academic-team.aspx</link><guid>https://msumavericks.com/news/2026/4/2/general-one-hundred-ten-mavericks-named-nsic-winter-all-academic-team.aspx</guid><category>General, Men's Basketball, Men's Track and Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Track and Field, Wrestling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="NSIC AllAcademic Homepage Graphic Fall 2024" src="https://msumavericks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/11/26/AllAcademicFall2024Graphic_copy.jpg" /><br /><br />BURNSVILLE, Minn. --- A total of 110 Minnesota State student-athletes have been named to the NSIC Winter All-Academic Team for their efforts in the classroom.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Year</title><link>https://msumavericks.com/news/2026/3/26/womens-swimming-and-diving-owens-named-nsic-swimming-coach-of-the-year.aspx</link><guid>https://msumavericks.com/news/2026/3/26/womens-swimming-and-diving-owens-named-nsic-swimming-coach-of-the-year.aspx</guid><category>Women's Swimming and Diving</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="A graphic for Nathan Owens Named NSIC Swimming Coach of the Year" src="https://msumavericks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/26/Owens_NSIC_Swim_Coach_of_Year.jpg" /><br /><br />BURNSVILLE, Minn. --- Minnesota State's Nathan Owens has been named the NSIC Swimming Coach of the Year for his efforts this past season.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://msumavericks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/26/Owens_NSIC_Swim_Coach_of_Year.jpg" /><media:content 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and Diving</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Natalie Freeman during the 1-meter diving prelims at the NCAA Championships" src="https://msumavericks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/14/20260314_PB_NCAA_SD-215_RjKAT.jpg" /><br /><br />EVANSVILLE, Ind --- Minnesota State junior Natalie Freeman claimed an All-American Honorable Mention in the 1-meter diving event to wrap up the NCAA Championships.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://msumavericks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/14/20260314_PB_NCAA_SD-215_RjKAT.jpg" /><media:content url="https://msumavericks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/14/20260314_PB_NCAA_SD-215_RjKAT.jpg"><media:title>Natalie Freeman during the 1-meter diving prelims at the NCAA Championships</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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Championships</title><link>https://msumavericks.com/news/2026/3/11/womens-swimming-and-diving-mavericks-compete-on-day-one-of-ncaa-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://msumavericks.com/news/2026/3/11/womens-swimming-and-diving-mavericks-compete-on-day-one-of-ncaa-championships.aspx</guid><category>Women's Swimming and Diving</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Wednesday, March 11th, 2026,The Deaconess Aquatic Center, in Evansville, IN(Photo by Peyton Bartsch)" src="https://msumavericks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/11/20260311_PB_NCAA_SD-7.jpg" /><br /><br />EVANSVILLE, Ind. --- Minnesota State sophomores Savannah Acker and Averi Larsen each competed in an event on the opening day of the NCAA Championships.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://msumavericks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/11/20260311_PB_NCAA_SD-7.jpg" /><media:content 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