2010-11 Women's Swimming & Diving Team of Distinction (2017) - Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame

2010-11 Women's Swimming & Diving Team of Distinction

Induction:
2017
Class:
2011

No sport at Richmond has enjoyed more of a dynasty of championships than Spider Swimming & Diving. The 2010-11 team is one of the most decorated in the program's history.

Coach Matt Barany's squad, captained by seniors Chrissy Brodt, Nicole LePere and the late Natalie Lewis, began a streak of what is now six consecutive Atlantic 10 titles and 14 in the past 15 years. Richmond dominated the conference championship meet with 755 points, defeating its closest challenger by 177 points.

The Spiders also swept the A-10 Championship women's swimming awards as sophomore Lauren Hines was named the Most Outstanding Performer, freshman Mali Kobelia was honored as the Most Outstanding Rookie Performer and head coach Matt Barany was named the Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career.

During the regular season, the Spiders beat William & Mary and Georgia Southern, won a double duals with JMU and Duquesne, and scored a signature, emotional Senior Day victory over James Madison at the Robins Center pool.

Hines competed in the 2011 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships in the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke. She was named Mid-Major All-America. LePere was selected the 2011 Atlantic 10 Women's Swimming Diving Student-Athlete of the Year, becoming the third-ever Spider to win the award.

The 2011 Atlantic 10 Championship meet was held in Buffalo, NY, hometown of captain Natalie Lewis, who later became director of operations for Spider women's basketball. Her untimely passing in May 2014 was the result of a hot air balloon accident, which also claimed the life of women's basketball associate head coach Ginny Doyle, a 2017 Hall of Fame inductee.