The 24th-ranked Middlebury women’s swimming and diving team begins its 2023-24 season with a meet on Saturday, November 18 at Connecticut College. The Panthers welcome back numerous competitors in the pool as well as on the diving boards.

Isabella Caddeau, Chloe Katz and Bella Barragate return to the pool after solid seasons last winter. Caddeau earned All-NESCAC honors in the 50-yard backstroke and recorded five top-10 finishes during the league’s championship. Katz, a freestyle specialist, finished fourth in the 1,000 free at last year’s NESCAC Championships. It was the second-straight year that the Panther placed in the top-five spots. She also posted an eighth-place swim in the 1,650 free and was 12th in the 500 free. Barragate competed in the breaststroke events, highlighted by a 14th-place finish in the 200 breaststroke at the league’s event.

Pai Easterbrook will be back on the diving boards this winter for the Panthers. Easterbrook was a consistent scorer on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards a season ago.

Head coach Bob Rueppel returns to the Middlebury Natatorium for his 13th season guiding the program. He is assisted by Coulter Morrill, while Bradley Schott coaches the Panther divers.