Swimming & Diving

Coaching college sports with no promise of a season

When sports were cancelled at Occidental last spring due to COVID-19, athletes headed home. That time has stretched to nearly six months, with Occidental...

Distinguished Divers Make Their Marks

Author: Larissa Saco Jessica Robson Jessica Robson (first-year) qualified for nationals at the Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Diving Preliminaries hosted by Pomona-Pitzer the weekend of Feb. 12-13. Robson earned...

Sports in Brief Nov. 20

Author: Ryan Whalen Men's Basketball (0-1 overall, 0-0 SCIAC)The Occidental men's basketball team tipped off its home season Saturday in Rush Gymnasium against No. 15 University...

Iannone takes over as swim coach for promising Tigers

Author: Donovan Dennis Occidental’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have a new coaching staff, led by interim Head Coach Tom Iannone and assisted by...

Jessica Robson dives into SCIAC undefeated

Author: Riley Kimball (Senior Writer) On the board, Jessica Robson (sophomore) is perfectly still, facing away from the water. She raises her arms to a cock-eyed...

After successful career, Ransom returns to Tiger Aquatics as assistant coach

Author: Ryan Whalen As the current school-record-holder in the 50-yard freestyle and with her name attached to four different relay records — the 200- and 400-yard...

Lizzie Kosin just keeps swimming

Author: Laura Scott Waking up at 5:30 every morning and walking down to the pool in 42 degree morning chill isn't most people's idea of fun....

Swimming flounders at SCIAC Championship Meet

Author: Lauren Taylor Buoyed by two dominating performances from Caroline Chang (sophomore), the Occidental women's swimming and diving team finished fourth at the SCIAC Championships on...

Rising Stars Nov. 20

Author: Spencer Donaldson Joe Compagno (Men's Basketball) A unique basketball upbringing brought Tiger guard Joe Compagno to where he is today. His father, Steve, coached him at...

Several swimmers break records at SCIACs

Author: Sydney Bowman The Occidental swim team traveled to Splash! at La Mirada for a four-day SCIAC competition, hosted by Chapman University. The event featured groundbreaking...

Winter Sports Prepare for Matches to Start in November

Author: Sant Kumar & Jeremy Shapiro Men's Basketball The Occidental men's basketball team hopes to rebound from last season. In 2010 the Tigers compiled a 12-13 record,...

van Deventer, Chang lead swim teams into SCIAC Championships

Author: Ryan Whalen The SCIAC Championships begin next Saturday for the Occidental swimming and diving teams, marking the end of a difficult training season for both...