Swimming & Diving
Sports
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...
2012
Swim and Dive poised to begin SCIAC competition against Redlands
Author: Damian Mendieta Undaunted by the cold Aliso Viejo morning, the women’s swim team wasted no time off the blocks, cruising to a second-place finish Nov....
2014
van Deventer defends 200 breaststroke title as Chang, Robson named All-Americans at Swim & Dive Nationals
Author: Tim O'Donnell Two’s a coincidence; three’s a trend.
That’s why the Occidental swimming and diving program proved to the Division-III nation that qualifying three athletes for...
2012
Women’s swim beats Redlands, men improve
Author: Ryan Graff The women’s 200-yard medley relay A team, comprised of Caroline Chang (junior), Emily Watkins (sophomore), Lizzy Kosin (first-year) and Lauren Ransom (senior) started...
2011
Swimming Dives into New Season at Redlands Pentathlon
Author: Ryan Graff The Occidental men's and women's swim teams competed for the first time in the 2011 season on Nov. 12 in the Redlands Pentathlon....
2013
Sports Briefs
Author: Lucy Malloch Baseball (10-2 overall, 4-2 SCIAC) The baseball team won 6-5 in extra innings on Friday against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS). The game remained close until the...
2015
Swim and dive teams victorious against Whittier Poets
Author: Donovan Dennis Despite chilly temperatures and sporadic rain showers, the Occidental men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams took to the pool Saturday, overtaking Whittier...
2011
Rookie Swimmer Travels to Nationals
Author: Juliet Suess Caroline Chang (first-year) is the first swimmer to qualify for Division III Nationals under Head Coach Alex Kuhn. In the swim team's third...
2013
The Vandy Man can
Author: Ryan Graff Going into the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships, Occidental head coach Shea Manning secretly hoped for the best. But he could...
Players Of The Week
Players of the Week – February 24th
Author: Hoku Krueger Emily WatkinsEmily Watkins (senior) finished second overall in a tight race on Saturday at the SCIAC Swimming and Diving Championships, touching only 55...
2011
Women’s Swimming and Diving Defeats Redlands after 15 Years
Author: Sharen Cervantes On Saturday, Jan. 22, the women's swimming and diving team made history by securing a 140.6-102.5 team victory over the Redlands Bulldogs for...
2013
Swimming teams set for trip to Redlands Pentathlon
Author: Ryan Whalen Both the men's and women's Occidental swimming teams will jump into the pool for their first meet of the year next Saturday at...
