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...

Manning Takes Over as Tiger Swim Coach

Author: Mirin Fader This past summer, Shea Manning was named the new men's and women's Head Swimming and Diving Coach, as well as Director of Aquatics....

Najarian places first for Tiger men at Redlands Pentathlon

Author: Alex Nieves|Ryan Graff Sophomore Alex Najarian, who was one of just two Occidental men's swimmers to qualify for nationals last season, stole the show for...

Former students return as assistant coaches

Author: Margaret Su Most Occidental students say their final farewells to Eagle Rock upon graduation. A select few, however, decide to return to give back to...

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...

Swimming and Diving Teams Begin SCIAC Schedule

Author: Oliver Field The Occidental swimming and diving teams look to improve with their new head coach and director of aquatics, Shea Manning. Manning comes to...

Robson, Chang, van Deventer defend SCIAC titles

Author: Stephen Nemeth The Occidental swimming and diving teams finished the four-day SCIAC Championships over the weekend with the women placing fifth and the men seventh...

Tigers swim team excels at Redlands Pentathlon

Author: Damian Mendieta After a month of preseason training, the Tigers swim teams finally blasted off the blocks in a multi-team, non-conference meet hosted by the...

Sports in Brief Issue 4

Author: Tim O'Donnell|Ryan Whalen Women's Water Polo (1-7 overall, 0-0 SCIAC) The Occidental women’s water polo team was back in action over the weekend, playing doubleheaders both...

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....