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...

Athletics Department raising funds for improved facilities

Author: Damian Mendieta Taylor Pool, McKinnon Family Tennis Center first on list to undergo rennovations In an effort to bolster the success of the tennis and aquatics...

Player of the week

Author: Stephen Nemeth John Guzman John Guzman (senior) won the NCAA West Regional Cross Country meet for the second year in a row Nov. 15. Despite being...

Swim & Dive rocks SCIACs

Author: Damian Mendieta|Damian Mendieta Amid howling winds and relentless sun, two days at the SCIAC Swimming and Diving Championships at La Mirada have resulted in multiple...

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...

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...