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...
2011
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....
2013
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...
2015
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...
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...
2014
Swim and Dive reloads with strong recruiting classes
Author: Ryan Whalen Both the Occidental men's and women's swim and dive teams are looking to make waves in the pool this season with strong recruiting...
2013
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...
2014
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...
2013
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...
2014
Multi-million dollar donations rejuvenate plans for new aquatic center, tennis court
Author: Michael Tonetti Two seven-figure donations made in November to the college's athletic department have ignited a final push toward the construction of a new aquatics...
2012
Winter Sports Active Over Break
Author: Jeremy Shapiro & Lauren Taylor Men's Basketball The Occidental men's basketball team (8-11 overall, 4-5 SCIAC) has struggled this season, leaving them fifth in the SCIAC...
