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
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...
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...
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...
