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...

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...

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...

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...

Records fall at swim & dive SCIACs

Author: Damian Mendieta Amid three days of sunshine, rain and cold temperatures at Splash! La Mirada, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams showed no...

Vandalism launches Title IX investigation

Author: Stephen Nemeth|Carmen Triola On Monday Nov. 10, members of the Occidental women's water polo team entered the women's aquatics locker room in the early morning...