Women’s swimming and diving wins big against rivals APU

The Eagles prevailed in a two-day meet with rivals APU, claiming first place finishes 10 of the 20 events.

Zachary Devane, Deputy Sports Editor • November 2, 2019

Biola women dive into the backstroke race.

Photo courtesy of Haven Luper-Jasso // THE CHIMES

Women’s swimming and diving team closed out their meet against Azusa Pacific University on Saturday, Nov. 1 in dominating fashion, finishing with a total score of 194.5-176.5. The teams competed in both Lansing Pool at Biola and Slauson Pool at APU.

SMOOTH SAILING

On day two of the meet, the Eagles picked up right where they left off on Friday. They came in with a 25 point lead, which they were able to maintain on the way to victory. Sophomore Nicole Chang, sophomore Celine Dong, sophomore Faith McAllister and freshman Liza Parahnevich combined for a 1:53.48 time in the 200-yard medley relay, which earned them first in the event and another plus-five points over the Cougars. This was one of only three events in which the Eagles finished first on Saturday.

The second was the 200-yard breaststroke, in which freshman Anna Haaksma was able to add another nine points to Biola’s tally with her 2:30.82 finish. The third was the 200-yard individual medley, where Parhnevich again gave the Eagles a boost, finishing with a time of 2:09.02, which was good enough for another plus-nine points. Top-two finishes in every one of the six other events on Saturday all contributed to the Eagles 18 point win.

The Eagles will be back swimming on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Soka University in Aliso Viejo, California where they will be taking part in the Soka Invitational.

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Zachary Devane, Deputy Sports Editor

Zach Devane is a sophomore journalism major from Indio, California. He loves Jesus, the Los Angeles Lakers and will eat chicken in almost any form. Hi! I am from Indio, California, home of the famous Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. I know it sounds like a dream come true to live so close to where all the excitement and chatter takes place, but I assure you that hundreds of thousands of people flooding your hometown for three weeks straight is more like a nightmare. Fun fact, I have lived in Indio for 17 of my 20 years of life and I have only been to Coachella once. The people I look up to most in my life are my parents. My father grew up playing basketball in Los Angeles and ever since I was a little kid he wanted to make sure that I would be a “BALLER!” (which he also called himself very often, and was just as often met with an eye-roll from my mother). Although I never made it to the NBA, my love for basketball, and sports in general, has never waned. I get excited to watch a game, hear sports talk on the radio, or even read/write an article about sports, even if I am a NARP. I decided to combine my love for sports with a love for storytelling here at the Chimes. Sports in their nature are inspiring. They call for one to go beyond what they think is possible in order to achieve a goal, and when one does so, that story should be heard. I want to tell these stories here at Biola and hopefully inspire a generation of students to reach for more.

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