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The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

The 2022 Mission Conference ends on an uplifting note

The 2022 Mission Conference ends on an uplifting note
Eli Bonilla encourages students to co-labor with Christ.
Caleb Jonker, News Editor • March 18, 2022

Next Gen Regional Co-Chair for North America with Empowered21 Eli Bonilla led session seven. Bonilla followed up on his previous message in which he introduced two of his three “B’s” of being transformed. His first message covered “behold” and “became” while the session seven theme was...

Women’s swimming and diving wins big against rivals APU

Biola women dive into the backstroke race.
The Eagles prevailed in a two-day meet with rivals APU, claiming first place finishes 10 of the 20 events.
Zachary Devane, Freelance Writer • November 2, 2019

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...

Women’s swim and dive crushes APU

Women’s swim and dive crushes APU
The Eagles dominated the leaderboard with multiple first-place finishes.
Andi Basista, Sports Editor • November 1, 2019

The women’s swim and dive team took on rivals Azusa Pacific University at the Lansing Pool on Friday afternoon. Biola ended the nine swimming events with a lead against APU, 114.89.5. The Cougars had an early 17-point lead over the Eagles in the first three events. However, Biola gathered themselves...

Men’s swimming places first in the Bay Area Invite

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The women secure runner-up out of five respectable teams at Mills College.
Andi Basista, Sports Editor • October 26, 2019

The Eagles stepped into the pool on Saturday morning focused. The men brought home the first place title while the women earned second place at the Bay Area Invite hosted by Mills College in Oakland, California. Biola women finished the event with 40 points in the women’s 400 yard relay at a time of...

Biola swim & dive earn two second-place finishes

Biola swim & dive earn two second-place finishes
The Eagles’ men and women collectively had 33 individual top five finishers at the UC Santa Cruz Slug Shootout.
Andi Basista, Sports Editor • October 25, 2019

The Eagles’ swim and dive teams traveled to Santa Cruz, California on Friday afternoon to compete in the Slug Shootout. Both the men and women took home the second place title, as the men ended the day with 511.5 points and the women with 516. The women had five back-to-back finishers in the 50 freestyle...

Swim and dive jumps into first meet

Swimmers dive off the block as their relay partner comes into the wall.
The men’s and women’s relay teams place with top three finishes.
Sasha Terry, Web Editor • October 4, 2019

Biola men’s and women’s swim and dive opened their season by competing in the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Relays at Splash Aquatic Center on Friday. The meet consisted entirely of relays and both teams earned top three finishes for many of the races. The men finished second out of four teams...

Athlete of the Week: Swim’s Nicole Chang

The freshman had a meet to remember last weekend, breaking two school records in an impressive display of speed.
Joel Ashor, Sports Editor • December 5, 2018

It usually takes a year or two for a college athlete to develop into a top-tier competitor. It takes a lot of work to get to that high level of competition, but freshman Nicole Chang has wasted no time establishing herself in the conference and on the Eagles’ squad. The freshman phenom had a record-shattering...

Chang breaks records at swim’s winter invite

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Men finish first, women place fourth at meet hosted by La Verne.
Joel Ashor and Austin Green • December 3, 2018

Biola’s swim team headed to a three-day winter collegiate invite hosted by the University of La Verne from Friday through Sunday. The Eagles had an excellent three days led by freshman Nicole Chang, who broke several school records, as well as a great team effort by the men’s squad to win their side...

Win falls just out of reach for Swim at APU

Win falls just out of reach for Swim at APU
The Eagles suffered a close Cornerstone loss.
Ashley Grams, Freelance Writer • November 3, 2018

Women’s swim and dive traveled to Azusa Pacific University looking to improve after 2017’s deep-cutting defeat. The Eagles pushed hard but fell five points short at the end of the meet. Several athletes led Biola, including junior Rachel Stinchcomb who earned a personal best time in the 200 fly....