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Men and women swim are named Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference Champions

Coach Ryan Kauth jumping in the pool with the women's swim team after being announced the champions.
Biola brings home the first PCSC title in swim program history.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor April 19, 2021

Both men and women swim and dive teams headed to Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference Championships on Wednesday, April 14. The three-day event took place in Irvine, Calif. at the Woollett Aquatic Center. Both Eagles teams placed No. 1 and were given the title of PCSC Champions. This title is...

Eagles take the podium at PCSC Pentathlon

Biola swimmers compete to win in the pool.
Men’s and women’s swim teams score third place overall at their second meet of the year.
Maria Weyne, News Editor October 5, 2019

Biola men’s and women’s teams continue their season with the second day of the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference at Splash! Aquatic Center. They competed in a pentathlon, which requires every swimmer to compete in five events in total. Both teams finished third overall and within their gender-categories.  The...

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, Copy 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...

Freshmen stand out as swim plunges into post-Tixier era

Junior Raymond Kam swims during the PCSC Relay Meet on Oct. 5, 2018. Photo courtesy of Adam Washington / Biola Athletics
Several newcomers to the Eagles excelled in their first collegiate meet.
Austin Green, Managing Editor October 6, 2018

The storyline behind Biola’s swim program entering the 2018-19 season was twofold. How would the Eagles step up after the graduation of Lisa Tixier, arguably the greatest swimmer in school history, and how would second-year head coach Ryan Kauth’s first recruiting class perform? If the Pacific Collegiate...

Women’s Athlete of the Year: Swim’s Lisa Tixier

Women’s Athlete of the Year: Swim’s Lisa Tixier
The senior leaves Biola with eight new school records set in her final season with the Eagles.
Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice April 26, 2018

To say that the Biola Swim & Dive record books have been rewritten during the 2017-18 season is an understatement. They have been completely flipped inside out, mainly by senior Lisa Tixier. She secured eight of 18 possible school records, including seven during the most recent conference championship...