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Biola swim and dive places third at PCSC Championships

Biola swim and dive places third at PCSC Championships
After placing third, the team now prepares for the NCAA championships.
Marlena Lang, Visual Editor February 16, 2020

Biola swim and dive traveled to the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championships in Los Angeles for a four-day competition. Both Biola men and women’s teams completed their final championship conference in third place, the men scoring a total of 1,378 points and women with 1,018 points.  DAY...

Swim and dive celebrates senior night during meet against Concordia University Irvine

Swim and dive celebrates senior night during meet against Concordia University Irvine
The Eagles were able to secure a win on the women's side in their last meet of the regular season.
Zachary Devane, Deputy Sports Editor January 25, 2020

At swim and dive’s last meet of the regular season, head coach Ryan Kauth and his team celebrated four graduating seniors: Bethany Harper, Kaylyn Schull, Raymond Kam and Andrew Benson. The Eagles came away with a 130-104 victory on the women’s side, but fell short to the Concordia men’s team, 126-101. POSITIVE...

Men’s swim team takes the podium while women’s dive was short-handed at Pepperdine Invitational

A Biola mens swim team swimmer dives into the pool.
Men’s swim placed fourth overall and second in the no-division category, while women’s dive showed strong individual performances.
Maria Weyne, News Editor October 12, 2019

Eagles swim and dive teams attended the Pepperdine Invitational in Malibu, where the men’s team took fourth place overall and second in the no-division category. The event was originally two days long, though it had to be cut short due to poor air quality caused by the Saddleridge fire. The cancelation...

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...

Everything Eagles: Kauth takes swim to the next level

Everything Eagles: Kauth takes swim to the next level
The young head coach has elevated his program in just two years on the job.
Austin Green, Managing Editor February 28, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 28, 2019). A year and a half ago, I sat across from a captain of Biola’s swim team at one of the tables nestled against the Biola Bookstore. It was dark, and the area around our table was not well-lit. But I will always remember the gloomy expression...

Swim and dive breaks records in championship meet

Swim and dive breaks records in championship meet
Young swimmers lead the way for Biola in four-day meet.
Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor February 17, 2019

Swim and dive competed in a four-day conference championship meet at the Splash! Aquatic Center beginning Wednesday. The Eagles competed successfully each day, breaking several university records and bringing home high individual finishes. A short day one focused primarily on relays highlighted by...

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...

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, Deputy News Editor 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....

Swim picks up another W

Swim picks up another W
October 27, 2018

Biola swim won its second straight meet Saturday, finishing off a two-day affair with 1,033 combined team points to lead all four schools that fielded both men's and women's teams at the Bay Area Invite in Oakland, Calif. In the gender-specific standings, the Eagles finished second among the women and...

Swim trounces Whittier College in dual meet

An Eagles swimmer leaps into the pool during the Pacific Coast Swim Conference relays on Oct. 6, 2018.
October 20, 2018

As the grueling training month of "Rocktober" nears its end, the men's and women's swim teams saw their hard work pay off Saturday, as both sides took big victories in the Eagles' first dual meet of the season at Whittier College. Read more on Biola Athletics

Swim makes splash in season opener

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Men’s, women’s swim teams post solid showings in traditional season opener.
Austin Green, Managing Editor October 11, 2017
Men’s, women’s swim teams post solid showings in traditional season opener.

Chimes’ Athlete of the Week: Swim’s Lisa Tixier

Photo courtesy of Adam Washington
Tixier’s victories at the La Verne Winter Invite earns her the Chimes’ Player of the Week.
Kyle Kohner, Copy Editor & Office Manager December 7, 2016
Tixier’s victories at the La Verne Winter Invite earns her the Chimes’ Player of the Week.