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Biola’s swim and dive earn two wins in Redlands

Biola’s swim and dive earn two wins in Redlands
The Eagles are victorious in Redlands-La Verne tri-meet.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor November 6, 2021

Women’s and men’s swim and dive headed to Redlands, California to compete in a tri-meet against University of La Verne and the University of Redlands. The men and women’s team won against both schools. The men won 157-117 against the Redlands and 227-27 against La Verne. The women dominated...

Biola’s swim and dive head up north to compete

Biola’s swim and dive head up north to compete
The Eagles gain multiple Top 3 finishes over two days of competition.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor October 30, 2021

Women’s and men’s swim and dive headed up north to compete in the Slug Shootout in Santa Cruz, California on Oct. 29 and the Bay Area Invite in Oakland, California on Oct. 30.  SLUG SHOOTOUT On Oct. 29 the men competed in the 200-yard medley relay, where Biola came in third place. Redshirt sophomore...

Women’s swim places first in Rodionoff Invitational

Women’s swim places first in Rodionoff Invitational
The Eagles compete in a two-day event, achieving notable individual and team wins.
Amanda Frese, Managing Editor October 10, 2021

Biola swim and dive continued in their successful trend at the Rodionoff Invitational in Malibu, California on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9 in Pepperdine’s Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool, finishing first of three in the first day's events and second of four in the second day's events.  The women’s team competed...

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...

Biola swim team secure their final victory of the season

Biola swim team secure their final victory of the season
Both men and women defeated Pepperdine University in their final meet of the season, 105-100.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor March 13, 2021

Biola’s men and women’s swim teams competed against Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif. on March 13. They competed against the Waves in a 22-event meet for the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference. Both the men and women were successful and received a combined team score to beat Pepperdine, 105-100. 10...

Biola swim team adds another victory to their season

Biola swim team adds another victory to their season
Women’s swim is on a five-meet winning streak, but the men face another loss versus California Polytechnic State University.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 27, 2021

Biola’s men and women’s swim teams headed to California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, Calif. on Feb. 27. They competed against the Mustangs in a 34-event meet for the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference. The women were able to dominate and secure another victory, 151-144. Unfortunately,...

Biola swim team break records in Nevada

Biola swim team break records in Nevada
Twelve student-athlete swimmers compete to make the NCAA cuts.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 15, 2021

Twelve men and women from Biola’s swim team headed to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Feb. 13 to make cuts for the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Overall the Eagles made six new school records and had six swims qualify for the NCAA Division II ‘B’ standard. SWIMMING STANDARDS Sophomore...

Men’s and women’s swim and dive earn second and third-place finishes

Men’s and women’s swim and dive earn second and third-place finishes
Though not quite able to earn the first-place prize, the Eagles competed well in the Biola Invitational.
Zachary Devane, Deputy Sports Editor January 18, 2020

The Eagles competed in the Biola Invitational on Jan. 18, 2020, at Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center. They were up against seven other universities in their second-to-last meet before the conference meets in February. The men finished in second place, right behind Concordia University Irvine,...

Men’s and Women’s swim take third overall and beat APU

Both men's and women's swim teams finished in third place individually and overall.
The Eagles soared high, dominating the leaderboards and beating their biggest rival, APU.
Maria Weyne, News Editor November 9, 2019

Men’s and women’s swim teams competed at the Soka Invitational on Saturday morning. The Eagles focused mostly on individual events, skipping out on all the relays as they went head-to-head against long-time rival Azusa Pacific University, pushing for yet another win against them. Overall, the combined...

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, News 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...

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...

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...