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After Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash, Matt Mauser Has Turned to Pool Following Death of Wife Two years have passed since the tragic helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020 that claimed the life of NBA star Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others, including Christina Mauser. From the archive, this ...

BELMONT SHORES,CA., F4b. 16. THIS may shock and amaze ya', but the champ is on the ropes, struggling NOT to take the count. Coach Ray Looze's University of the Pacific Tigers, seeking to do the unthinkable, are solidly ahead in both the women's and men's races going into this evening...

Citing Title IX Violations, Champion Women Sends Demand Letter for Reinstatement of Cal Poly Women's Swimming Several months after Cal Poly announced it was cutting its swimming programs, citing the House Settlement as the reason, Champion Women and Equity IX Sports Law have sent a letter to the uni...

Cal Poly to Cut Swimming and Diving, Citing House Settlement Cal Poly is cutting its swimming and diving programs, its president announced in a letter on Friday. The decision was one aspect of a larger letter on “budget and organizational changes” distributed by president Jeffrey D. Armstrong. In ad...

Cal Poly Elects Not to Reinstate Swimming After Fundraising Falls 'Well Short' of Goal Cal Poly President Jeffrey D. Armstrong revealed in a letter Monday that the university is declining to reinstate its swimming and diving programs. Armstrong praised the efforts of the program’s backers, but noted...

Big West Approves Addition of Men’s and Women’s Swimming in 2024-25 The Big West Conference last week approved the addition of men’s and women’s swimming and diving for the 2024-25 season. The decision was taken at the Big West Board of Directors spring meeting, which included hosting NCAA president...

Cal Poly Athletes Evan Yoo and Alex Seybold Join Big Friendly Swim Podcast to Discuss Team Cut (Video) The Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo athletic department announced Friday the discontinuation of both swimming and diving programs, effective immediately. For a team that has had historic success this sea...

Hawaii’s women’s team won its fifth consecutive (sixth overall) title at the MPSF Championships that concluded Saturday, while the BYU men’s team claimed its fifth title and first since 2016. Meet Page Full Results The BYU men put forth a dominant performance, scoring 885.50 points to outdistance Ha...

The Cal Poly swimming and diving teams have been without a program since March. After the initial despair, the athletes went to work. The school gave them a chance to raise money to help save the program. Initially it was $10 million by April 15 and $25 million by June. The Cal Poly team reached $7....

The Cal Poly swimming and diving team isn't gone yet. The college program that was cut on March 7 by the athletic department is looking to raise enough money to keep the program going. The program has earned a second chance, but it amounts to a tall order as the group must raise $25 million. “People...

This week’s performance of the week goes to Cal sophomore and Olympic gold medalist from this summer Kathleen Baker, who was crowned Queen of the Pool at the Bears first competition of the season. The Cal women’s team opened the season this weekend against Cal Poly, holding their traditional short f...

Champion Women Sends Letter Demanding Cal Poly Reinstate Women's Swimming and Diving; Cites Trump Executive Order It's been five months since Cal Poly University announced it was cutting its women's and men's swimming and diving programs. But the fight to save the women's program, in accordance with...

NCAA Div. I: BIG WEST Championships Day Two: February 23, 2001 25 yard pool TEAM SCORES MEN 1. Univ. of Cal., Santa Barbara 614 2. Univ. of the Pacific 524 3. Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo 318.5 4. Univ. of Cal., Irvine 298.5 5. Cal State, Northridge 140.0 WOMEN 1. Univ. of Cal., Santa Barbara 578 2. Un...

By Rachel Andersen, Swimming World College Intern. Next weekend, the Avery Aquatic Center at Stanford University will play home to the whitewater sprints and screeching whistles of the National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship as eight teams fight for first place. However, this past weeken...

Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more information about Agon, visit their website AgonSwim.com. California Polytechnic State University received a verbal commitment from Aditya Jangid. Jangid swims for Sa...

FEDERAL WAY, Washington, March 8. THE University of California men’s swimming and diving team successfully defended their Pac-12 Championship, wrapping up the victory tonight on the final day of racing. Stanford, who had won the previous 31 conference titles until last year, finished second, while t...

Fresh off a win over UC-Santa Barbara, the USC men continued their success with a win over the men of Cal Poly. USC Press Release: Sophomores Pawel Furtek and Jon Knox and junior Michael Domagala each won twice to lead the USC men’s swimming team to a 152-104 win at Cal Poly on Saturday (Oct. 3). US...

Cal Poly swimming and diving coach Tom Milich announced that he will retire at the end of the season after 14 years leading the men’s and women’s programs. Since arriving at Cal Poly in 2006, Milich’s Mustangs won 20 individual conference titles and sent five swimmers to the NCAA Championships. “I’m...

Cal Poly Launches Campaign to Reverse Swim Program Cuts Cal Poly swimming and diving team has launched a campaign to reverse the school’s discontinuation of its program, which the university announced last week. The SaveCPSwimdive campaign has begun fundraising, within the first two days raising 10 ...

Save Cal Poly Poster at NCAAs; Program Seeking Support from Swimming Community At both the NCAA Women's Championships last week and the men's meet this week, the topic of non-revenue sports like swimming have been brought to the forefront of a national conversation. On March 7, the announcement was ...