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College Club Swimming: A Debate Rages Over Who Should Be Eligible At the College Club Swimming National Championships last month, one of the biggest conversations on the pool deck wasn't about the records or the close relay finishes. It was about who belongs at the meet. When former Division I swimm...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

FEDERAL WAY, Washington, March 7. THE second full day of competition at the men’s Pac 12 swimming championships featured some likely NCAA title contenders doing just enough to earn wins for their schools, and break some longstanding meet records. Southern California's Cristian Quintero set the first...

FEDERAL WAY, Washington, March 5. TWO Pac-12 meet records fell in two events to kick off the first night of racing at the Men’s Pac-12 Championships at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center. Arizona set a new meet record in the opening 200 medley relay before Southern California followed suit ...

BELMONT SHORES, Cal., Feb. 16. THESE Tigers are NOOOOOOOOOO pussycats! Coach Ray Looze's University of Pacific Tigers roared to their first men's Big West swim title since 1974 here this evening while the women splashed to their inaugural title since the meet began in 1984. The men drowned 2...

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...

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 ...

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...

Feb. 22. RELYING on its depth, the University of California at Santa Barbara took commanding leads in both the men's and women's team scoring after the first day of competition at the Big West Conference Championships. In the men's team race, the Gauchos have 294.5 points, with the Unive...