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March 14, 2012
Three Poets earn All-SCIAC recognition
The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference released the other day the 2011-12 Men’s & Women's Swimming and Diving All-SCIAC teams and Whittier had three athletes obtain All-SCIAC honors including Tyler Aisner, Erin Bartholomew, and Evelyn Beguristain.

February 21, 2012
Poets conclude SCIAC Championships; Bring home two first place finishes
The Whittier College men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams concluded Day 3 of the SCIAC Championships, as the men jumped up a spot to finish 5th with a score of 311 while the women stayed put in 6th with a score of 297.

February 20, 2012
Poets stay put on Day 2 of SCIAC Championships
The Whittier College men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams remain put on Day 2 of the SCIAC Championships as they remain in 6th place.

February 19, 2012
Whittier concludes day one of SCIAC Championships
After day one of the SCIAC Championships, the men’s swimming & diving team sit in 6th place with 102 points, while the women sit in 5th with 103.

February 18, 2012
Aisner breaks 1M record; Wins 1M Diving Title in Diving Championships
Senior Tyler Aisner again impressed by taking the 1M diving title at the Diving Championships held at the University of Redlands Saturday morning.

February 13, 2012
Tyler Aisner advances to SCIAC Finals; Zmuda finishes 14th
The University of Redlands hosted the 2012 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Diving Prelims at the beautiful Thompson Aquatic Center on Saturday and Sunday. Amidst some of the best diving competition within the conference in quite some time, the winners of each event all recorded NCAA Division III qualifying scores for a championship meet.

February 12, 2012
Aisner remains atop standings in diving prelims
Senior divers Tyler Aisner and Christine Zmuda took to the pool yesterday morning at the University of Redlands as they took part in the first day of the diving prelims.

February 4, 2012
Poets close out regular season with nail biter against Kingsmen 122-118
The Whittier College men’s swimming & diving team for the third straight week was able to compete in the newly renovated Lillian Slade Aquatic Center and have now won two of their last three contests winning in a nail biter over Cal Lutheran 122-118 on senior day.

January 28, 2012
Poets drop tough decision to Bulldogs despite eight second place finishes
The Whittier College men’s swimming & diving team had their second straight meet in the friendly confines of the Lillian Slade Aquatic Center but was unable to upset the Bulldogs of the University of Redlands this past Saturday morning.

January 21, 2012
Nine pool records set in SCIAC win over Leopards
It’s been nearly two years since the Poets have had a home swim meet and yesterday morning the newly renovated Lillian Slade Aquatic Center proved to be a sight to see as the Whittier College men’s swimming and diving team set nine pool records in their 144-89 victory over the Leopards.

January 14, 2012
Poet's depth too much for Tigers to handle; Cruise to 197-81 victory
The Whittier College men’s swimming & diving team got up early and added pressure late to cruise to their second SCIAC victory and a 197-81 win over the Tigers of Occidental College Saturday afternoon.

January 7, 2012
Stags down Poets 182-49
The Whittier College men’s swimming & diving team started the 2012 year off with a loss to the Stags of Claremont-M-S 182-49 days after the opening of their new aquatics complex.

December 19, 2011
Poets finish 6th in final day of UNLV Winter Invitational
The men’s swimming & diving team concluded the UNLV Winter Invitational finishing 6th out of eight teams in front of Chapman and Concordia with a score of 49.

December 18, 2011
Newcomers push Poets to strong finish in Day 2 of UNLV Winter Invite
The Whittier College men’s swimming & diving team took to Day 2 in the UNLV Winter Invitational and made a big jump in the standings behind a strong newcomer performance.

December 17, 2011
Poets conclude Day 1 of UNLV Winter Invite
The Whittier College men’s swimming & diving team concluded Day 1 of the UNLV Winter Invite in Las Vegas against tough competition that included UNLV, New Mexico State, Concordia, Bakersfield, and Azusa Pacific.

December 3, 2011
Whittier earns first SCIAC win; Cruise past Caltech 177-57
The Whittier College men’s swimming & diving team after coming off of a narrow loss to the Sagehens of Pomona-Pitzer rebounded to cruise to their first SCIAC victory 177-57 over Caltech.

December 2, 2011
SCIAC opener comes down to final event; Poets can’t hold on as they fall to Sagehens 125-112
The Whittier College men’s swimming & diving team made their SCIAC opener a against the Sagehens of Pomona-Pitzer a matchup that will be remembered for the rest of the season as it all came down to the final event, but Whittier ultimately fell 125-112.

November 19, 2011
Aisner dives into record books at Bulldog Dive Invite
Whittier College’s Tyler Aisner took to his first dive competition of the 2011-12 season at the Bulldog Dive Invite and came away with a 2nd place finish in the 1M, 3rd place honors in the 3M, and two Whittier College records.

November 12, 2011
Newcomers push Poets to strong finish in Bulldog Pentathlon
The Whittier College men’s swimming and diving team performed strongly in the Bulldog Pentathlon Saturday morning thanks to a strong surge by Poet newcomers Dane Kawamoto, Gabe Lane, and Alex Peterson.

October 25, 2011
Men's Swimming & Diving 2011-12 Preview
Whittier College director of aquatics Justin Pudwill has his sights high on yet another successful swimming and diving season in 2011-12 as he returns five seniors on the men’s side and eleven on the women’s.

October 22, 2011
Poets dive into 6th place finish at Bulldog Swim Invite
The Whittier men’s swimming & diving team competed in the Bulldog Swim Invite Saturday morning for their first contest of the 2011-12 season and finished in 6th place in front of Chapman University and the University of La Verne with a score of 56.