Pacific Men's Swimming news

Jenny Lewis Headlines All Swimmers With First-Place Finish in 2008 Nike Cup

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:58:14 PST

Long Beach, Calif. - In a field of 22 competing universities, the Pacific men's swim team sits in eight place of 12 teams with 121 overall points while the women's team closed out the first day of Nike Cup competition with 196 points in sixth of 19 universities on Thursday, Nov. 20.

Seven Questions with Stephen Quinn, Big West Swimming Athlete of the Week

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:02:51 PST

Stockton, Calif. - Media Relations graduate assistant and swimming SID Monique Moyal had a chance to sit down and talk with senior Stephen Quinn the day after he was named Big West Conference Athlete of the Week for the week of Nov. 5, 2008.

Tigers Fall to Denver Swimming Teams by Narrow Margin

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:28:40 PST

Denver, Colo. - For the second time this season, the Pacific men's and women's teams squared off against a university with both a swimming and diving team and despite strong individual performances, the women fell 106-90 as the men suffered a 105-89 loss to Denver. Senior Jenny Lewis (Hesperia, Calif.) led all swimmers with two individual event titles to her name on Nov. 8.

Men's, Women's Swimming Welcomes New Assistant Coach Gustavo Barrios

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:53:16 PST

Stockton, Calif. - Head Coach Adam Kennedy has announced the hiring of his assistant coach, Guastavo Barrios, who comes to Pacific after six seasons as an assistant coach at Cleveland State.

Stephen Quinn Captures Big West Athlete of the Week Honors

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:21:57 PST

Irvine, Calif. - Thanks to his phenomenal efforts in Pacific's Nov. 1 dual meet against Cal State Bakersfield and Fresno Pacific, senior Stephen Quinn (Livermore, Calif.) earned his first Big Athlete of the Week award for the week of Nov. 5.

Women Finish Perfect in Quad Meet at Bakersfield, Men Claim Victory Over Fresno Pacific

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:58:11 PST

Bakersfield, Calif. - In the multiple-team dual meet hosted by Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday, Nov. 1, the Pacific men's swimming team faced Fresno Pacific and Cal State Bakersfield, splitting its events with a 153-131 victory over Fresno Pacific and a 145-116 loss to the hosting Roadrunners. The women went a perfect 3-0 against all of the day's opponents.

Tigers Place Above Big West Rivals in 2008 Pacific Invitational

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:03:30 PST

Stockton, Calif. - Seniors Jun Huang (Guangzhou, China) and Jenny Lewis (Hesperia, Calif.) went 1-3 in two events for the women's swimming team, helping Pacific to 507.5 overall points and a fourth-place finish with the addition of two more teams in Day Two of the 2008 Pacific Invitational. UC Davis and Stanford entered the mix on Oct. 18, as the men improved their totals from Friday and emerged with 486 total points and a third-place finish.

Men Sit in Second Place, Women in Third After Day One of 2008 Pacific Invitational

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:28:24 PST

Stockton, Calif. - After one day of competition in the 2008 Pacific Tiger Invitational, the women's team finished in third place behind Washington State and Oregon State, but finished above Nevada by six points. In Friday's two-team field, the men came out behind California on Oct. 17.

Pacific Squads Combine for 11 Event Victories, Drop First Meet to California

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:30:47 PST

Stockton, Calif. - In the first dual swim meet of the year, the Pacific men's team won five of its 14 events against California and dropped the meet 135-113, while the women won six of their 14 events to ultimately lose 147.5-103.5 to California on Oct. 11.

Tigers Brave the Pacific, Take Fourth in RCP Tiburon Mile

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:03:07 PST

Tiburon, Calif. - The Pacific men's and women's swim teams joined forces last weekend to take part in a friendly, but competitive long distance race and took fourth place in the 2008 RCP Tiburon Mile on Oct. 5, 2008.

Men's Swimming 2008-09 Season Preview

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:24:36 PST

Stockton, Calif. - Pacific took a big hit with the loss of two CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major All-Americans, as Krzysztof Zoldak and David Dunn used up their collegiate eligibility as seniors last season. Along with them left Wojciech Betlej, who was also an integral part of the 2005 men's squad that claimed the Big West title. Zoldak, Dunn and Betlej accounted for nine of the team's 14 top individual times in last year's races. Two program graduates will return poolside to help guide current swimmers, as Zoldak and Craig Norman return to Pacific as assistant coaches this year.

Head Coach Adam Kennedy Unveils 2008-09 Roster Additions

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:05:20 PST

Stockton, Calif. - With the new academic year underway, eight new freshmen, transfers and walk-ons will take to the blocks in orange and black this year under first-year Pacific coaches Adam Kennedy and Emily Wylam.

Adam Kennedy Named Pacific Men's and Women's Swimming Head Coach

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:56:03 PST

University of the Pacific Director of Athletics Lynn King has announced the hiring of Adam Kennedy as men's and women's swimming head coach. Kennedy takes over the reigns of Pacific's swimming after spending the last four seasons as an assistant coach with the Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy.

Pacific's Aljaz Ojstersek Finishes 45th at FINA World Open Water Championships

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:00:48 PST

Stockton, Calif.- Pacific men's swimmer Aljaz Ojstersek (Kvanj, Slovenia) finished 45th at the FINA World Open Water Championships in Seville, Spain on Sunday, May 4. Aljaz finished the 10K event with a time of 2:04:38.1, 11:17.1 behind Vladimiir Dyatchin of Russia.

Dunn and Zoldak Earn CollegeSwimming.com All-America Honors

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:03:34 PST

Seniors David Dunn (Morgan Park, Calif.) and Krzysztof Zoldak (Oswiecim, Poland) each earned 2008 CollegeSwimming.com All-America honors.