STOCKTON, Calif. – The Pacific men's and women's swimming and diving teams are looking forward to a strong 2022-23 season, including many new faces. The men's team added five to the roster, and the women's team added six for the upcoming season.
 
"We added a few more meets to our schedule this season," said Head Coach Katelyne Herrington who is entering her fourth year at the helm of the program. "Swimming against California Baptist, Cal Poly and Fresno will be more competitive race opportunities."
 
The women's team starts its season by hosting Cal State East Bay on September 24 at 11 a.m. The Tigers are 2-0 against the Pioneers, winning the last meet 161-101 in September 2021.
 
October 1-2, the Tigers host the Pacific Invitational at the Chris Kjeldsen Pool at the Douglass M. Eberhardt Aquatics Center.
 
Both teams travel to Fresno on October 21 for a dual meet with Fresno Pacific and Fresno State at 4 p.m. The men's team is 1-0 against Fresno Pacific and last faced Fresno State in a dual meet in November 2016. The women's team is 1-0 against Fresno Pacific and 0-1 against Fresno State.
 
The men's team travels to Cal on October 27 to take on the Bears at 4 p.m. The Tigers are 0-2 against Cal.
 
On October 28, the women's team heads to San Jose State to take on the Spartans at 1 p.m.
 
"Our women had a big victory against SJSU last year, so I know they are already looking forward to dueling it out again," said Herrington.
 
The Tigers men and women host Cal State Bakersfield on November 5 at noon. The men's and women's teams are 0-1 against the Roadrunners.
 
November 17-19, the Tigers travel to Utah Tech for their Winter Invitational. "We are excited about making the trip to Utah Tech for our Winter Invitational in St George," said Herrington. "We'll be swimming against primarily schools in our conference."
 
The Tigers travel to California Baptist to take on the Lancers on December 3 at 11 a.m. This will be the first time the Tigers face the Lancers in an individual meet.
 
The men's team travels to Palo Alto to face Stanford on January 13 at 2 p.m. The Tigers are 0-3 against the Cardinal.
 
On January 14, the Tigers host Cal Poly at the Chris Kjeldsen Pool at 2 p.m. "Cal Poly should be an exciting dual meet for both our men and women this year," said Herrington. "We are looking to chase them down at conference." The men's and women's teams beat Cal Poly the last time the teams faced each other in January 2017.
 
The Tigers host UC Santa Barbara for their senior meet on January 21 at 10 a.m. The men's team is 0-1 against the Gauchos, and the women's team is 1-0.
 
On January 28, the women's team hosts UC Davis at 11 a.m. The Tigers are 0-4 against the Aggies.
 
February 3-4, the Tigers will participate in the UC Santa Barbara Invitational.
 
The Tigers will travel back to St. George, Utah, for the MPSF Conference Championships February 15-18 and will head to Elkhart, Ind. March 9-11 to compete in the National Invitation Championships (NIC). The NIC provides a culminating event for those Division I swimmers and divers that have achieved B/Zone standards but are not selected for the NCAA Division I Championships.
 
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