BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The Pacific swim and dive program earned a 127-83 victory over Cal State Bakersfield on the women's side but came up short on the men's side in a 126-82 decision on Friday afternoon from the John S. Hillman Memorial Aquatic Center.

Redshirt senior Diana Chan played a key role for the Pacific women, helping notch four first-place finishes en route to the Tigers' fourth win of the 2025-26 campaign. The men dropped to 1-2 on the year.

Chan opened up the competition as part of the women's 200 yard medley relay where Pacific finished first in the process of recording a time of 1:46.51 in that event. Chan swam the fastest in the women's 100 yard backstroke with a time of 56.98 and in the women's 200 yard backstroke with a time of 2:04.32. She wrapped up the day in the women's 400 freestyle relay, swimming the third leg in Pacific's first-place nod there.

Sophomore Christina Agiomamitou picked up a pair of first-place finishes on Friday, touching the wall first in the women's 200 yard freestyle (1:52.22) and in the women's 500 yard freestyle (5:04.62).

Junior Lexxi Chavez scored four points each for Pacific as she competed in the one-meter and three-meter diving events.

On the men's side of swimming, freshman Raphael Vanhecke represented a bright spot for the Tigers, earning first-place finishes in the men's 200 yard IM (1:51.04) and in the men's 200 yard freestyle (1:39.06). Sophomore Nate Rasmussen posted a runner-up finish behind Vanhecke in the men's 200 yard freestyle, clocking in at 1:39.14.

The Tigers continue on the road as they prepare for their next meet at UC Santa Barbara on Monday, Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. in Santa Barbara, California.

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