Swimming and Diving

A recap of the 2025 Big West Swimming & Diving Championships successes   By DIEGO CERNA — sports@theaggie.org   From Feb. 12 to 15, the UC Davis women’s swimming and diving team competed in the Big West Conference Swimming & Diving Championships that took place at the University of Houston’s Campus Recreation and Wellness Center […]

CSUN meet domination follows Blue & Gold home meet    By Krista Hajjar — sports@theaggie.org   After a success at the Blue & Gold meet, the UC Davis women’s swimming & diving team looks forward to their upcoming season filled with exciting invites and more home meets than ever. The Blue & Gold meet is […]

The Aggies win 11 out of 16 individual events   By MEGAN JOSEPH  — sports@theaggie.org   The UC Davis women’s swim and dive team recently hosted the first tri-meet competition of the season. The competition was rigorous with the University of Nevada, Reno Wolf Pack and the Cal State East Bay Pioneers coming from out […]

Junior two-time Olympic Trials competitor and former Golden Bear, Samantha Shellem, has proven time and time again that she is one of the most fierce and ambitious swimmers in California. From shattering the school’s 500-yard freestyle record at 4:48.69, to hitting NCAA “B” qualifying standards in the 200-free at Missouri, to being dubbed MPSF Female […]

UC Davis ended its dual meet schedule in impressive fashion at the Fresno Aquatics Center, defeating the host Bulldogs 195-105 and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rival UC Santa Barbara by a score of 180-120 in Saturday’s double dual-meet. UC Davis captured its first victory over UCSB for the first time since 2006. The Aggies won […]

The Aggies prevailed over Pacific in a home meet at the Schaal Aquatic Center 176.5-106.5. With the win, the team maintains a 5-2 record this season. The Aggies opened the meet on a strong note, winning the first nine events against the Tigers to create a sizable advantage. Sophomore Hilary Hunt and junior Haley Porter […]

Teams: UC Davis vs. Pacific Where: Schaal Aquatics Center — Davis, Calif. When: Saturday at noon Who to watch: Junior Samantha Shellem, a two-time Olympic Trials qualifier, ought to be thrilling to watch, as she posted spectacular performances during the Mizzou Invitational. Shellem picked up her second Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Female Athlete of the […]

This past weekend, the UC Davis swimming and diving team wrapped up their trip to Missouri with impressive results. The Aggies finished third out of nine teams with 575.5 points. On the first day of competition, junior Samantha Shellem shattered the UC Davis school record in the 500-yard freestyle with a winning time of 4:48.59. […]

Teams: UC Davis (4-2) at Missouri Invite Where: Mizzou Aquatic Center — Columbia, Mo. When: Thursday to Sunday Who to watch: In UC Davis’ 178-117 win over Nevada, freshman Marissa Brown battled Nevada’s Jojo Mi in the 1,000 freestyle, touching in at 10:06.97. Brown surpassed senior Linda Hermann’s school record by almost 6 full seconds. […]

Senior Kayleigh Foley has been more than just a standout performer over the past four years — she has been a program-defining swimmer for UC Davis. This season, Foley won Mountain Pacific Sports Federation titles in four events — including the 200-yard freestyle where she set a school record at the MPSF Championship meet with […]

Sophomore Liliana Alvarez has already become a key part of the UC Davis swimming and diving team in just two years with the program. The San Anselmo, Calif. native qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second year in a row this season, finishing her year with a 36th place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke. […]

Sophomore swimmer Liliana Alvarez competed in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard breaststroke at the NCAA Championship meet at the James E. Martin Aquatics Center in Auburn, Ala. this weekend. Alvarez opened up on Friday with a 36th place finish in the 100 breast, posting a time of 1:01.83. She followed that up with a […]