Keira Scott is dealing with a rare case of déjà vu as she begins her sophomore year at Cal Poly. The Toronto native committed to swim at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) during her senior year of high school, but LMU cut its women’s swim team — along with five other varsity sports — before she […]
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Cal Poly promotes STUNT team to varsity sport
Cal Poly Athletics announced the addition of a new Division I sport on Aug. 1, as the university is promoting the stunt team from club to the varsity level this upcoming school year. They will also be looking to add women’s flag football as early as 2027. The announcement came from recently retired Athletic Director […]
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Hung out to dry: Uncertain future for Cal Poly swim recruits amid program cut
For the high-schoolers who signed letters of intent to join for the 2025-26 season, there was less room to maneuver. Their scholarship agreements will be honored, but they only last through freshman year, according to Oberhelman. And though some of these swimmers initially had offers from other universities as well, the timing of the announcement meant some teams had filled up and the offers were no longer standing.
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Breaking: Cal Poly Swim and Dive falls short of fundraising goal and will not be reinstated after raising $9 million
After more than four months of campaigning and raising $9 million, the Cal Poly Swimming and Diving program’s push for reinstatement has officially ended, according to members of the team. In an email from Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong on June 16, he informed the program there would be no further extensions to the due […]
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Cal Poly Swim and Dive receives new fundraising deadline, raised $7.5 million
Cal Poly Swim and Dive just got significantly closer to getting back into the pool amid their push for program reinstatement, after receiving a new deadline and fundraising goal from Cal Poly on Saturday, April 26. According to the Instagram page dedicated to saving the team, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong reached out to the […]
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Cal Poly Athletic Director breaks silence on swim and dive team discontinuation
Over a month after announcing the discontinuation of the Cal Poly swim and dive program, athletic director Don Oberhelman made his first public comments on the move. He cited multiple issues, including budget reduction, the House v. NCAA settlement and Cal Poly’s large number of sports offerings. “It’s painful,” said Oberhelman in a video on […]
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Cal Poly Swim and Dive athletes battle for reinstatement after team cut
Cal Poly’s swim and dive team was suddenly discontinued on March 7, leaving athletes to raise $10 million to reinstate the program, with the team’s fate being decided on April 15.
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Big West Champion swimmer Drew Huston transfers to USC
Star Cal Poly men’s swimmer Drew Huston announced he was transferring to the University of Southern California in an Instagram post on March 28, making him the first major domino to fall nearly a month after Cal Poly announced that they would be permanently discontinuing the Swimming and Diving Program on March 7. The junior […]
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Cal Poly cuts swim and dive team, cites ‘changing’ NCAA landscape
Cal Poly Athletics has announced the immediate discontinuation of men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs due to the rapidly evolving and changing NCAA Division I landscape and the looming financial impact of the House vs. NCAA settlement.
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Yoo, Huston take gold as Cal Poly Swimming and Diving competes at Big West Championships
Cal Poly Swim and Dive struck gold twice in a dramatic close to one of their strongest seasons in recent memory. The Mustangs traveled to the Big West Swim and Dive Championships in Houston, Texas, from Feb. 12-15. The men’s team finished third with 603 points, and the women’s team finished sixth with 268 points. […]
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Meet the ‘adrenaline junkie’ setting Cal Poly Diving records
This story is featured in the February 2025 print edition. Three weeks away from one of the biggest diving competitions of his life, Justin Dolezal was sidelined with a concussion. But you wouldn’t know it from his demeanor. Dressed in Cal Poly gear, the biology sophomore grinned as he opened the gate to the Anderson […]