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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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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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 […]
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Cal Poly Swim and Dive prepares to compete in Big West Championships
As the Big West’s first swim and dive season since being reintroduced comes to a close, Cal Poly looks primed to make a surprise run at the Big West Championships held in Houston, Texas, from Feb. 12-15. The Mustangs men’s team just wrapped up their first undefeated dual meet season in program history, seeing unprecedented […]
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Cal Poly Swim and Dive dominates UC Santa Cruz on Senior Day
Cal Poly Swimming and Diving celebrated their seniors in style on Friday, Jan. 10, beating UC Santa Cruz on both the men’s and women’s side in the final home meet of the year. The men’s team toppled the Banana Slugs by a score of 235-63, and the women were similarly dominant, winning 218-79. The Mustangs […]