Maddie O’Connell

UC Santa Barbara Sweeps Team Titles in Return of the Big West Swimming & Diving Championships

The 2025 Big West Championship is in the books, seeing UC Santa Barbara hold on to be crowned men’s and women’s champions.

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Hawaii Men Pop 1:23.6 200 Medley Relay on Night 1 of Big West Championships

With over a decade passing since the last Big West Championship, the record book was ripe for rewriting, and these teams delivered.

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2025 Big West Conference Conference Preview: Diving Makes the Difference For a Hawaii Sweep

The Hawaii men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are looking to win the first Big West Conference Championships since 2010.

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Freshman Yamato Okadome Rips 1:52.85 200 Breast as Cal Rolls UC San Diego

Cal traveled to La Jolla over the weekend to face off against the UC San Diego Tritons in a two-day combined dual meet.

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Hanz Palattao Breaks 20-Year-Old Meet Record at Summer Far Westerns

Hanz Palattao, 12, erased a 20-year-old meet record in the 100 backstroke, breaking Shayne Fleming’s mark of 1:04.57 from 2004 with a winning time of 1:04.23.

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2024 CIF State Swim Championships: Finals Live Recap

Foothill freshman Luka Mijatovic is living up to the hype so far at his first CIF State meet as the top seed in the 200 free (1:36.69) and 500 free (4:20.25).

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Teagan O’Dell Among Big Names Missing From 2024 CIF State Championships Psych Sheets

O’Dell will skip the state championships after winning the girls’ 100 fly and 200 IM at the CIF Southern Section Championships.

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UCSD Commit Maddie O’Connell and Luka Mijatovic’s Double Wins Highlight 2024 CIF-NCS Finals

Carondelet senior Maddie O’Connell was the only girl to win two events (100 free/back) while Foothill first-year Luka Mijatovic swept the boys 200/500 free.

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Rising Stars Luka Mijatovic, Tim Wu Climb Age-Group Rankings at EBAL Championships

Luka Mijatovic raced for the first time since turning 15, taking home EBAL titles in the 500 free and 200 IM to kick off his first high school playoff run.

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1225 Athletes from 40 Teams Descend on Clovis West High for Massive Invite

Daniel Yi and the Smoky Hill High School boys will travel across state lines to race at this year’s Clovis West Invite in California

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