MONTEREY PARK, Calif. – Swimming and Diving finished up a historic showing at the SCIAC Swimming & Diving Championships hosted by Pomona-Pitzer at East Los Angeles College, earning a fifth-place finish on the women's side and sixth on the men's side. The men picked up their first champion finish in 10 years.
 
SCIAC CHAMPION!
 
Connor Grant earned the Tiger men's first individual SCIAC Championship since Steven van Deventer won his sixth in the breaststroke in the 2015 championships. Grant's victory came in the 200 Free, a mark that he set a school record in twice over the weekend.
 
Grant's Friday night victory came in at a 1:39.48, over a full second over his initial school record set Wednesday, opening the 800 free relay. Grant came in less than .2 seconds off the final NCAA B-Cut time.
 
PODIUM FINISHES
 
Apart from Grant, another bunch of Tigers earned an All-SCIAC finish over on Day One. The women's 800 free relay notched a third-place finish with a time of 7:44.45.
 
The school-record mark came from the strokes of Amanda George, Sarah Radle, Nathalie Kerrigan and Kamille Pellettieri.
 
SCHOOL RECORDS
 
The Tigers recorded eight school records across the four-day event. Aside from Grant's championship – the records were highlighted by Sarah Radle's NCAA B-Cut time in the 100 Free.
 

• Women's 800F Relay: George, Radle, Kerrigan, Pellettieri – 7:44.45
• Men's 200M Relay: Grant, Carter Park, Matthew Spruance, Joshua Biggs – 1:30.98
• Men's 800F Relay: Grant, Nate Pitroff, Jack Davis, Reid Lalli – 6:50.83
• 200 Free: Connor Grant – (Wed, 1:40.69 and Fri, 1:39.48)
• 200 IM: Sarah Radle – 2:06.28
• 500 Free: Connor Grant – 4:36.82
• 100 Free: Sarah Radle – 51.38

 
Occidental Swim & Dive smashed its performance from a year ago where they notched one school record, and this year's bunch of seniors capped off illustrious careers with six of the nine graduating Tigers contributing to a new school record.