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Welcome to the men’s Chico State Swimming, Diving & Water Polo website.
Our mission is to preserve the 30 year history of these programs through narratives and a dive into the record books. New content will be added regularly and if you discover an error please contact us.
Our program’s history spans from 1960 to 1991 with a single relay team attending the 1961 Far Western Conference meet, and a full team participating in all events the following year and placing 3rd of the 6 teams participating. Over these three decades, hundreds of swimmers, divers and water polo players contributed to the achievement as individual and teammates. As for the achievements, the history will speak for itself and warrants a high rung on the Chico State ladder of athletic success.
It has been 35 years (in 2026) since the last swimmer hauled himself out of the pool at the NCAA championships in 1991. Although we have gotten together on several occasions on the Chico State campus and elsewhere and will continue to do so, it is a priority to reach every living member of our aquatic family.
Above all, this website is about sharing our stories, preserving our history, and celebrating the bonds we built in and out of the water.
This website aims to chronicle the full history of our program, ensuring that every teammate is remembered as accurately and completely as possible. We are thrilled that Don Lytle is also committed to preserving the legacies of their programs.
This is truly a labor of love, and we’re eager to move forward as quickly as possible. However, to make this project a success, we need your help. If you have stories, details, or memories to share, please reach out—we’d love to hear from you and ensure that every part of our history is honored.
There were many accomplishments – both team and individual – that should never be forgotten.
This includes national team championships, individual national event victories, countless memorable performances at dual meets, conference championships and state championships.
There is so much more information and stories to be shared from past team trips, team get-togethers, and rewriting the record books.
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