{"id":126306,"date":"2026-01-09T07:19:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T07:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/126306\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T07:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T07:19:13","slug":"swim-facing-fresno-state-for-two-days-of-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/126306\/","title":{"rendered":"Swim Facing Fresno State for Two Days of Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-306af504-7fff-322e-192b-72c129a04bf7\" style=\"line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">MALIBU, Calif. \u2013 \u00a0Pepperdine Swim returns to <a href=\"https:\/\/pepperdinewaves.com\/staff-directory\/raleigh-runnels-memorial-pool\/182\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"182\" target=\"_blank\">Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool<\/a> for a dual meet against the Fresno State Bulldogs Friday at 4:00 p.m. and again Saturday at 12:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">It will be the first time this season that the Waves will compete in kickstroke and fin events. Additionally, Pepperdine will have an unscored solo dive exhibition as Fresno State will be without their divers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">Friday Sprint Meet Schedule<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">400 medley relay<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">50 fly<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">50 breast<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">100 kick<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">1650 free<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">50 free<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">50 back<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">100 free with fins<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">100 IM<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">400 free relay<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">Saturday Meet Schedule<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">200 medley relay<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">400 IM<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">200 free<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">100 back<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">100 breast<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">200 fly<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">50 free<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">100 free<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">200 back<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">200 breast<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">500 free<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">100 fly<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">200 IM<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">200 free relay<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">Both days of the meet will be streamed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.overnght.com\/player\/8b6ee049-b6d5-4854-ba27-990a21567047\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Overnght<\/a> for subscribers, with results posted to MeetMobile.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">The festivities between Pepperdine and the Bulldogs will be the 21st and 22nd meeting between the two all-time. Currently Fresno State holds a 19-1 advantage in the series. Pepperdine last triumphed in 1988, 141-106.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">The Waves last faced the Aztecs on Oct. 9 in Malibu in an 83-59 loss. It will be their 32nd meeting all-time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">In Pepperdine&#8217;s last meet they earned a 212.5-79.5 victory against Cal State East Bay but faltered against San Diego State, 162-128.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">The Waves earned five victories while in San Diego, Calif. earlier in the week. <a href=\"https:\/\/pepperdinewaves.com\/sports\/womens-swimming-and-diving\/roster\/jackie-johnson\/5585\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5585\" target=\"_blank\">Jackie Johnson<\/a> earned another gold finish in what has been a great first year (281.63 in the 3-meter). <a href=\"https:\/\/pepperdinewaves.com\/sports\/womens-swimming-and-diving\/roster\/sophia-blietz\/5582\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5582\" target=\"_blank\">Sophia Blietz<\/a> is another strong freshman performer who showed out against the Aztecs and Pioneers. She won the 200 back with a time of 2:06.30.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">The Waves will next face rival San Diego Jan. 17. Early attendees will get free themed beach towels as part of the Pool Party promotion.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">ABOUT PEPPERDINE SWIM AND DIVE<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">Pepperdine swimming &amp; diving has a rich history spanning four decades, having posted top-five finishes in its conference in 32 of 39 seasons. The Waves have captured three conference championships in the past four seasons, its first three conference titles, winning its first MPSF Championship in 2025 after joining the conference the season prior. In 38 seasons in the PCSC, the Waves saw 48 individual champions and 20 PCSC Swimmer or Diver of the Year awards. Andreea Trufasu stands as the program&#8217;s lone Olympian, having competed in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">FOLLOW<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">To stay up-to-date on the latest Pepperdine swim and dive news, follow the Waves on social media @PepperdineWSD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; MALIBU, Calif. \u2013 \u00a0Pepperdine Swim returns to Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126307,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":{"0":"post-126306","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fresno","8":"tag-fresno","9":"tag-fresno-headlines","10":"tag-fresno-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126306\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}