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Hoops and haircuts: How Oakland Swim and Dive turned into an internet sensation

Hoops and haircuts: How Oakland Swim and Dive turned into an internet sensation

Evan Blanchard, Sports Reporter February 14, 2024

It was a normal Saturday matinee on Feb. 3 for the Oakland men’s basketball team as they took on Cleveland State. Until it wasn’t. A few minutes after the ball was tipped, in came the Oakland Swim...

OU swimming and diving makes a splash in season opener against Wayne State

OU swimming and diving makes a splash in season opener against Wayne State

Kurt Szymanski, Sports Reporter September 20, 2023

The OU Swim and Dive team opened their season with a dominating preseason win over the Wayne State University Warriors on Thursday, Sept. 14, at the Oakland Aquatics Center. “I feel good,” OU head...

The Oakland University swimming and diving team won their ninth consecutive Horizon League title last weekend.

Swimming and Diving teammates Christian Bart, Susan LaGrand named to U.S. roster for World University Games

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor May 25, 2023

Legendary Swimming and Diving head coach Pete Hovland’s 44-year career has now officially come to an end, and his successor, Mitch Alters, has taken over. Hovland coached countless swimmers and divers...

The Oakland Swimming and Diving team defeated Cleveland State in their final regular season match on Friday.

Oakland names Mitch Alters new head coach of swimming and diving

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor April 5, 2023

On Friday afternoon, the Oakland University Athletic Department announced its next men’s and women’s swimming and diving head coach will be Mitch Alters. The announcement came not long after the...

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