https://vcweplayhard.com en-us https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/2026052134jpuw VC swimming standouts Jaiden Monroe, Olivia Badaracco and Faith Marshall all earned individual 3C2A All-American accolades as published by the California Community College Swim & Dive Coaches Association. Monroe was named All-American in six individual events and as part of three relays while Badaracco earned All-American honors in five individual events and with four relays. Marshall is a two-event All-American individualy and in four relays. Thu, 21 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/2026052134jpuw https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/20260503qdgpe8 VC's Jaiden Monroe claimed gold in the 100-yard backstroke on Friday and Olivia Badaracco bested her own school record in the 100-yard backstroke Friday as the Pirates competed in the 3C2A State Swimming and Diving Championships Thursday through Saturday at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa. Both the Ventura men's and women's teams placed 14th overall out of 31 scoring teams on each side. Sat, 02 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/20260503qdgpe8 https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/20260419qfvyjb Jaiden Monroe set three meet records and broke a pair of school standards in earning three gold medals and the conference male athlete of the year at the Western State Conference Championship at Thursday through Saturday. Faith Marshall set a pair of school records and one meet record with her two individual golds and Olivia Badaracco also set a meet standard and earned two firsts in the three-day event at Los Angeles Valley. Thomas Shea also added two individual gold medal performances for the Pirates. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/20260419qfvyjb https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/20260411jaxips Ventura's Thomas Shea and Daniel Anguita qualified for the 3C2A State Championships for the men and Alexandria Williams qualified for the Pirate women in bot the 1m and 3m diving events at the Western Satte Conference and Southern California Championships Friday at Cypress. Shea led the effort placing fourth in the 1m and third in the 3m dives in the region, respectively, while claiming the WSC title in both events. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/20260411jaxips https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/202604061tlq2m The Ventura College men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed at the Pasadena Invitational hosted at East Los Angeles College Thursday through Saturday. The women's relays were dominant winning three of four races while Olivia Badaracco won a pair of golds. Meanwhile, the VC men won a pair of relays and Jaiden Monroe also earned two first place finishes. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/202604061tlq2m https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/20260328nfjffq Faith Marshall and Jaiden Monroe led the VC women's and men's swimming and diving teams, respectively, at the Western State Conference meet No. 3 Friday at Santa Monica. Mashall earned a pair of individual golds in the 200-yard breaststroke and 50-yard freestyle events while Monroe won three golds in the 200-yard backstroke and the 100- and 50-yard freestyle races. Olivia Badaracco and Thomas Shea also won events for the Pirates. The VC men won first and the women were second as a team out of five competing schools. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/20260328nfjffq https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/202603243374bt Jaiden Monroe won three events, two with meet records and Olivia Badaracco claimed a pair of gold medals over the weekend to lead the VC swimming and diving teams at the Bob Miyashiro Invitational at Santa Rosa Junior College. Faith Marshall won a pair of silver medals and set a new school record in the process. The Pirate men were eighth overall out of 13 competing teams and the VC women placed ninth as a team. Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/202603243374bt https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/20260316zt72lf Pirate swimmer Jaiden Monroe won a pair of individual golds along with a silver, and anchored a winning relay team Saturday to help the VC men to a second place finish at the Western State Conference No. 2 meet at Los Angeles Valley. Thomas Shea won both diving events and was also on the gold medal-winning relay team. Olivia Badaracco won a pair of races to lead the Pirate women to a fourth place team finish of 10 teams. Sat, 14 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/20260316zt72lf https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/20260303omuxph The VC women's and men's swimming and diving teams placed eighth and 10th, respectively, in competition Friday and Saturday at the Mt. San Antonio Invitational in Wallnut. Olivia Badaracco and Faith Marshall led the women's team with gold medal performances while Jaiden Monroe again earned gold for the Pirate men in the 20-team, two-day meet. Sat, 28 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/20260303omuxph https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/202602090ffty8 The VC men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened their 2026 schedule Saturday hosting the Larry Baratte Invitational at the Ventura Aquatic Center. Gold medal performances from Jaiden Monroe and Thomas Shea led the Pirate men to a second place finish while Alex Williams earned a bronze to help the Ventura women to finish fourth place as a team. Sat, 07 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2025-26/releases/202602090ffty8