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 https://vcweplayhard.com/general/2024-25/releases/20250803o3399h Ventura College student athletes excelled once again in the classroom in 2024-25 with a total of 101 Pirates achieving a 3.5 GPA or higher, earning mention on the Dean's List, in the fall 2024 term while taking in 12 or more units of study, with 46 student athletes recording a perfect 4.0 GPA. In spring 2025, 99 VC student athletes were named on the Dean's List with 44 posting perfect GPA's. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/general/2024-25/releases/20250803o3399h https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2024-25/releases/20250505o8zh1j Pirates Jaiden Monroe and Olivia Badaracco both had an outstanding weekend at the 3C2A State Championships in Santa Rosa. The pair each medalled in two individual races during the three-day event while each also earned team points in another. Additionally, they each swam legs on three men's or women's relay teams, respectively, that also scored for the Pirates in the championships. Badaracco highlighted her performance with two school records in the 100- and 200-yard  backstroke races. Sat, 03 May 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2024-25/releases/20250505o8zh1j https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2024-25/releases/202504210ba4ol The VC men's and women's swimming and Diving teams each finished third at the Western State Conference Championships held Thursday through Saturday at Santa Monica. Jaiden Monroe won three individual golds for the Ventura men, including a record-setting performance in the 100-yard butterfly to earn WSC Male Athlete of the Year honors. Olivia Badaracco also won an individual gold with two silver medals for the Pirate women. Sat, 19 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2024-25/releases/202504210ba4ol https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2024-25/releases/20250411zzvkam VC's Thomas Shea had an outstanding two day in Long Beach, qualifying for the 3C2A State Championships in both the 1m and 3m diving events at the Southern California Diving Championships. The freshman finished seventh overall in the 3m competition and 10th in the 1m event to make state. He also came in third and fourth, respectively, in the concurrent Western State Conference Championships. Meanwhile, Brayden Black also qualified for state with an eighth-place finish in the 1m diving event, good for third in the WSC. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2024-25/releases/20250411zzvkam https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2024-25/releases/2025040717q6b6 Ventura College's men's and women's swimming and diving teams dominated the relays at the three-day Pasadena Invitational, wit the men running away with a first place finish and the women coming in a strong second in the team competition. Jaiden Monroe posted the fastest time this season in the state in winning the 100-yard backstroke and the men and women both won all five relays in their respective competitions. Sat, 05 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2024-25/releases/2025040717q6b6 https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2024-25/releases/202504021kfm07 The VC men's and women's swimming and diving teams each finished second Friday at the Western State Conference No. 3 meet at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria. Jaiden Monroe led the men with a apir of gold medals and a silver while Olivia Badaracco claimed three individual third-place finishes. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2024-25/releases/202504021kfm07 https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2024-25/releases/20250316lr8f9e The Pirates' men's and women's swimming and diving teams both came in third of nine teams at the Western State Conference No. 2 meet at Santa Monica Saturday. Jaiden Monroe paced the men's team with three gold medal swims while Olivia Badaracco added a first- and a second-place finish to her individual accomplishments. VC's 400-yard medley relay team of Nick Santander, Michael Ramirez, Luigi Travi and Monroe also claimed a first-place finish. Sat, 15 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2024-25/releases/20250316lr8f9e https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2024-25/releases/20250310z38xe3 The VC women's swimming and diving team placed third and the men came in fourth Friday and Saturday at the Riverside Invitational. Olivia Badaracco led the women with three individual golds and a bronze while Alex Williams struck gold twice. Jaiden Monroe had the men's team only first place finish and he also had an invidudual runner-up finish. Sat, 08 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2024-25/releases/20250310z38xe3 https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2024-25/releases/20250303vik4gr The Ventrua College men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed well Friday and Saturday at the Mt. San Antonio Invitational wit hthe men placing sixth of 19 teams and the women coming in ninth of 21 schools. Jaiden Monroe was the top scorer for the men with four Top-7 finishes while Olivia Badaracco led the women with VC's lone gold of the meet. Sat, 01 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2024-25/releases/20250303vik4gr https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2024-25/releases/20250225108q11 Ventura College's men's and women's swimming and diving teams each finished first Friday at the Western State Conference No. 1 meet at Los Anglees Valley. Jaiden Monroe led the VC men with three individual golds and Olivia Badaracco finished first twice to lead the women. The Pirate men totaled 234 points to run away from second place Valley with 131 while the women earned 152 points, edging out the Monarchs with 148. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2024-25/releases/20250225108q11 https://vcweplayhard.com/general/2023-24/releases/20240812kpcdd5 The Ventura College Athletic Department claimed its 14th Top-13 finish in 19 years, placing 13th in California in the 2023-24 all-sports National Association of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) Cup standings. Pirate Athletics totaled 106 points overall, besting its 105.5 points earned in 2022-23 that placed 12th. Ventura was also 17th for the second straight year in the Daktronics Cup Standings with two-years schools from California, Oregon and Washington. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/general/2023-24/releases/20240812kpcdd5 https://vcweplayhard.com/general/2023-24/releases/20240801320rqe The Ventura College Athletic Department is proud to announce the transfer of 71 student athletes to four-year schools following their time with the Pirates. 48 of those transfers plan to continue their sport with 34 earning athletic scholarships. The VC class of 2024 will transfer to 48 different schools in 19 different states across the country. Additionally, 17 of the Pirate alumni have earned academic scholarships at their new schools. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/general/2023-24/releases/20240801320rqe https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2023-24/releases/20240504zwblkg VC sophomore Ayden Jacobus and freshman Ella Montano each turned in outstanding performances at the 3C2A State Swimming & Diving Championships Thursday through Saturday at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa. Jacobus was named the Co-Men's Diver of the Year with a gold and a silver medal while Montano placed in three events, each in the A-Final. Freshman Wyatt Dingman also placed in both diving events for Ventura at the championships. Sat, 04 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2023-24/releases/20240504zwblkg https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2023-24/releases/202404212ll7vw The VC men's and women's swimming and diving teams produced more strong performances Saturday to conclude the Western State Conference Championships at the Ventura Aquatic Center. Ella Montano claimed her second gold medal of the meet Saturday while Nick Santander won silver. Michael Soho and Luigi Trave each claimed bronze medals Saturday to lead the VC men to a second place team finish. The Pirate women came in fourth in the championships. Sat, 20 Apr 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2023-24/releases/202404212ll7vw https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2023-24/releases/20240420ju8x9c The VC men's and women's swimming and diving teams continued to produced strong performances Friday on the second day of the Western State Conference Championships at the Ventura Aquatic Center. Ella Montano won gold in the 100-yard breast stroke while Cameron Habib and Nick Santander each claimed silver in the 200-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke events, respectively. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2023-24/releases/20240420ju8x9c https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2023-24/releases/202404193a5fo6 The Ventura College men's and women's swimming and diving teams are hosting the Western State Conference Championships with the men in second place and the women in fourth after the first of three days of competition at the Ventura Aquatic Center. Michael Soho and Ella Montano led their respective teams, each earning individual silver medals while swimming legs on two different relay teams for the Pirates. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2023-24/releases/202404193a5fo6 https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2023-24/releases/202404140lcnwd VC's Ayden Jacobus won two gold medals Friday, winning the Southern California 1m and 3m diving championships. The wins also combined for conference gold in the upcoming Western State Conference Championships next week. Wyatt Dingman, meanwhile, also qualified for the state championships with his performance in the two events in Long Beach. Fri, 12 Apr 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2023-24/releases/202404140lcnwd https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2023-24/releases/20240408jsrw0y The Pirates' men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed at the Pasadena Invitational held at East Los Angeles College Thursday through Saturday with the men placing third of nine teams and the women coming in seventh of 10. Carlos Gonzalez scored in four individual events for the VC men and Sarah Glassman led the Pirate women scoring in five individual events. Sat, 06 Apr 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2023-24/releases/20240408jsrw0y https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2023-24/releases/20240324x9wyw3 Ventura's men's and women's swimming and diving teams made the trek to Northern California for the weekend to compete in the Bob Miyashiro Invitational at San Rosa Junior College. Ayden Jacobus led the men's effort winning the 1m and 3m diving events while Carlos Gonzalez scored in three individual races. Cassidy Yanca was tops for the women scoring in two individual events and Sarah Glassman placed in both diving competitions. Sat, 23 Mar 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2023-24/releases/20240324x9wyw3 https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2023-24/releases/20240225ltj6tk The Pirates' men's and women's swimming and diving teams had a solid performance Friday at the Western State Conference No. 1 meet at Santa Monica Friday with the men winning the five-team competition and the women coming in third. Cameron Habib led the VC men with a pair of gold medal performances while Elle Montano also finished first in a pair of individual events. Luigi Travi, Merrick Giles and Michael Soho also won events for the men. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://vcweplayhard.com/sports/swimdive/2023-24/releases/20240225ltj6tk