Sept. 12, 2018
 
SAN DIEGO - San Diego begins its 2018-19 season this Friday at 2 p.m. (PT) against San Diego State at Aztec Aquaplex.
 
The meet will be in a pentathlon format with the first five events being the 100 free, 100 fly, 100 back, 100 breast, 100 IM. The meet concludes with a set of sprints, followed by 400 IM and 500 free.
 
TEAM BREAKDOWN
The Toreros boast a balanced lineup, returning 18 swimmers from a year ago and adding 13 freshmen. 
 
Mackenna Briggs, Kailyn Evans, Danielle Taylor, and Alex Hubel return for USD after earning All-MPSF honors a year ago. The quartet broke three school records in the 200 medley relay, the 400 free relay, and the 800 free relay.
 
WINNING IN THE CLASSROOM
The Torero Scholar-athletes excelled in the classroom last year earning CSCAA Scholar All-America team honors, for having a 3.18 team GPA during the fall semester of 2017.
 
The award caps an impressive academic year for the Toreros, who also accumulated 10 MPSF All-Academic honors. The returners who received the awards are Allie Andrade, Mackenna Briggs, Melinda Henesy, Alex Hubel, Liza Kuznetsova, Elizabeth Petty, Eva Ratcliff, Danielle Taylor, and Samantha Terranova.
 
Head coach Mike Keeler returns for his 20th season and Jaclyn Rosen returns for her second year as assistant coach.