Pirates win first OEC Invitational of 2025
MISSION VIEJO -- It was a solid start to the 2025 season for the Orange Coast College men's swim/dive team as the Pirates took on the rest of the Orange Empire Conference on Friday at Saddleback College and headed home with the top overall team spot.
The Pirates finished Friday's OEC Invitational with a team score of 690.5, topping Riverside (601.5), Golden West (585), Cypress (250) and Saddleback (218).
Complete results from Friday's meet can be found by CLICKING HERE.
The Pirates will return to action on Friday at the RCC Invitational, hosted by Riverside City College, beginning at 9 a.m.
Top-3 performances for the Pirates include the following ...
FIRST PLACE
200 Individual Medley -- Evan Lim, 1:59.29 (only sub 2-minute time)
500 Freestyle -- Oscar Cruz, 4:51.30
200 Freestyle -- Oscar Cruz, 1:47.74
100 Freestyle -- Brenden Bellavia, 47.22 (over 3 seconds ahead of the field)
100 Breaststroke -- Evan Lim, 2:13.91
200 Butterfly -- Oscar Cruz, 1:57.08
SECOND PLACE
200 Freestyle Relay -- (Evan Lim, Brenden Bellavia, Darius Walach, Daniel Charan, 1:27.27
200 IM -- Kevin Li, 2:00.65
500 Freestyle -- Gavin McNeal, 4:52.78
50 Freestyle -- Brenden Bellavia, 21.31
400 Freestyle -- Kevin Li, 4:20.96
100 Butterfly -- Evan Lim, 52.08
200 Freestyle -- Darius Walach, 1:48.68
100 Breaststroke -- Darius Walach, 2:19.01
200 Butterfly -- Kevin Li, 1:58.29
1650 Freestyle -- Gavin McNeal, 17:25.23
THIRD PLACE
200 Freestyle -- Gavin McNeal, 1:50.82
100 Freestyle -- Kaua Mota, 1:03.0
100 Breaststroke -- Sam Brooks, 2:25.71
1650 Freestyle -- Mason Shaff, 17:27.08
