SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly has been accepted as an affiliate member of the Pacific-10 Conference for the sport of men’s swimming and diving, beginning with the upcoming 2010-11 academic year. The Mustangs competed in the Big West Conference since the 1996-97 season, but the Big West has discontinued the sport following the departure of UC Irvine in 2009 and Cal State Northridge following the 2010 season, reducing the number of schools competing in...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly has been added to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in the sport of women’s swimming and diving, beginning with the upcoming 2010-11 academic year. The Mustangs competed in the Big West Conference since the 1996-97 season, but the Big West has discontinued the sport following the departure of Cal State Northridge, reducing the number of schools competing in women’s swimming to four. UC Santa Barbara, Pacific and UC Davis also...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Cal Poly senior-to-be Peter Kline posted the 12th-fastest time in the preliminaries of the 200 individual medley Sunday at the Los Angeles Grand Prix, but did not compete in the consolation final. Kline was timed in 2 minutes, 7.66 seconds in the long course (metric) event at the McDonald's Swim Stadium on the USC campus. Kline also was 45th overall and eighth among the B Flight swimmers in the prelims of the 100...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Cal Poly senior-to-be Peter Kline has earned a pair of top-10 finishes in the Los Angeles Grand Prix this weekend at the McDonald's Swim Stadium on the USC campus. On Friday, Kline placed ninth in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2 minutes, 5.80 seconds. Kline also anchored the 400 freestyle relay team which placed ninth in 3:36.18. David LaFlamme, Chase Nick and Dane Philpot also swam on the foursome. Kline placed fifth...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Junior Peter Kline and freshman Angie Haven have been named Cal Poly's most outstanding swimmers for the 2009-10 season. The awards were presented at the team's awards banquet Saturday night. Kline became Cal Poly's first qualifier for the NCAA Division I national championships since the university’s athletics program was elevated to Division I in 1994. He finished 21st in the prelims of the 400 individual medley, 37th in the 200 backstroke prelims...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Peter Kline will have to wait one more year in his effort to become Cal Poly's first NCAA Division I All-American since the school elevated its athletics program to Division I in 1994. A junior, Kline posted the 37th-fastest time in the 200 backstroke preliminaries Sunday afternoon and missed qualifying for the finals at the NCAA Division I National Swimming and Diving Championships. Kline's time was 1 minute, 45.80 seconds, about one second shy of the school record...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cal Poly junior Peter Kline posted the 21st-fastest time in the preliminaries of the 400 individual medley Saturday at the NCAA Division I National Swimming and Diving Championships. But Kline's time of 3 minutes, 48.66 seconds fell 1.62 seconds short of advancing to the consolation final in the event. Kline's personal best in the event is 3:46.79, a school record he set at the Big West Conference Championships last month and a mark that would have...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cal Poly junior Peter Kline broke the school record in the 200 individual medley Friday, but failed to advance to the finals in the event on the first day of competition at the NCAA Division I National Swimming and Diving Championships. The start of the three-day meet was delayed 24 hours due to illness in 18 of the student-athletes and one coach. The meet will now end Sunday. Kline lowered the school record to...