Westmont women’s swimming head coach Jill Jones Lin has announced the signing of two more swimmers to the roster for the team’s inaugural season: Chloe Van Bogelen of Santa Barbara and Rian Lewandowski of Mesa, Ariz.
Van Bogelen just graduated from San Marcos High, where she played water polo and was a member of the swim team under renowned coach Chuckie Roth. She was a Channel League finalist for the Royals, with her best times being 28.56 in the 50 free and 1:01.34 in the 100 free.
“Westmont swimming is so fortunate to have Chloe joining the team,” said Jones Lin. “Chloe’s positivity and energy are inspiring and I am really looking forward to supporting her in her swimming career.”
Lewandowski was team captain of her Mountain View High team and also swam for Mesa Aquatics Club. She was a member of her high school’s state qualifying medley relay team for four years, including this past year when she led her team to a second place finish at state. That second place finish advanced her team to the meet of champions (super state), where her team placed first.
“Rian’s maturity and determination were very apparent in our first meeting, and I know that she is going to be a great asset to the team,” said Jones Lin. “I’m really looking forward to helping her develop and add more events to her resume.”
Lewandowski’s best events are the 100 fly (59.44) and 100 backstroke (59.41).
Westmont’s first scheduled meet is the PCSC Swimming Relays & Pentathlon on Oct. 4-5 in La Mirada.