Orange Coast Captures OEC Women’s Swim Title
The Orange Coast Pirates won the 2025 Orange Empire Conference title on Saturday at Saddleback College. The Pirates held off Riverside City College and now head to the 3C2A State Finals as one of the favorites for a state title.
The Orange Empire Conference (OEC) is consistently one of the top swim conferences in the state and when winning the conference crown, it generally means the team is set to make a run at a state title. The OEC has won eight state titles since 2010, and 26 total titles since the sport was introduced in 1978. Orange Coast has been a dominant force since the beginning, winning 21 state championships.
Orange Coast captured the 2025 conference title with 12 individual wins and four relay wins in the pool. The Pirates kept Riverside City at arm's length after leading by 97 points heading in the finals on Saturday. The Tigers made a late charge when finishing 1-2-3 in the 200 Butterfly, but it was too little too late as Orange Coast had built up a big lead.
Orange Coast's Rylie Fox and Kylie Kawai along with Saddleback's Julia Reid were all named the Swimmers-of-the-Meet after capturing three events apiece. OCC's Madeline Kwok was named the Diver-of-the-Meet.
| Team | Score |
|---|---|
| Orange Coast | 944 |
| Riverside City | 896 |
| Cypress | 302 |
| Golden West | 285 |
| Saddleback | 199 |
| Fullerton | 186 |
| Event | Winner | Team | Time/Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 Freestyle Relay | — | Orange Coast | 1:40.69 |
| 500 Freestyle | Emma Steffens | Orange Coast | 5:16.54 |
| 200 Individual Medley | Kiley Kawai | Orange Coast | 2:15.01 |
| 50 Freestyle | Rylie Fox | Orange Coast | 24.77 |
| 400 Medley Relay | — | Orange Coast | 4:10.56 |
| 1-Meter Dive | Madeline Kwok | Orange Coast | 201.25 |
| 200 Medley Relay | — | Orange Coast | 1:52.56 |
| 400 Individual Medley | Emma Steffens | Orange Coast | 4:49.46 |
| 100 Butterfly | Elaine Skierka | Orange Coast | 1:04.88 |
| 200 Freestyle | Rylie Fox | Orange Coast | 2:00.51 |
| 100 Breaststroke | Julia Reid | Saddleback | 1:06.84 |
| 100 Backstroke | Kiley Kawai | Orange Coast | 1:01.44 |
| 800 Freestyle Relay | — | Riverside City | 8:16.61 |
| 3-Meter Diving | Madeline Kwok | Orange Coast | 196.25 |
| 1,650 Freestyle | Maya Abu Salem | Orange Coast | 19:23.88 |
| 100 Individual Medley | Julia Reid | Saddleback | 1:01.35 |
| 200 Backstroke | Kiley Kawai | Orange Coast | 2:15.07 |
| 100 Freestyle | Rylie Fox | Orange Coast | 54.54 |
| 200 Breaststroke | Julia Reid | Saddleback | 2:25.75 |
| 200 Butterfly | Nicole Robertson | Riverside City | 2:29.59 |
| 400 Freestyle Relay | — | Orange Coast | 3:43.01 |
Release by Brad Hoiseth, Saddleback