Campus Recreation Content

Dive into Summer with Campus Recreation Aquatics Programs

Shreya Kumar — June 25, 2024 - 4:21pm

Take a splash and beat the heat by exploring the various aquatic programs that the 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Rec Pool has to offer this summer — some new, some old and some improved.

The 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Campus Recreation Aquatics Unit will be offering a revamped version of their yearly summer youth swim lessons.

‘Link in the Chain of Survival’

Julia Ann Easley — June 25, 2024 - 4:03pm

Nick Tyler renewed his mandatory CPR and AED, or automated external defibrillator, certifications just two days before he met Bill Cocke at the ARC.

Good thing, we can all agree.

In January when Cocke, then 70, was working out and his heart stopped, Tyler was one of three Campus Recreation student employees who came to the rescue.

“It was so fresh and so perfect,” Tyler, a rising junior from Novato, California, said about his CPR knowledge and the timing of the recertification course.

Champions in Ski Cross, Gymnastics

Dave Jones — March 22, 2022 - 1:30pm

Justin Wallasch’s championship-winning run can be seen at the 2:33:30 mark in the above video.

Preview the ‘New’ Rec Pool Next Week

Cody Kitaura — June 04, 2019 - 9:00am

Students, faculty and staff who want to watch their end-of-quarter stress float away will be able to take a dip in the newly renovated Recreation Pool at a series of preview events next week.

Veteran Students, Horses Partner in Care at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis

Julia Ann Easley — January 08, 2018 - 4:03pm

51�ԹϺ�� Davis student and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Edgar Garcia brushed the hair along a horse’s neck, back and sides. Here, grooming was more than preparation for riding — it was an age-old ritual bonding human and horse in trust and care.

Garcia is one of the early participants in a new program that pairs student veterans with horses to help them get involved in campus life and enjoy much needed relaxation.