Pioneer Athletics Hall of Fame
Skip Voves was among the first great swimmers in the University’s history, competing for three seasons in Hayward after transferring from the University of Florida at the start of an extremely successful decade for Pioneer men’s aquatics. He captured All-America honors in both the 50 and 100 Freestyle, as well as multiple relay events, during his collegiate career. A standout sprint freestyler, Voves was the 1971 NCAA Division II national champion in the 50 Freestyle. That season, he captured the FWC individual titles in the 50 Freestyle and 100 Butterfly. He was also a member of the conference championship 400 Freestyle Relay team, which went on to finish as national runner-up at the NCAA DII Championship meet in Springfield, Ill.
