Diving into Excellence: BYU Swim Team Kicks Off Dual Meet in Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz. — The BYU men’s and women’s swim and dive teams returned to competitive action with a dual meet against Big 12 rival Arizona on Friday, marking their first event since late November.

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Men’s Summary

Tanner Nelson, Darwin Anderson, Max Kleinman, Nathaniel Eliason, and Ezra Purcell delivered BYU men’s swim and dive’s top results on the first day in Tucson.

Nelson secured second place in the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:47.51, finishing 1.56 seconds ahead of Arizona’s Bryan Wong and only behind nationally-ranked Wildcat Haakon Naughton.

Anderson and Nelson earned second and third places, respectively, in the 1650 freestyle. Anderson’s second-place time was 15:39.69, while Nelson finished at 15:51.33.

Kleinman recorded a personal best of 54.11 in the 100 breast to achieve a third-place finish. At that mark, the freshman from Mesa, Arizona made his debut on the program’s all-time top 10 list at No. 9. Eliason led the Cougars in the 100 freestyle, finishing third at 43.82.

Purcell achieved a score of 299.25, earning him third place in the 3-meter diving competition on Friday. Chase Hindmarsh followed closely, finishing fourth with a score of 298.80.

Women’s Summary

The BYU women’s swim and dive team recorded four second-place finishes at the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center on Friday. They had two swimmers finish in the top three of the 100 breast, with Mackenzie Miller Lung in second at 1:00.78 and Jasmine Anderson finishing third with a time of 1:01.82.

Lucy Warnick clocked in at 2:02.83 to secure second in the 200 individual medley, placing ahead of the Wildcats’ Charlie Millard and Kesley Wasikowski. Victoria Schreiber and Megan Bergstrom placed BYU two in the top three of the 1650 freestyle, with Schreiber finishing in 17:07.09 and Bergstrom achieving a season-best of 17:22.12.

Brooklyn Larson Clouse and Alexia Jackson Hansen finished second and third in the 3-meter dive with scores of 275.40 and 273.75, respectively.

Furthermore, BYU had three competitors succeed in the top five of the 200 butterfly event, with Lucy Marek, Abril Arias, and Ellie Boyer all within 0.52 seconds of each other, placing third through fifth.

BYU will conclude its weekend dual meet against Arizona on Saturday, with events recommencing at 10:30 a.m. MST, starting with the 200 medley relay.