UH Shines with Stellar Runner-Up Performances in Thrilling Tri-Meet Against Harvard and Arkansas

HONOLULU — The University of Hawai’i women’s swimming and diving teams commenced 2025 with several runner-up standings against Harvard and Arkansas at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex. Harvard triumphed over Hawai’i 172-71 while Arkansas outperformed UH with a score of 130-113. The UH men’s swim and dive teams also participated in exhibition events on Thursday evening.

In the diving segment, Macie Wheeler achieved the highest position among the Rainbow Wahine, securing third place in the 1-meter dive with a score of 284.70 and fourth in the 3-meter dive with a tally of 306.00.

Juan Ramirez Tamayo and Brandon Shepherd were the sole competitors in the men’s exhibition diving events. Tamayo took first place in both the 1-meter dive (297.20) and 3-meter dive (355.55). Shepherd completed the 1-meter dive with a score of 264.45 and the 3-meter dive with a score of 259.40.

Catherine Belyakov narrowly missed first place in the 200 IM with a time of 2:02.85, just two hundredths of a second slower than Stephanie Iannaccone of Harvard who clocked in at 2:02.83. In the 200 fly, Kailee Chow was just shy of claiming victory in the initial heat, finishing with a time of 2:03.08, closely following Harvard’s Sydney Lu’s winning time of 2:02.64. Chow later won her heat in the 500 free, hitting the wall at 5:07.55. Mandolin Nguyen contributed to UH’s runner-up finishes by securing second place in the 200 breast with a time of 2:17.15.

In the men’s exhibition swimming competitions, Karol Ostrowski triumphed in the 100 free (43.81), 100 Fly (48.71) and the 50 free (20.43). Recent mid-season recruit Korey Tiell clinched victory in the 100 back (51.23) and the 200 back (1:55.10) during his debut as a Rainbow Warrior.

The men’s and women’s swim and dive teams will host their final home competition of the season against Whitman at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatics Complex on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 5:00 p.m. HT. The teams will honor their 22 seniors as they celebrate Senior Night at the conclusion of the meet.

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