“Dominant Duet: Anderson and Eliason Propel Men’s Swim Team to 161-101 Victory Against UCSB!”

PROVO, Utah — The BYU men’s swimming team secured its fourth dual meet victory of the season with a 161-101 win over UCSB at the Richards Building Pool on Friday.

“Following a challenging winter training season, it felt great to get up and compete again today,” commented BYU head swim and dive coach Tamber McAllister. “Our athletes performed exceptionally well, battling hard in their races today.”

Five diverse Cougars triumphed in events against the Gauchos, with Darwin Anderson and Nathaniel Eliason collectively scoring 36 points through four event victories.

Anderson excelled in the distance events, attaining his sixth and seventh race victories of the season. The junior from Rock Springs, Wyoming clinched the 500 free with a time of 4:33.87 and the 1000 free in 9:28.04.

What Anderson achieved in distance, Eliason accomplished in the sprints. The freshman from Mechanicsville, Virginia dominated the 50 and 100 free with clocking of 20.29 and 44.62, respectively.

Max Kleinman, Tanner Nelson, and Jacob Ballard contributed three additional victories for BYU. Kleinman claimed his fifth race of the season with a time of 48.54 in the 100 back. Nelson secured his ninth race of the season with a 1:49.54 in the 200 individual medley, while Ballard triumphed in the 200 fly at 1:52.61.

Both Cougar relay teams also achieved victory on Friday. Grant Chapa initiated the 200 medley relay with a time of 23.16, followed by Peter Etzold, Eliason, and Joshua Reed, securing a “B” squad victory in 1:30.33. Kleinman began the 400 free relay with a time of 45.13, and alongside Nelson, Luigi Riva, and Eliason, completed it with a winning 2:59.82.

BYU swimming will compete one more time this season at the Richards Building Pool with a dual meet against Denver on Jan. 18 at 11 a.m. MST.