Swim & Dive Hosts Annual Green/White Meet, Revives Alumni Meet

HONOLULU —The University of Hawai’i males’s and ladies’s swimming and diving groups will open their 2025-26 season internet hosting their first Alumni Week beneath head coach and UH alum Steve Allnutt. The weekend begins with their annual Green/White Meet on Friday, Sept. 26 at 5:00 p.m. HT. The Rainbow Wahine and Warriors will comply with by reviving their first Alumni Meet on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 10:00 a.m. HT. Both occasions might be held on the Duke Kahanamoku Aqualics Complex.  

Over 30 alumni might be concerned on this weekend’s festivities. On Friday, they are going to be part of the groups’ Green/White Meet and on Saturday, the alumni will compete towards members of the present crew. Former head coach Victor Wales was the final to host an Alumni Meet in 2016.

 

The Rainbow Wahine return 14 letterwinners from final 12 months’s squad which completed third within the 2024-25 Big West Championships in Houston, Texas. Leading UH into the 2025-26 season is senior Holly Nelson who earned All-Big West honors within the 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 400 medley relay and 400 free relay final 12 months. Nelson holds Top 10 marks in program historical past within the 100 Free, 50 Free, and 100 Fly.

Diver Macie Wheeler returns for her sophomore marketing campaign after incomes 2025 Big West Diver of the Year and Freshman Diver of the Year awards. She turned the primary Rainbow Wahine to comb the convention championship since 2016 profitable the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform occasions. The ‘Bows welcome in 11 new Rainbow Wahine—together with 9 freshmen and two transfers.

Nineteen Rainbow Warriors return for the 2025-26 season after ending second in final 12 months’s Big West Championships. Karol Ostrowski leads the Rainbow Warriors swim crew into the the brand new season. Ostrowski has been a standout for the ‘Bows all through his UH profession. The speedster has set program data within the 50 Free, 100 Free, and 200 Free. Last 12 months on the Big West Championships, he captured 5 gold medals within the 50 Free, 100 free, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay and 400 free relay. Ostrowski was the lone Hawai’i swimmer to compete within the 2025 NCAA Championships in addition to the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore this previous summer season. 

The males’s diving crew is being led by the 2025 Big West Diver of the Year/Freshman Diver of the Year, Juan Esteban Ramirez Tamayo. Last 12 months as a rookie, Tamayo received the 1-meter and platform occasions on the 2025 Big West Championships. He amassed the fourth-highest rating in program historical past en path to incomes the BW Championship platform gold. The ‘Bows welcome in 9 newcomers into the fold this year–including 5 transfers and 4 incoming freshmen.

 

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