Swim Set for Tri Meet Towards UC Santa Barbara & UC San Diego

MALIBU, Calif. –  Pepperdine swimming returns Saturday to face UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego in a tri-meet from Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool at midday.

The occasion shall be streamed on Overnght here, with scores obtainable on MeetMobile to subscribers. 

Swim’s final motion got here in opposition to Seattle, a twin meet that the Waves gained 259-75. Aliyah Fan contributed to 6 victories, together with three individually. Her time within the 100 fly (56.01) is now the second-fastest in program historical past.

Freshman Sophia Blietz had a robust efficiency as effectively in Seattle. She gained the 200 again (2:02.17) and 200 fly (2:06.01). Both of those finishes netted her top-five slots within the Pepperdine file books.

This would be the Gauchos first non-invite occasion of the season. The girls earned spectacular finishes on the Pacific and Cal Baptist Invites. They are led by senior Samantha Banos, who earned three-straight Big West Athlete of the Week awards for her October performances. The Waves will face UC Santa Barbara for the sixth time, they’re 0-5 in opposition to the Gauchos all-time.

The Tritons began their season sluggish, however since then have rattled off a trio of spectacular victories in opposition to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Simon Fraser, and UC Davis. They have the reigning Big West Athlete of the Week in senior Chloe Braun. She lately notched an computerized qualifying time within the 100 breast (59.82) in what’s a younger season. UC San Diego boasts a 9-1 file in opposition to Pepperdine heading into Saturday. The blue and orange final notched a victory in 1988.

The three faculties have joined forces for a November tri meet in every of the final three seasons.

Both UCs may even carry their males’s groups to Pepperdine. 

The divers return to motion for the annual Trojan Diving Invitational—a 3 day occasion downtown spanning Nov. 20 by means of the twenty second. The swimmers subsequent meet comes on the Northwest Collegiate Swimming Invitational in Boise, Idaho from Nov. 21 to Nov. 23.

ABOUT PEPPERDINE SWIM AND DIVE

Pepperdine swimming & diving has a wealthy historical past spanning 4 a long time, having posted top-five finishes in its convention in 32 of 39 seasons. The Waves have captured three convention championships previously 4 seasons, its first three convention titles, profitable its first MPSF Championship in 2025 after becoming a member of the convention the season prior. In 38 seasons within the PCSC, the Waves noticed 48 particular person champions and 20 PCSC Swimmer or Diver of the Year awards. Andreea Trufasu stands as this system’s lone Olympian, having competed within the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. 

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