Swim & Dive Groups Journey to Texas for SMU Invitational

DALLAS — The University of Hawai’i males’s and ladies’s swim and dive groups each return to the pool this week within the SMU Invitational on the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center in Dallas, Texas. The meet runs from Wednesday, Nov. 19 – Saturday, Nov. 22. The Rainbow Wahine will tackle Arkansas, Drury, North Texas, Utah and host SMU, whereas the boys’s workforce will tackle Air Force, Drury, Stanford, Utah and SMU. This is the fifth consecutive season that the UH males’s and ladies’s swim/dive groups will probably be competing within the SMU Invitational.

 

At final yr’s SMU Invitational, each Rainbow Warrior and Rainbow Wahine swim and dive groups discovered success on the meet. Rainvow Warrior swimmer Karol Ostrowski broke the Robson and Lindley Aquatics Center pool document within the 50 free and later set a brand new program document within the 200 free which earned him Big West Athlete of the Week honors. Men’s diver Juan Esteban Ramirez Tamayo took dwelling gold within the 3-meter dive, whereas Rainbow Wahine diver Lovisa Gustavsson gained the platform dive. Former Rainbow Wahine Catherine Belyakov additionally claimed Big West Athlete of the Week honors after the profitable the 200 particular person medley with the second-fastest time in UH historical past..She additionally anchored the second place 200 freestyle relay whereas additionally swimming within the 400 medley and 400 free relays which each completed in third.

The ‘Bows swim groups are practically a month faraway from their final meet the place they confronted Grand Canyon in a pair of twin meets on the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex. Leading the way in which for the Rainbow Wahine is senior Holly Nelson who earned Big West Athlete of the Week for the primary time in her profession after tallying eight podium finishes, together with six wins and a team-high 34 factors throughout the 2 meets. The Rainbow Warriors will probably be led by senior Karol Ostrowski who recorded eight whole victories, and posted new DKAC information within the 50 free, 100 free and 200 medley relay.

UH’s dive groups return to motion after a stable displaying on the Cal Baptist Diving Invite a couple of weeks in the past. UH’s Tamayo gained the 3-meter dive, claiming the ‘Bows’ highest end on the two-day occasion, whereas Rainbow Wahine freshman Keira Chandler positioned second on each the 1-Meter and 3-Meter springboard occasions.

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