Swim & Dive Splits Twin Meets vs. BYU

HONOLULU–The University of Hawai’i swimming and diving groups cut up their twin meets in opposition to BYU on Saturday on the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatics Complex. The Rainbow Wahine defeated the Cougars, 163-136, whereas the Rainbow Warriors completed sturdy however fell quick to BYU, 167-133.

For the Rainbow Warriors, Karol Ostrowski earned essentially the most factors within the twin meet, profitable three particular person golds whereas main off the profitable males’s 400 freestyle relay workforce. He racked up a  complete of 789.8 complete factors. The speedy Ostrowski received the 50 backstroke (21.49), the 50 freestyle (19.63) and recorded a private finest within the 50 butterfly (20.91). In the 50 free, Ostrowski got here inside .06 of tying his personal DKAC report of 19.57 which he set final season in 2025.

Korey Tiell edged out BYU’s Tanner Nelson to clinch the gold within the 200 backstroke. Tiell touched the wall at 1:48.34 for the win.

The ‘Bows closed out the meet by capturing the 400 freestyle relay in a time of two:54.98–over three seconds sooner than the Cougars. Ostrowski led off the relay swimming a 43.68 to gave the ‘Bows a strong lead which Finn Brophy (43.46), Victor Dagenais (44.14) and Regan Richardson (43.70) held on to for the victory. 

Men’s diver Juan Esteban Ramirez Tamayo swept each the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard occasions. He led off the meet by profitable the 1-meter with a complete rating of 338.40. He then held on to win the 3-meter amassing a complete rating of 386.18 factors which propelled him into the UH report ebook with the ninth-highest level complete within the 3M.  UH’s Oliver Wignall captured bronze in each occasions, tallying 292.35 factors within the 1M and a 345.83 factors within the 3M, Tristan Rodriguez completed in fifth in each occasions with a 219.68 rating within the 1M and a 345.83 within the 3M. 

The Rainbow Wahine received six particular person occasions. Holly Nelson led all girls’s swimmers with a meet-high 720.0 factors. She received three particular person golds and a relay silver. Nelson recorded wins within the 50 freestyle (22.84), the 100 free (49.72) and the 50 butterfly in a private finest time of 24.07. UH’s Zofia Tyminska completed third general with 680.3 factors profitable a gold and three silvers. Tyminska received the 200 breaststroke clocking in at 2:17.65. Her silver medals got here within the 50 breaststroke (28.96), the 200 particular person medley (2:06.06) and he or she swam the breaststroke leg of the second-place 400 medley relay (3:43.47).

Aziza Meyer received the 50 backstroke with a personal-best time of 25.88. Rebekka Luoto edged out Tyminska to win the 50 breaststroke with a time of 28.76 and Kailee Chow received the 200 butterfly 2:04.16.

The girls’s diving workforce dominated each the 3-meter and 1-meter springboard occasions sweeping the highest 5 locations in each. In the 3-meter, Lovisa Gustavsson led the cost, seizing gold with a complete of 323.03 in six dives. Macie Wheeler claimed silver with a rating of 307.80 whereas Avery Coates completed in third scoring 284.48 complete factors. Ruby Pickron tallying 278.18 whereas Keira Chandler earned 240.30 complete factors to begin the meet. In the 1M, Wheeler clinched the top-spot recording a 289.65 rating whereas Gustavsson completed in second with 274.65 factors. Coats was third ending with 249.53 factors whereas Pickron posted 243.45 for fourth and Chandler tallied a rating of 234.83 for fifth place.

The Hawai’i swimming groups will subsequent host Pacific Lutheran on Monday, Jan. 5 at 1:00 p.m. HT on the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatics Complex. The Hawai’i swimming and diving groups will honor its 10 seniors (Tim Brown, Tom Caps, Max Gilsenan, Zachary Kohm, Karol Ostrowski, Kailee Chow, Lola Davison, Kathryn Ivanov, Isabelle Meraz and Holly Nelson) after the twin meet in opposition to the Lutes. 

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