Big West Nicely Represented At Remaining Day of NCAA Women’s Swimming Championships By UCSD Duo of Boehlke and Kozan and UCSB’s Banos

The Big West was effectively represented on the 2026 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships, as Eva Boehlke and Asia Kozan from UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara’s Samantha Banos carried their convention success onto the nationwide stage.

UC Santa Barbara’s Samantha Banos delivered a terrific efficiency, racing within the first warmth of the 200 freestyle and clocking a  1:56.14, 1:55.47 to set a brand new college document. The NCAA swim adopted a dominant exhibiting at The Big West Championships, the place Banos captured the 200 butterfly title with an NCAA automated qualifying time of 1:56.44. This season, Banos was named The Big West Athlete of the Week 4 instances, and holds a league-best seven distinctions to the senior’s title. 

UC San Diego’s Asia Kozan and Eva Boehlke additionally represented The Big West, as Kozan posted instances of 1:57.12 and a pair of:01.24 within the 200-Individual Medley, whereas Boehlke recorded marks of 1:57.43 and a pair of:00.04 in the identical occasion. At the convention meet, Kozan earned an NCAA berth with a 1:45.52 championship swim within the 200 freestyle, whereas Boehlke not solely received the 200 IM in 1:57.43, however set a brand new Big West Championship document within the course of. Kozan collected weekly honors twice this season, whereas Boehlke earned Athlete of the Week as soon as. 

All three student-athletes superior to the NCAA Championships after successful particular person titles at The Big West Championships, highlighting the power of the league’s high performers.