Denver Swimming and Diving Proclaims 2026-27 Captains

DENVER – The University of Denver males’s and girls’s swimming program has named seven captains for its 2026-27 season, head coach Alicia Hicken-Franklin introduced on Tuesday.  
 
Sophomore Trip Gregory will captain the Denver divers of their first season underneath head diving coach Trevor Sisson.
 
Denver’s ladies’s swimmers are going to be captained by Genevieve Franklin, Darian Koler and Tenaya Winter, whereas the Denver males’s management trio consists of Quinn Collins, Hamish McLellan and Nico Morton.
 
Gregory was an All-Summit League honoree in two diving occasions final yr, and completed within the top-30 at NCAA Zones on each the 1-meter and 3-meter boards.
 
Fresh off the 2026 USA Swimming Open Water National Championships this offseason, Franklin earned three top-six finishes in distance swims ultimately yr’s Summit League Championship, together with a second-place end within the mile in a time of 16:52.84.
 
Koler was an All-Summit League honoree in each backstroke occasions, taking third within the 100 again and successful the 200 again occasion title on the championships. The Denver senior turned within the ninth-best time in program historical past within the 100 again final season, peaking at 54.71.
 
Winter was part of 5 relays that earned All-Summit League honors final season, and completed third within the 100 breast to earn one other podium spot. The California native recorded the eighth-fastest time in program historical past within the 100 breast (1:02.24) within the 2025-26 marketing campaign.
 
Collins earned two top-10 occasions in program historical past final season, recording the seventh-best time within the males’s 100 again and the seventh-best time within the males’s 200 again final season. The Illinois native was additionally a giant a part of the Pioneers CSCAA National Invitational Championship, swimming in 4 relays on the occasion.
 
McLellan earned All-Summit League honors in seven occasions and recorded three top-10 occasions in program historical past throughout his sophomore season. The Australian swimmer turned within the sixth-best time in program historical past within the males’s 50 free, the seventh-best time within the males’s 100 free and improved on his college file within the males’s 100 fly. At the CSCAA NIC’s, McLellan completed third within the 50 fly and second within the 100 fly.
 
Morton was an All-Summit League honoree within the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 breast final season, successful the 2 medley races and ending second within the 200 breast on the league championships. The Denver senior from Salt Lake additionally recorded three top-10 occasions in program historical past final season, making his mark with the seventh-best time within the 200 breast, the eighth-best time within the 200 IM and the third finest time within the 400 IM.
 
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