FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – The Utah men's swimming team was involved in just one relay event on the first night of the Pac-12 Championships but
Austin Phillips was able to make history
Phillips led off the 800 free relay with a 200 time of 1:33.91, improving on his own school record. He teamed with
Liam O'Haimhirgin,
David Fridlander and
Rahiti De Vos to take fifth with a time of 6:23.14, finishing ahead of USC's "A" squad. Utah was disqualified from the 200 medley relay earlier in the evening.
In a pair of time trials,
Jackson Cunningham and
Chris Taber put up some solid swims in the 200 breast and 200 fly, respectively
The first night of competition is the lightest of the four as action picks up tomorrow with finals in the 50 free, 500 free, 200 IM and 200 free relay.