Upcoming Event: Men's Swimming & Diving versus Alumni Meet on October 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Men's Swimming & Diving
vs Alumni Meet
Friday, October 27
Salt Lake City, UT
1:00 PM
University of Utah
vs
Arizona
Photo by: Jake Johanson
Swim & Dive’s First Pac-12 Meet Pits them Against Arizona
10/25/2023 10:35 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Utes, Wildcats to Clash at the Ute Natatorium on Friday
SALT LAKE CITY – The first month of the 2023-24 season has already netted the University of Utah swimming and diving team wins over LSU and a pair of MPSF Open Water Championships, but they now must prepare for another stiff test in the form of a home meet against the Arizona Wildcats on Friday at 1 p.m. inside the Ute Natatorium.
"I feel good about this meet," said head coach Jonas Persson. "Arizona is a great team, but so are we, which makes for a great matchup. We are in really heavy training leading up to our mid-season invitationals, so it will be a tough meet for our athletes, but they are excited and ready for the challenge and to defend our home pool."
In the Pool
Utah's swimmers just finished securing the newest additions to the program's trophy case with first-place finishes on the both the men's and women's sides at the MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships in California.
Cameron Daniell put forth one of the most impressive showings of the day by securing first place in the women's 5K and two of her teammates were right behind her, with Abby Pope taking second and Milla Ruthven finishing third.
The Utes also owned the day's relays, with the men's team coming in first in their relay, followed by a first place showing by the Utah women to lock up the top spots on the leaderboard for both squads.
On the Boards
The Wildcats will be a familiar site for Utah's divers, who competed at Arizona on Oct. 10. While the Wildcats posted the highest scores on that day, the competition in Tucson came just three days after the Utes put together an impressive showing to snatch first place in all four diving events against LSU.
One of the stars in Utah's tussle with the Tigers was Elias Petersen, who placed first in both the men's 1m and 3m, posting scores of 325.88 and 372.98, respectively. Both of those performances surpassed the NCAA Automatic Qualifying standard.
Utah's female divers were not to be outdone, as Holly Waxman took the top spot in the 1m with 306.75 points and Kathryn Grant landed atop the podium in the 3m. Grant finished 30 points ahead of the next closest finisher with a score of 292.58, adding to a day in which she posted a mark of 286.13 in 1m. Waxman and Grant's totals in the 1m, as well as Grant's in the 3m all met the NCAA qualifying standard.
"We always look forward to competing against Arizona," said head diving coach Richard Marschner. "They're a great diving program and have had numerous national champions on both sides, so they're a good measuring stick for us. We're coming off some hard weeks of training, so it'll be nice to be in our home pool. Our lists are rounding into form. I'm expecting to see some good performances. We may not be full-go on everyone, but I'm expecting some good work from our divers."
Looking Ahead
Utah's next challenge will be a Nov. 4 matchup at UNLV
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For fans of the Utah men's/women's swimming and diving programs, follow the Utes on Twitter (@UTAHswimdive), Instagram (@utahswimdive) and Facebook (@UtahUtesSwimDive).
"I feel good about this meet," said head coach Jonas Persson. "Arizona is a great team, but so are we, which makes for a great matchup. We are in really heavy training leading up to our mid-season invitationals, so it will be a tough meet for our athletes, but they are excited and ready for the challenge and to defend our home pool."
In the Pool
Utah's swimmers just finished securing the newest additions to the program's trophy case with first-place finishes on the both the men's and women's sides at the MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships in California.
Cameron Daniell put forth one of the most impressive showings of the day by securing first place in the women's 5K and two of her teammates were right behind her, with Abby Pope taking second and Milla Ruthven finishing third.
The Utes also owned the day's relays, with the men's team coming in first in their relay, followed by a first place showing by the Utah women to lock up the top spots on the leaderboard for both squads.
On the Boards
The Wildcats will be a familiar site for Utah's divers, who competed at Arizona on Oct. 10. While the Wildcats posted the highest scores on that day, the competition in Tucson came just three days after the Utes put together an impressive showing to snatch first place in all four diving events against LSU.
One of the stars in Utah's tussle with the Tigers was Elias Petersen, who placed first in both the men's 1m and 3m, posting scores of 325.88 and 372.98, respectively. Both of those performances surpassed the NCAA Automatic Qualifying standard.
Utah's female divers were not to be outdone, as Holly Waxman took the top spot in the 1m with 306.75 points and Kathryn Grant landed atop the podium in the 3m. Grant finished 30 points ahead of the next closest finisher with a score of 292.58, adding to a day in which she posted a mark of 286.13 in 1m. Waxman and Grant's totals in the 1m, as well as Grant's in the 3m all met the NCAA qualifying standard.
"We always look forward to competing against Arizona," said head diving coach Richard Marschner. "They're a great diving program and have had numerous national champions on both sides, so they're a good measuring stick for us. We're coming off some hard weeks of training, so it'll be nice to be in our home pool. Our lists are rounding into form. I'm expecting to see some good performances. We may not be full-go on everyone, but I'm expecting some good work from our divers."
Looking Ahead
Utah's next challenge will be a Nov. 4 matchup at UNLV
Follow the Utes!
For fans of the Utah men's/women's swimming and diving programs, follow the Utes on Twitter (@UTAHswimdive), Instagram (@utahswimdive) and Facebook (@UtahUtesSwimDive).
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