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10:00 AM
Women's Swimming & Diving
vs Alumni Meet
Saturday, January 13
Los Angeles, CA
12:00 PM
University of Utah
106
at
190
UCLA
Photo by: Axe Tang/Utah Athletics
Palmer, Waxman Highlight Day Two in L.A. for Swim & Dive
1/13/2024 5:34 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Utes drop meet to UCLA, 190-106
LOS ANGELES – Erin Palmer took first place in the 50 free as the University of Utah women's swimming team suffered a 190-106 defeat at the hands of the UCLA Bruins and Holly Waxman climbed into fifth place in the 3m for the Utah diving team on day two of the UCLA Diving Invitational at the Spieker Aquatics Center in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon.
In the Pool
Palmer's victory in the 50 free came with a time of 23.32 and marked the fourth time in 2023-24 she has earned the top spot in that race. The sophomore from North Dakota also participated in the 100 free, finishing in 51.50 to place third.
Summer Stanfield put together three second place showings, first in the 100 back in 56.14, followed by a time of 2:01.08 in the 200 back and lastly in the 200 IM, where she clocked in at 2:05.24. Cameron Daniell left Los Angeles with a pair of solid swims to her credit, placing second in the 1000 free in 10:10.78 and also taking second in the 500 free in 5:02.37. Two more top three finishes were logged by Milla Ruthven, who swam into third in the 200 fly in 2:07.66 and landed in third in the 500 free as well, reaching the finish in 5:07.30.
Taylor Kabacy recorded a third-place finish in the 1000 free, touching the wall in 10:29.53, Lily Milner reached third in the 200 free in 1:53.51 and Krystal Lieu put up one more top three performance for the Utes in the 200 IM, with a mark of 2:09.28. Milner, Palmer, Maddie Woznick and Reagan Catchart finished Utah's day by logging the second fastest time in the 200 free relay, which they completed in 1:33.28.
"Today was OK," said head coach Jonas Persson. "It wasn't as strong as yesterday. We got off to a not-so-great start, but we got better in the second half. Again, it was great training for the conference championship. We need to train to compete, so we learned a lot on this trip and gained a ton of experience."
On the Boards
Waxman put on Utah's best performance in the 3m and it started with a second-place showing in prelims, where she piled up 300.20 points. The junior from Leeds, England then utilized a strong finish in the finals to take home fifth, with a total of 283.50. Both of those scores surpassed the NCAA Championships qualifying standard.
Sydney Kowalski finished the day in 32nd for the Utes, while Kathryn Grant placed 34th.
"I'm happy with our effort today," said head diving coach Richard Marschner. "We did a nice job to keep fighting all the way through the event. Holly had a good preliminary [performance] to take second. In the finals, she was a little off on two dives, but finished really strong on her last three to move up. We're going to keep building on this momentum. I'm looking forward to what we can do tomorrow on the tower."
Looking Ahead
One more day of diving remains for Utah at the UCLA Diving Invitational, which concludes on Monday. The team's male swimmers will return to action on Jan. 19 at Wyoming, while the women's team will face Washington State on Feb. 2.
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In the Pool
Palmer's victory in the 50 free came with a time of 23.32 and marked the fourth time in 2023-24 she has earned the top spot in that race. The sophomore from North Dakota also participated in the 100 free, finishing in 51.50 to place third.
Summer Stanfield put together three second place showings, first in the 100 back in 56.14, followed by a time of 2:01.08 in the 200 back and lastly in the 200 IM, where she clocked in at 2:05.24. Cameron Daniell left Los Angeles with a pair of solid swims to her credit, placing second in the 1000 free in 10:10.78 and also taking second in the 500 free in 5:02.37. Two more top three finishes were logged by Milla Ruthven, who swam into third in the 200 fly in 2:07.66 and landed in third in the 500 free as well, reaching the finish in 5:07.30.
Taylor Kabacy recorded a third-place finish in the 1000 free, touching the wall in 10:29.53, Lily Milner reached third in the 200 free in 1:53.51 and Krystal Lieu put up one more top three performance for the Utes in the 200 IM, with a mark of 2:09.28. Milner, Palmer, Maddie Woznick and Reagan Catchart finished Utah's day by logging the second fastest time in the 200 free relay, which they completed in 1:33.28.
"Today was OK," said head coach Jonas Persson. "It wasn't as strong as yesterday. We got off to a not-so-great start, but we got better in the second half. Again, it was great training for the conference championship. We need to train to compete, so we learned a lot on this trip and gained a ton of experience."
On the Boards
Waxman put on Utah's best performance in the 3m and it started with a second-place showing in prelims, where she piled up 300.20 points. The junior from Leeds, England then utilized a strong finish in the finals to take home fifth, with a total of 283.50. Both of those scores surpassed the NCAA Championships qualifying standard.
Sydney Kowalski finished the day in 32nd for the Utes, while Kathryn Grant placed 34th.
"I'm happy with our effort today," said head diving coach Richard Marschner. "We did a nice job to keep fighting all the way through the event. Holly had a good preliminary [performance] to take second. In the finals, she was a little off on two dives, but finished really strong on her last three to move up. We're going to keep building on this momentum. I'm looking forward to what we can do tomorrow on the tower."
Looking Ahead
One more day of diving remains for Utah at the UCLA Diving Invitational, which concludes on Monday. The team's male swimmers will return to action on Jan. 19 at Wyoming, while the women's team will face Washington State on Feb. 2.
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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