Men’s Swimming Finishes Strong at Pac-12 Championships

Saturday, March 9

Federal Way, WA

University of Utah

Pac-12 Swimming Championships

Photo by: Chuck Arelei

Men’s Swimming Finishes Strong at Pac-12 Championships

3/10/2024 12:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving

Results

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – Four more top 10 times were added to the program record book as the University of Utah men's swimming team put together another strong showing on the final day of the 2024 Pac-12 Men's Swimming Championships, which concluded on Saturday at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash.

"It was a good day," said coach Jonas Persson. "We had a ton of personal best and some scoring swims. I'm so proud of the team and I'm so proud of our seniors for doing so well at the last Pac-12 meet."

Some of the squad's strongest swims came in the 200 breast, where three student-athletes reached the C final. Baylor Lewis did so by posting a time of 1:57.73 in prelims, 3rd-quickest in Utah history and he was joined in the final by Jaek Horner, who would place second, and Landon Nava. Nava moved up third in the final race and clocked in at 1:58.19, sixth-best ever by a Ute.

Brandon Miller also moved up to third all-time in the Utah record book by reaching the finish in 1:42.40 in the 200 back prelims, third-best in school history and good enough for a B final spot. Evan VanBrocklin claimed the No. 10 spot all-time in program history in the 100 free with a time of 43.69.

VanBrocklin's day included securing a place in the 200 fly B final as well, where he touched the wall in 1:44.81. Jakub Walter, Nick Chirafisi and Jackson Kehler all earned places in the 200 fly C final.

Four Utes recorded a top 16 finish in the 1650 free, led by Dylan Becker's time of 15:18.32 that put him in 12th, but he was closely followed by Nathan Ramey, Micah Ginoza and Tomas Chocholaty, respectively. Parker McOmber swam into the 200 back C final and shaved more than second off his prelim time, posting a mark of 1:46.40 and Will Woodall moved into the 100 free C final with a preliminary time of 44.09.

The Utes finished the meet with 211 points, placing them sixth.

Next Up
Utah's divers are preparing for the NCAA Zone E Championships, which begin on Monday, while the swimmers will await word on who will be competing at the NCAA Championships.

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