Upcoming Event: Women's Swimming & Diving versus Alumni Meet on October 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Women's Swimming & Diving
vs Alumni Meet
Friday, February 7
Salt Lake City, UT
5:00 p.m. | 11:00 a.m.
University of Utah
169
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131
BYU
Utah Swim’s Hay Breaks Pool Record Helping Women Dominate BYU
2/8/2025 4:39 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Swim and dive women walk away with a 38-point surplus, men fall in 30-point deficit
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah swim and dive program wrapped their rivalry weekend against Brigham Young University, with seven wins, including a sweep on the women's one-meter event, a new pool record and a 169-131 triumph for the women's team at the Ute Natatorium on Saturday afternoon.
The women's team accounted for five of the seven first-place finishes today, proving their determination as they overcame BYU 169-131. The men's team fought hard, but ultimately fell to the Cougars 168-132.
"The women did a heck of a job today, again they followed up yesterday with some really impressive swims," said head coach Jonas Persson. "It was certainly harder today, they were tired and the races were more competitive, but they got the job done and got a nice win.
Taking It to the Top
"On the men's side, we fought really well. We were unlucky in a few places, but again, we raced better than we were predicted to race and were closer to the other team in score than we were supposed to be. So overall, I'm really happy with it because just being able to close that gap proves that we fought hard," said Persson.
In the diving well, the divers proved their capabilities, with the women sweeping the 1m event and the men taking both the gold and the silver in the 3m.
"It's always nice to have a great meet like this going into conference and the postseason. Our confidence is sky high. We're really fine-tuning some of the stuff that we need to do to go far in March and make some noise at Big 12 and at NCAA's," said head diving coach Richard Marschner.
Diver Domination
"Holly and Elias were lights out this weekend and seeing them both PB was special," said Marschner. "The whole team had a great meet and I can tell that we haven't peaked yet, so it'll be an exciting final six weeks of the season."
Looking Ahead
Twelve of the Utah swimmers will travel to UNLV for their annual First Chance meet, while the divers fly down to the Golden State to compete in the UCLA Last Chance meet, hoping to secure the qualifying score for Zones.
Follow the Utes!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @UTAHswimdive | Instagram: @utahswimdive | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahUtesSwimDive), and the official mobile app of Utah Athletics, Utah360 -- download here.
The women's team accounted for five of the seven first-place finishes today, proving their determination as they overcame BYU 169-131. The men's team fought hard, but ultimately fell to the Cougars 168-132.
"The women did a heck of a job today, again they followed up yesterday with some really impressive swims," said head coach Jonas Persson. "It was certainly harder today, they were tired and the races were more competitive, but they got the job done and got a nice win.
Taking It to the Top
- Erin Palmer started the meet off with a bang, winning the first race with a touch at 50.22 in the 100-yard freestyle.
- Norah Hay and Alexia Duncan took another gold, silver combo in the 200-yard backstroke, clocking in at 1:56.13 and 1:58.63 respectively.
- Hay's performance reached a new pool record for the Utes, taking down Audrey Remer's previous record of 1:56.91.
- In the same race on the men's side, Brandon Miller took the top spot with a 1:44.97.
- Ella Derby swam hard in the 200-yard IM, keeping two BYU swimmers at bay, and touching the wall at 2:03.52.
- The women's team nailed their success in with the 400-freestyle relay, reaching the wall at 3:21.24, two and a half seconds ahead of BYU.
"On the men's side, we fought really well. We were unlucky in a few places, but again, we raced better than we were predicted to race and were closer to the other team in score than we were supposed to be. So overall, I'm really happy with it because just being able to close that gap proves that we fought hard," said Persson.
In the diving well, the divers proved their capabilities, with the women sweeping the 1m event and the men taking both the gold and the silver in the 3m.
"It's always nice to have a great meet like this going into conference and the postseason. Our confidence is sky high. We're really fine-tuning some of the stuff that we need to do to go far in March and make some noise at Big 12 and at NCAA's," said head diving coach Richard Marschner.
Diver Domination
- Two divers moved up in the Utah record book, with Holly Waxman's score on 1m bumping her in to the program's second-highest and Jesco Helling taking residence in the men's 10th spot for 3m.
- Both men and women dominated their designated events, with the women sweeping the 1m and Elias Petersen and Helling going one-two on 3m.
- Waxman's 1m performance earned the senior her second gold of the meet, coming in to the top spot with a score of 323.75. This score was not only a personal best, but also moved Waxman into the second-highest place in the Utah record book on the 1m event, just three points behind the current program record.
- Kathryn Grant and Callie Eaglestone finished off the women's 1m sweep, marking their second sweep in as many events, with Grant finishing at 297.80 and Eaglestone's score coming out to 284.25.
- Petersen snagged his second gold as well, finishing 50 points ahead of teammate Helling, who took second place. Petersen's showstopper came in the second-to-last round, a front 2 ½ with a double twist, which added 78.20 points to his overall total of 416.60.
- Attila Bernatsky earned a 16-point personal best on the 3m springboard, finishing at 296.60.
"Holly and Elias were lights out this weekend and seeing them both PB was special," said Marschner. "The whole team had a great meet and I can tell that we haven't peaked yet, so it'll be an exciting final six weeks of the season."
Looking Ahead
Twelve of the Utah swimmers will travel to UNLV for their annual First Chance meet, while the divers fly down to the Golden State to compete in the UCLA Last Chance meet, hoping to secure the qualifying score for Zones.
Follow the Utes!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @UTAHswimdive | Instagram: @utahswimdive | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahUtesSwimDive), and the official mobile app of Utah Athletics, Utah360 -- download here.
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