Swim and Dive Opens Big 12 Championships Tuesday

Tuesday, February 24

Greensboro, NC

All Day

University of Utah

Big 12 Conference Championships - Day 1

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Swim and Dive Opens Big 12 Championships Tuesday

2/20/2026 10:30 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

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Postseason competition for Utah begins in Greensboro

SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah swim and dive program will begin postseason competition next week when it travels to Greensboro, N.C., for the Big 12 Championships presented by Allstate. The championships will run from Feb. 24-Feb. 28 inside the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

Opponents: Arizona (M/W), Arizona State (M/W), BYU (M/W), Cincinnati (M/W), Houston (W), Iowa State (W), Kansas (W), TCU (M/W), West Virginia (M/W)
Location: Greensboro Aquatic Center | Greensboro, N.C.
Date: Feb. 24-28
Watch: ESPN+
Live Results: Meet Mobile
Tickets: Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday

Looking Back
Utah made its Big 12 Championships debut a season ago, claiming 10 top-three finishes in A-finals: one gold, four silver and four bronze medals.

Nick Chirafisi, Jakub Walter, Jones Lambert and Evan VanBrocklin combined to break the 800 Free Relay record that had stood since 2014, touching in 6:18.04 to take bronze.
VanBrocklin also shattered the 100 Fly record with a 45.98 in A-finals.
Durgan McKean set the program record in the 200 IM, clocking a 1:44.33 to take bronze.
Lambert won silver in the 500 Free with the second-fastest time in program history, a 4:15.47.
Elias Petersen took silver on 1-meter and bronze on 3-meter.
Utah's women's diving team won silver in the team event, led by Callie Eaglestone and Kathryn Grant.
Eaglestone was named the Freshman Diver of the Meet after finishing in the top five in A-finals on all three boards.

Big Scores Earn Big 12 Awards
Utah has earned a total of 10 Big 12 Conference weekly awards this season:

Oct. 30, 2025

Attila Bernatsky, Men's Diver of the Week

Nov. 20, 2025

Kathryn Grant, Women's Diver of the Week

Dec. 11, 2025

Elias Petersen, Men's Diver of the Week

Dec. 30, 2025

Elias Petersen, Men's Diver of the Week
Callie Eaglestone, Women's Diver of the Week
Nolan Dunkel, Men's Newcomer of the Week
Stephanie Oiesen, Women's Newcomer of the Week

Jan. 15, 2026

Davis Stachelek, Men's Swimmer of the Week
Kathryn Grant, Women's Diver of the Week

Feb. 5, 2026

Nolan Dunkel, Men's Newcomer of the Week

Feb. 12, 2026

Elias Petersen, Men's Diver of the Week

Since joining the Big 12 prior to last season, Utah has claimed 21 weekly awards, 14 of which have come from divers. Petersen leads all Utes with six weekly awards, all Diver of the Week nods, and was recognized as the conference's Diver of the Year a season ago.

Record Watch
Since the start of the 2025-26 season, Utah Swim and Dive has set a pair program records and recorded 46 top-10 times. Below are the top-five marks that have been set this season:

Event	Name	Time/Score	Rank
50 Free	Erin Palmer	22.11	1
100 Free	Erin Palmer	49.18	4
200 Free	Isabella Riso	1:46.67	3
1000 Free	Hayley Smith	9:52.84	2
200 Breast	Rylee McColley	2:12.17	4
400 IM	Ella Derby	4:14.42	4
1-Meter	Kathryn Grant	308.80	4
3-Meter	Kathryn Grant	341.85	4
Platform	Kathryn Grant	308.80	2
200 Free	Nick Chirafisi	1:33.75	1
200 Free	Tim Rogersson	1:34.40	5
500 Free	Nick Chirafisi	4:16.63	4
1000 Free	Nick Chirafisi	9:02.29	3
1650 Free	Nick Chirafisi	15:00.54	4
100 Back	Nash Hale	46.33	3
100 Back	Nolan Dunkel	46.45	4
100 Back	Finn Winkler	46.47	5
100 Breast	Caleb Gallagher	53.23	3
200 Breast	Caleb Gallagher	1:56.11	3
200 Breast	Cole Bettis	1:56.87	5
200 Fly	Jakub Walter	1:43.96	3
200 IM	Finn Winkler	1:43.93	2
200 IM	Evan VanBrocklin	1:44.23	3
400 IM	Strahinja Maslo	3:43.91	2

Stay Connected
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