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Utah Men’s Swimming Finishes Fifth at Pac-12 Championships

University of Utah Utes Men’s Swimming and Diving Team performs during a dual meet vs. University of Southern California at the Ute Natatoriam in Salt Lake City on Feb. 23, 2020. (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

By Cole Bagley, Assistant Sports Editor

March 8, 2020

The Utah men's swim team had a strong showing at Pac-12 Championships despite difficult competition, finishing fifth after four days of competition in Federal Way, Washington. Day 1 To begin the Pac-12 Men’s swimming championships, the University of Utah set a new school record i...

Women’s Swim and Dive Team Sets Several New School Records but Finishes 7th at Pac-12 Championships

By Cole Bagley, Assistant Sports Editor

March 1, 2020

Day 1 To begin the Pac-12 championships, the Utes witnessed the breaking of an eight-year school record in the 400 Medley relay leadoff leg. Sophomore Audrey Reimer swam the 100 back in 52.69, which broke the previous record set by former Ute Traycie Swartz. The rest of team, which included E...

Utah Women’s Swimming and Utah Divers Travel to Compete in Pac-12 Championships

By Cole Bagley, Assistant Sports Editor

February 25, 2020

The University of Utah women’s swim team (6-3 overall, 3-3 Pac-12), as well as both diving teams, are headed to the Pac-12 Championships this week. The events will take place in Federal Way, Washington at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 26 and extending...

Men’s Swim and Dive Drown Trojans in Season Finale

By Carlos Padilla, Sports Writer

February 23, 2020

The No. 25 University of Utah men's swim and dive team finished their regular season strong with a convincing win over the No. 21 USC Trojans. Utah was dominant throughout the entire evening, winning 12 of the 14 events. The season finale also saw several Utes placing their names in the...

Rivalry Domination Continues as Swim and Dive Beat BYU

By Cole Bagley, Assistant Sports Editor

February 2, 2020

The University of Utah swim and dive vanquished their foe Brigham Young University this weekend as the men won 160-138 and the women claimed victory in the final relay 152-148. Women vs. BYU The women’s team trailed by one point going into the final 400 free relay on Saturda...

The Holy War Goes Swimming

By Cole Bagley, Assistant Sports Editor

January 31, 2020

The University of Utah swim and dive team will head to Provo this coming weekend to face BYU in the water for the Holy War. Week In Review The Utes have had nearly two weeks off since their last meets. The diving team traveled to Los Angeles to compete in the UCLA Diving Invita...

Utah Swim and Dive Have Strong Weekend Showing

By Carlos Padilla, Sports Writer

January 20, 2020

As the sun set in Los Angeles, the University of Utah men’s and women’s dive teams completed their final events in the weekend-long UCLA Diving Invitational. The weekend’s events started off strong for the Utes as sophomore Tony Chen made his presence known right off the bat, securing a win in...

Utah Swim and Dive Back in Action After Holiday Break

By Carlos Padilla, Sports Writer

January 17, 2020

With the holiday break now behind them, the men and women of the University of Utah diving teams will be escaping the Salt Lake snow and heading to the palm trees and sunshine for the UCLA Diving Invitational. The Utes will have to shake off the rust, as they have not been in competition...

Utah Swim and Dive Has Successful Weekend at Home and on the Road

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Writer

December 9, 2019

The University of Utah swimming and diving team had a great outing this past weekend at two different events, at home and on the road. They hosted and competed in the Utah Diving Invitational on Friday and Saturday and walked away with several podium finishes. On Friday, freshman Luke McDivitt too...

Utes Swim and Dive Swim to Victory in Georgia

By Carlos Padilla, Sports Writer

November 25, 2019

The men’s and women’s swim and dive teams for the University of Utah headed to the south this weekend to compete in the Georgia Tech Invitational. This was the first time the swim teams had been in action since the beginning of November. Diving had seen more action recently, fresh off of the Trojan...