PROVO, Utah — BYU swim and dive is set to compete in its second dual meet of the season as it faces UNLV at Jim Reitz Pool at Buchanan Natatorium in Las Vegas, Nev. on Friday.
| Meet at-a-glance | |
| Host | UNLV |
| Location | Las Vegas, NV |
| Venue | Jim Reitz Pool at Buchanan Natatorium |
| Schedule | Diving begins at 11 a.m. PDT with swimming at 1 p.m. |
| Live Results (Meet Mobile $) Live Stream |
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Opponent Preview
The Rebels opened their season in a dual meet at Arizona State on Oct. 6. UNLV fell to the top-ranked Sun Devil men 229-71 and 230-70 in women’s competition versus No. 21 Arizona State.
A season ago, BYU men’s swim and dive beat the Rebels 134-109 while the UNLV women overcame the Cougars 139-104 in a dual meet at the Richards Building Pool.
The UNLV men’s team went on to cap their 2023 season with a third-consecutive WAC championship while the Rebel women finished second at the Mountain West Championships with 1,103 points.
Rankings Review
Jordan Tiffany’s 45.86 in the men’s 100 fly holds as the second-fastest time in the nation after three weekends of nationwide competition. Tiffany ranks ahead of swimmers from No. 4 NC State and Minnesota and only behind Ilya Kharun of No. 1 Arizona State in the event.
Brad Prolo is the only other BYU men’s swimmer to hold national rankings through two meets. Prolo holds a 0.22 second lead over Jake Magahey of No. 9 Georgia for 13th nationally in the 200 fly at 1:45.15. Prolo’s 200 breast time of 1:58.04 is also good for No. 24.
Each of the BYU men’s relay squads are ranked in the top-35 nationally. Tiffany, Prolo, Jacob Ballard and Luigi Riva combined to clock 3:12.36 in the 400 medley relay at the TCU Dual Meet on Oct. 13 and hold at 13th ahead of squads from TCU and Arizona.
Three of the four BYU women’s relay squads are ranked in the top-50, with 400 free relay the highest at 36th. Lily Flint, Victoria Schreiber, Kara Martinson and Halli Williams combined to go 3:23.92 in the 400 FR at TCU.
International Competition
BYU's Diego Camacho Salgado kept busy during the Cougars' off week as he represented his native Mexico at the 19th Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile on Oct. 21-23.
Camacho Salgado helped Mexico's 4x100 meter free relay team to a fourth-place finish at 3:22.07. Individually, Camacho Salgado clocked 56.39 to finished 13th in the 100 back and 2:06.54 to come in at 15th in the 200 back.