SALT LAKE CITY — BYU men's swim and dive leads Utah 83-67 after day one of the annual rivalry meet at Ute Natatorium on Friday.
BYU built its day-one lead with five event wins, including individual race victories from Darwin Anderson, Jordan Tiffany, Max Kleinman and Peter Etzold.
Anderson won the 1000 free with a personal-best 9:11.91, the junior’s third time cut in the distance swim this season. With a 9:11.91, Anderson cut nearly six seconds from his previous best of 9:17.13 set on Jan. 18 versus Denver. The Rock Springs, Wyoming native is now No. 2 all-time at BYU in the 1000 free.
Tiffany, a 2024 Honorable Mention All-American, returned from injury on Friday and wasted no time winning his 19th collegiate event as a Cougar with a 46.85 in the 100 back. Diego Camacho Salgado tallied four more BYU points in the 100 back with a second-place finish at 48.49.
Kleinman added a ninth race victory to his season collection with a 20.51 in the 50 free. Luigi Riva finished a hair behind Kleinman and gave BYU second place as well in the sprint with a 20.52.
Etzold clocked 54.08 to win the 100 breast and was followed by Emerson Edwards and Tyler Edlefsen in third and fourth, respectively.
BYU’s 200 medley relay “A” and “B” squads started the meet off strong with a one-two finish within 0.73 seconds of each other. Tiffany led off the “A” squad with a 22.20 back before the trio of Edwards, Riva and Nathaniel Eliason paved the way for a winning finish in 1:27.04. Camacho Salgado, Etzold, Kleinman and Madsen took second in 1:27.77.
Chase Hindmarsh and Marti Llop each scored for Cougar diving during Friday's 1-meter competition. Hindmarsh finished runner-up with 338.20 points while Llop came in fourth at 298.20.
BYU and Utah resume competition on Saturday at 11 a.m. MDT.