GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – BYU men’s swim and dive defeated Denver on Saturday, scoring 183-116.
“Our team showed tremendous heart today,” head coach Tamber McAllister said. “Our men set the tone by breaking multiple pool records ... the resilience and unity we saw across the roster is exactly what we’re building on as we move forward.”
The Cougars set two El Pomar Natatorium pool records, including the BYU A team’s performance in the 200 medley relay (1:26.50) and sophomore Max Kleinman’s finish in the 100 butterfly at 47.01.
Swimming
BYU began the meet strong with a first-place finish and pool record from the BYU A team in the 200 medley relay. The Cougars continued strong into the second event of the meet, the 1,000 freestyle, where Tanner Nelson and Easton Mousser took the top two spots, with Nelson finishing at 9:16.40 and Mousser clocking a 9:22.64. Additionally, Mousser would take first in the 500 freestyle at 4:31.88 later in the meet.
Following the 1,000 freestyle, senior Darwin Anderson took first in the 200 freestyle at 1:38.11. He was followed by BYU newcomer Lucca Ferreira, who took second at 1:38.78.
The team saw first- and second-place finishes in both the 100 backstroke and 100 breaststroke. Tanner Edwards and Andrew Eliason represented the Cougars in the 100 backstroke and Peter Etzold and Kleinman in the 100 breaststroke, with Kleinman claiming a finish at 53.67, the eighth-fastest performance in BYU history.
Payton Plumb earned a first-place finish in the 100 freestyle, hitting the wall at 44.20. Nelson and junior Will Bonnett also competed, earning third and fourth, respectively.
Senior Jack Burke took second in the 200 backstroke at 1:50.21, and this week’s Big 12 men’s swimmer of the week, Tyler Edlefsen, claimed first place in the 200 breaststroke.
BYU’s final first-place finish in individual events came from Kleinman, who clocked his El Pomar Natatorium pool record in the 100 butterfly at 47.01.
The Cougars closed out the meet with a first-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay, where the BYU A team claimed a 1:19.88 performance.
Diving
The BYU dive team was led by sophomore Martí Llop, who took first in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events. He posted a total score of 315.53 on a 16.60 degree of difficulty in the 1-meter and a 309.30 on an 18.50 degree of difficulty degree of difficulty in the 3-meter.
Freshman divers Ashton Sparks and Elijah Baker also competed in both events, with Sparks claiming a fourth-place finish in the 3-meter and Baker earning fifth in the same event. Both also competed in the 1-meter events.
Up Next
BYU swim and dive will travel to Tempe, Ariz., for the Big 12’s Duel in the West this upcoming Friday and Saturday, with live results available on Meet Mobile.