HONOLULU — BYU women’s swim and dive set three top-10 all-time program finishes but came up short in a 163-136 loss to Hawaii.
“It was an amazing week of training in sunny Hawaii,” head coach Tamber McAllister said. “Our team built great camaraderie, raced in a very fast meet, and gained valuable experience against strong competition from the University of Hawaii. What stood out most was how athlete-driven the week became — our leaders set the tone, and the team followed.”
In addition to the top-10 program records, the 400 medley relay A team set a new pool record at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatics Complex, finishing at 3:41.23.
Swimming
After starting off the meet in the 400 medley relay, Victoria Schreiber took first in the 1,000 freestyle event, where she finished at 10:06.15, the third-fastest time in BYU program history.
Haylee Tiffany and Kara Martinson earned first- and second-place finishes in the 200 freestyle two events later. Tiffany finished at 1:48.66, with Martinson close behind at 1:51.00.
Next up, Lucy Warnick took third in the 50 breaststroke at 29.16, claiming the seventh-fastest finish in Cougars history. Warnick also placed first in the final individual event of the meet, the 200 individual medley, at 2:00.72.
Senior Katya Hulse later earned a first-place finish in the 200 backstroke at 2:00.97, and Schreiber grabbed a second first-place finish in the 500 freestyle at 4:55.22.
Sophomore Sarah Eliason’s record-setting performance came in the 50 butterfly at 24.49, where she earned second in the event. She previously held the third-fastest time in the event but moved into first following Saturday’s finish.
BYU concluded the meet with a first-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay, with the A team touching the wall at 3:21.64.
Diving
Sophia DeBergh, Auburyn Ordyna and Betty Martin represented the women’s dive team Saturday with sixth-, seventh- and eighth-place finishes.
Up next
BYU swim and dive will return to the El Pomar Natatorium for the second time this season to take on Denver next Saturday, Jan. 10.