The University of Hawai'i men's and women's swim and dive teams hosted Grand Canyon for the second straight day on Saturday at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex . Both the men's and women's dual meets were extremely close, but in the end UH split the meet as the Rainbow Warriors won the final event of the weekend (200 free relay) to edge out GCU, 146.5–138.5 . The Rainbow Wahine fell just short to the Lopes by a score of 151.5–133.5 .

Hawai'i set the tone early on the springboards, capturing top honors with the men earning gold and silver on the 1-meter, while the women took the top two spots as well . Juan Ramirez Tamayo (343.05) and Oliver Wignall (307.05) both qualified for the NCAA Zones with their scores . Lovisa Gustavsson paced the women's 3-meter event with 314.93 points ahead of runner-up teammate Ruby Pickron (284.40) . Both Gustavsson and Pickron qualified for the NCAAs as well .

Overall this weekend, the UH divers under first-year diving coach Ajie Drew recorded several NCAA qualifying scores . For the women, Pickron qualified for both the 1-meter and 3-meter, while Macie Wheeler (1M) and Gustavsson (3M) both qualified as well . For the men's team, Ramirez Tamayo won both the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards with scores that punched his ticket to the NCAAs, while Wignall also scored high enough on both days to qualify for the postseason .

The Rainbow Wahine displayed plenty of individual firepower, sparked by Brooke Bennett's dominant double in the freestyle events . Bennett kicked off the swimming program with a long-distance win in the 1000 freestyle (10:23.09) before returning later to take the 200 freestyle in 1:51.66 . Hawai'i also staged an emphatic sweep of the top three spots in the 50 backstroke, led by Alexa Ozment (25.05) alongside Abby Fellinger (26.08) and Aziza Meyer (26.11) . Meyer later captured the 50 butterfly title in 24.45, while Quincy Key sprinted to victory in the 50 freestyle at 23.14 . Although Grand Canyon's breaststroke and medley depth built a lead that UH could not overcome , the Rainbow Wahine capped the day on a high note when Meyer, Key, Klara Beierling , and Sydney McDonald clocked 1:31.58 to run away with the 200 freestyle relay .

On the men's side, Hawai'i relied on decisive multi-event sweeps and depth to hold off the Lopes . Juniors Victor Dagenais (1:47.33) and Zane Johnson (1:47.43) took first and second in the 200 butterfly, while freshman Arminas Murenas captured the 200 backstroke in 1:46.76 . Junior Tom Thalau spearheaded the Rainbow Warriors' middle-distance and medley charge, winning the 200 freestyle in 1:36.95 with Dagenais right behind him in second (1:37.71) . Thalau then dominated the 200 individual medley with a first-place mark of 1:48.55, heading a clean 1-2-3 sweep with teammates Krishna Clarke (1:50.37) and Woobie Kupsky (1:50.98) . With the team outcome hanging in the balance, Hawai'i's sprint group slammed the door in the meet-ending 200 freestyle relay . Alexander Tullberg, Dagenais, Kristians Brenčs, and Regan Richardson combined for an electric 1:18.08 to edge Grand Canyon's top quartet (1:18.75) and lock up the dual-meet win .

The Rainbow Wahine and Rainbow Warriors will next head to the SMU Invite in Dallas, Texas, from Nov. 18–22 at the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center .

Hawai'i First-Place Finishers 3M Springboard (Women): Lovisa Gustavsson – 314.93 1M Springboard (Men): Juan Esteban Ramirez Tamayo – 343.05 Platform (Women – Exhibition): Lovisa Gustavsson – 255.75 Platform (Men – Exhibition): Juan Esteban Ramirez Tamayo – 337.80 1000 Free (Women): Brooke Bennett – 10:23.09 50 Back (Women): Alexa Ozment – 25.05 50 Free (Women): Quincy Key – 23.14 200 Fly (Men): Victor Dagenais – 1:47.33 200 Back (Men): Arminas Murenas – 1:46.76 200 Free (Women): Brooke Bennett – 1:51.66 200 Free (Men): Tom Thalau – 1:36.95 50 Fly (Women): Aziza Meyer – 24.45 200 IM (Men): Tom Thalau – 1:48.55 200 Free Relay (Women): Aziza Meyer , Quincy Key , Klara Beierling , Sydney McDonald – 1:31.58 200 Free Relay (Men): Alexander Tullberg, Victor Dagenais , Kristians Brenčs, Regan Richardson – 1:18.08 —–

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