HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i men's swimming team kicked off its 2018 spring season on Tuesday afternoon at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex (DKAC) in a head-to-head meet with Purdue. The Rainbow Warriors earned victory in the 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard freestyle and the 200-yard freestyle relay, while earning second in six events.
 
The 200 medley squad, consisting of junior Metin Aydin, sophomore Olli Kokko, junior Mateusz Chaba and junior Reed Wynn, picked up the victory with a time of 1:30.31, outpacing Purdue by over a full second.
 
Senior Jonas Guzat earned the 200 free win in a time of 1:40.35, while Aydin and sophomore Kane Follows went back-to-back for the top two spots of the 200 back, coming in at 1:47.56 and 1:48.18, respectively.
 
Chuba, freshman Micah Masei, sophomore David Springhetti and Wynn teamed up to close out the day's events with a 1:23.46 and the win in the 200 free relay.
 
Purdue notched the team win in the duel event, 178-84.
 
The Rainbow Warriors join up with the women's team on Saturday (Jan. 6), returning to action for another Big Ten head-to-head matchup, taking on Minnesota at the DKAC beginning at 12:00 p.m. The men's and women's diving teams will also be in competition across the next three days (Jan. 3-5) in the Wally Nakamoto Diving Invitational, beginning at 12:00 p.m. each day.