College Station, Tx.—The University of Hawai'i men's and women's swim team went to Texas A&M in search of a challenge and to give themselves the opportunity to matchup with some of the best competition the NCAA has to offer. Over the first two days of competition in the Art Adamson Invitational, UH has stepped up to the challenge and have made themselves known as contenders this season.
 
Day 1:
Highlights: Men
•Finished the day at No. 3 overall behind host Texas A&M and LSU.
•The 200-yard freestyle relay finished at No. 4 with seniors Reed Wynn and Max Cadiat, junior Mateusz Chaba, and sophomore Franz Adam.
•In the 400-yard medley relay the squad of seniors Metin Aydin and Wynn, along with sophomores Olli Kokko and Chaba placed at No. 2 overall just four second shy of the Texas A&M squad.
 
Highlights: Women
•Junior Phoebe Hines took a first-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle touching the wall with a time of 4:38.11.
•Sophomore Anna Kotonen placed at No. 9 in the 200-yard individual medley but won her finals heat of eight with a time of 2:01.27
•The 400-yard medley relay team of senior Bryndis Hansen, along with the sophomore trio of Karolina Hajkova, Kionna Clayton, and Lucia Lassman snatched a No. 2 finish with a time of 3:34.56, a 13-second improvement from their prelim time.
 
Day 2
Highlights: Men
•After 24 events UH sit comfortably in the No. 3 position as a team and remain within striking distance of No. 2 LSU with one day to go in the competition.
•Captured another No. 2 overall finish, this time in the 200-yard medley relay with the squad of Aydin, Kokko, Chaba, and Wynn finishing with a time of 1:27.08.
•Kokko would not be denied finishing at No. 1 in the 100-yard breaststroke at 52.70.
 
Highlights: Women
•Currently, sitting in the No. 4 spot after 24 events, but with a solid third day, UH could potentially jump up to No. 2 spot trailing but just 38 points.
•The 200-yard medley relay team shined behind the efforts of senior Kasey Schmidt, along with three sophomores Hajkova, Clayton, and Lassman with a No. 1 finish, narrowly beating the LSU team by half a second at 1:38.35.
•Lassman snatched a No. 2 finish in the 100-yard butterfly, narrowly missing the No. 1 spot by half a second.
•In the 100-yard butterfly, Clayton placed at No. 4 with a time of 1:00.37.
•The 100-yard backstroke belonged to Hajkova as she places at No. 1 overall touching the wall at 52.39.
•Hansen, Schmidt, Hines, and senior Silvia Djelic collected a time of 7:14.34 in the 800-yard freestyle relay, a time of 18 seconds better than their prelim time, with a final of 7:14.34 for a No. 2 overall finish.
 
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Austin, Tx.— Head coach Michael Brown took his men's and women's diving squad to his old stomping grounds at the University of Texas to give his divers one of their more difficult tests to date. After the first two days, a UH diver has yet to crack the top eight, but Brown is looking forward to the third day of competition with the platform dive coming up.
 
"We have had some good showings," said Brown. "But we are competing at a very high level. We've been close, but maybe tomorrow will give us a better chance."
 
Highlights: Men
•Junior Grant Newcombe placed the highest at No. 11 in the prelims of the one-meter with a score of 295.65.
•Senior Johan Sandell finished at No. 15 with a score of 284.90.
 
Highlights: Women
•Sophomore Ivy Houser led the pack of Rainbow Wahine in the three-meter dive at No. 21 overall with a score of 265.70.