Tucson, Ariz.—The first day of the season went well for the University of Hawai'i swim and dive team, notching a total of six first-place finishes on day one of the tri-match with the University of Arizona and the University of Denver.
 
Saturday will conclude the tri-match as multiple student-athletes will take the success of the first day and look to end strong on the second day of events.
 
Swimming
The swimming portion of the UH team took first place in four of the six top finishes. The men's side claimed three while senior Phoebe Hines claimed a first-place finish for the women's team.
 
Hines finished at No. 1 in the 1650 free with a time of 16:42.13; her early season time ranks second in the country for the fastest time in the event.
 
A point of emphasis for head coach Elliot Ptasnik was the relay events, and the men's 400 medley relay did not disappoint. Junior 'aukai Liluikis teamed up with a trio of seniors in Mateusz Chaba, Kāne Follows, and Olli Kokko to finish with a time of 3:15.56. Ranking No. 2 in the nation thus far in the event.
 
The other two first-place spots went to Follows and Kokko. Follows touched the wall at 49.43 in the 100 backstroke, while Kokko finished at 54.64 in the 100 breaststroke. In the same event with Kokko, finishing at No. 2 and No. 3 was senior David Springhetti and junior Micah Masei.
 
Diving
A familiar scenario for UH was the placement of the diving standings as head coach Mike Brown and assistant head coach Anita Rossing saw their divers take first place in both events of the day.
 
Junior Ivy Davis registered a final score of 276.50 in three-meter, while fellow junior Victoria Moretti came in at No. 3 in the event with a final tally of 253. 55.
 
On the men's side, sophomore Max Burman finished with a score of 321.05 in the one-meter.
 
The event will be flipped tomorrow with men diving in the three-meter and the women looking to go in the one-meter.