HONOLULU – Laticia Transom added to her collection of awards earning MPSF Women's Swimmer of the Year honors while Holly Nelson was named the conference freshman of the year and head coach Michael Stephens earned women's swimming coach of the year recognition Friday.
 
Transom turned in a historic season in which she set three individual school records while being a part of three more relay program records. She took home a trio of MPSF individual titles and was also a part of three conference championship relay squads. The senior transfer capped off her season with a trip to the NCAA Championships where she earned All-America status in the 100 Free by finishing in seventh place.
 
Nelson made an instant impact in her first season as a Rainbow Wahine, helping UH to three freestyle relay conference titles and entering the program top 10 in both the 50 and 100 Free. The native of Sydney, Australia, swam the opening leg of the 200 and 400 Free to help the Rainbow Wahine to NCAA appearances in both events. Nelson was also the MPSF runner-up to Transom in both the 50 and 100 Free while placing seventh in the 100 Fly.
 
In his first year leading the program, Stephens led the Rainbow Wahine to a number of record-setting performances and a dominant showing at the MPSF Championships. The Hawai'i women rolled to their sixth conference title in the last seven years by finishing nearly 170 points ahead of the second-place team by winning nine of the 18 swimming events while having a top-three finisher in 13 of the 18. Stephens is the fourth different UH coach to earn conference women's swimming coach of the year honors while it marks the seventh time total that a Hawai'i head coach has claimed the recognition.
 
Laticia Transom, MPSF Women's Swimmer of the Year

• Earned All-America status in the 100 Free with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships – the best-ever by a Rainbow Wahine swimmer in the event.
• Set program records in the 50 Free (22.18), 100 Free (47.39) and 100 Back (51.88).
• Also sits in the top three at UH in the 200 Free (2nd, 1:44.89) and 100 Fly (3rd, 53.22).
• Scored 100 points at the MPSF Championship meet across her individual and relay events.
• Set MPSF meet records in the 50 Free (22.26), 100 Free (47.86) and 100 Back (51.88).
• Three-time MPSF Athlete of the Week.
• Marks the seventh time a Rainbow Wahine swimmer has been named MPSF Swimmer of the Year.

 
Holly Nelson, MPSF Women's Freshman of the Year

• A part of four MPSF title winning relay teams (200 Free, 400 Free, 800 Free, 200 Medley Relay).
• The conference runner-up in both the 50 Free and 100 Free.
• Contributed 86 points to UH's dominant effort at the MPSF meet.
• In the top 10 at UH in the 50 Free (8th, 22.78) and 100 Free (7th, 49.47).
• Helped UH set school records in the 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay and 200 Medley Relay.
• Fourth Rainbow Wahine to earn MPSF Freshman of the Year honors.

 
Michael Stephens, MPSF Women's Swimming Coach of the Year

• Led the Rainbow Wahine to their sixth MPSF title in the last seven years and seventh overall.
• Guided UH to nine conference titles in the 18 events while having a top three finisher in 13 of the 18.
• Helped the Rainbow Wahine set a school record in six different events.
• The Hawai'i women scored their first points at the NCAA Championships since 2019, earning 11.5 to come in as the highest-finishing non-Power 5 school.
• Fourth different UH head coach to earn MPSF Women's Swimming Coach of the Year honors and the seventh time overall a Hawai'i coach has won the award.