HONOLULU — The University of Hawai'i men's and women's swim and dive teams both edged out GCU in their second dual match on Saturday morning at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex. The Rainbow Warriors held off the 'Lopes, 105-100, while the Rainbow Wahine pulled away from Grand Canyon for a 109-76 win.

The Rainbow Wahine dive team continued to impress on day two of competition as their four divers captured the top-four places in the 3-meter springboard. Standout Macie Wheeler won the 3-meter event with a mark of 333.0. Wheeler was followed by fellow Rainbow Wahine Ruby Pickron in second (275.33), Lovisa Gustavsson in third (263.40) and Avery Coates in fourth (249.98).

Juan Esteban Ramirez Tamayo earned his second first place finish in as many days, claiming the 1-meter springboard with a mark of 327.38. Brandon Shepherd made his UH debut against the 'Lopes finishing in third in the 1-meter dive with a mark of 273.90.

The Rainbow Wahine swim team tallied six wins from six different 'Bows in individual competitions. Leading the way was Catherine Belyakov who won the 200 IM with the second fastest time in Rainbow Wahine history with a time of 1:58.67. Belyakov previously held the sixth fastest time in the event (2:00.78) which she swam at the USC Invitational. Ella Varga placed first in the 200 backstroke swimming the fourth fastest time in Rainbow Wahine history with a mark of 1:56.70. Varga previously held the seventh fastest time in the event.

Alexia Kovaluk, Lola Davison, Nellie Thompson and Mandolin Nguyen all earned their first wins in individual competitions. Kovaluk won the 500 freestyle (4:57.22), Davison placed first in the 200 freestyle (1:52.95), Thompson secured first in the 100 freestyle (51.07) and Nguyen earned first in the 200 breaststroke (2:15.51).

The Rainbow Warrior swim team notched four wins in individual competition led by Karol Ostrowski with two victories. Ostrowski earned the seventh fastest time in Rainbow Warrior history in a win in the 200 freestyle with a mark of 1:36.73. Ostrowski placed first in the 100 freestyle with a time of 43.72.

Aleks Tomaszewski earned his first win in an individual race this season with a mark of 1:48.80 in the 200 butterfly. Milan Bukovics won the 200 IM with a time of 1:49.63.

Both Rainbow Wahine and Rainbow Warrior relay teams capped off the morning with exciting victories in the 200 freestyle relay. The team of Kovaluk, Alexa Ozment, Zofia Tyminska and Belyakov won the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:32.34. The men's relay group of Ostrowski, Dietrich Meyer, Finn Brophy and Regan Richardson placed first in the 200 freestyle relay with a mark of 1:19.85.

The 'Bows will get nearly a month off before returning to action at the SMU Invite (Nov. 20-23) in Dallas, Texas.

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