Ostrowski Sets New UH Record at SMU Invite

DALLAS, Texas–The University of Hawai'i men's and women's swim and dive teams continued action on Day 3 of the SMU Invitational at the Roberson & Lindley Aquatics Center on Friday. The day was highlighted by a record performance by senior Karol Ostrowski.

UH's Ostrowski set a new Hawai'i all-time record in the 200 Freestyle. Although he just missed out on qualifying for the A Final, Ostrowski swam strong from the get-go in the B Final, pulling away to win in a record UH time of 1:34.36. Ostrowski passed Mario Sukovic's former fastest time of 1:34.49 set last March 2024.

Tom Caps swam the second fastest time in Rainbow Warrior history in the 100 breaststroke prelims with a time of 52.67. He improved his previous top time of 53.82 which ranked seventh in UH history. In the 100 butterfly prelims, Jack Simon swam the eighth fastest mark in Rainbow Warrior history with a mark of 47.34.

In the women's 400 individual medley prelims, Catherine Belyakov lowered her time with the fourth fastest time in UH history hitting the wall at 4:17.78. She did not race in the finals of the event.

Three Rainbow Wahine advanced to the 3M diving finals and all finished in the top seven finishing in fifth, sixth, and seventh place respectively. Avery Coates was the top UH finisher, coming in fifth place with a total score of 278.00. Coates' back 2-½ somersault tuck dive earned her an event high 54.80 points on her fourth dive. Macie Wheeler was right behind Coates finishing in sixth place with 273.75 total points and Lovisa Gustavsson was seventh with 273.75 points.

Both Rainbow Warrior divers qualified for the Men's 1 Meter Championship, UH's Juan Esteban Ramirez Tamayo finished in fifth place with a score of 293.00 with his first dive, a forward 2-½ somersault Pike earning his highest score at 57.20. Brandon Shepherd finished in ninth place with a total score of 254.80.

Saturday is the final day of the SMU Invitational. Prelims will begin at 6:00 a.m. HT. Prelims for men's and women's platform diving will begin at 9:00 a.m. HT followed by the Finals. The men's and women's 1650 Freestyle will begin at 11:45 a.m. HT and the Finals night session will start at 2:00 p.m. HT.

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Players Mentioned

Tom Caps: BR/FR; 6' 2"; Junior

Karol Ostrowski: FR/FLY; 6' 4"; Senior

Jack Simon: FLY/BCK; 5' 8"; Sophomore

Juan Esteban Ramirez Tamayo: DIVE; Freshman

Brandon Shepherd: DIVE; Senior

Catherine Belyakov: IM/BR; 5' 6"; Senior

Avery Coates: DIVE; Freshman

Lovisa Gustavsson: DIVE; 5' 4"; Freshman

Macie Wheeler: DIVE; 5' 5"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tom Caps
: 6' 2"; Junior
: BR/FR

Karol Ostrowski
: 6' 4"; Senior
: FR/FLY

Jack Simon
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: FLY/BCK

Juan Esteban Ramirez Tamayo
: Freshman
: DIVE

Brandon Shepherd
: Senior
: DIVE

Catherine Belyakov
: 5' 6"; Senior
: IM/BR

Avery Coates
: Freshman
: DIVE

Lovisa Gustavsson
: 5' 4"; Freshman
: DIVE

Macie Wheeler
: 5' 5"; Freshman
: DIVE