LA JOLLA, Calif.—The University of Hawai'i men's and women's swimming teams will embark on their first road trip to officially start their 2025-26 season at the UCSD Triton Invitational at the Canyonview Aquatics Center. The two-day event begins with one session on Friday, Oct. 10 at 9:00 a.m. HT, followed by two sessions on Saturday, Oct. 11. The first session will start at 7:00 a.m. HT and the second at 10:00 a.m. HT. Competing in the season opening meet are California, Hawai'i, Stanford, UC Santa Barbara and host UCSD.
 

UCSD TRITON INVITATIONAL
Date | Time				Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. HT (Session 1) Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025 | 7:00 a.m. HT / 10:00 a.m. HT
Teams				California, Hawai'i, Stanford (women's only), UC San Diego, and UC Santa Barbara
Location				Canyonview Aquatic Center
Event Schedule				Triton Invitational Meet Schedule
Live Stats				MeetMobile
Social Media				Instagram | X | Facebook

 
The Rainbow Wahine return 14 letter winners from last year's squad which finished third in the 2024-25 Big West Championships. Leading UH into the 2025-26 season is senior Holly Nelson who earned All-Big West honors in the 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 400 medley relay and 400 free relay last year. Nelson holds Top 10 marks in program history in the 100 Free, 50 Free, and 100 Fly. The Rainbow Wahine welcome nine highly-touted newcomers, including just one transfer and eight freshmen.

Nineteen Rainbow Warriors return for the 2025-26 season after finishing second in last year's Big West Championships with Karol Ostrowski leading the charge. Ostrowski has been a standout for the 'Bows throughout his UH career. The speedster has set program records in the 50 Free, 100 Free, and 200 Free. Last year at the Big West Championships, he captured five gold medals in the 50 Free, 100 free, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay and 400 free relay. Ostrowski was the lone Hawai'i swimmer to compete in the 2025 NCAA Championships as well as the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore this past summer. The Hawai'i men's team features nine newcomers—including five transfers.