HONOLULU — The University of Hawai'i men's and women's swimming and diving teams return to host their home opening dual meets against Grand Canyon at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex.  This event marks the season debut for the Rainbow Wahine and Rainbow Warrior diving teams. The weekend starts on Friday, Oct. 23 with diving starting at 4:00 p.m. HT and swimming starting at 6:00 p.m. HT. On Saturday, Oct. 24, diving will commence at 9:45 a.m. HT with swimming following at 11:00 a.m. HT. 
 

DUAL MEETS # 1 & 2 - vs. GRAND CANYON
Opponent				Grand Canyon
Date | Time				Friday, Oct. 23, 2026 - Diving: 4:00 p.m. HT / Swimming: 6:00 p.m. HT Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 - Diving: 9:45 a.m. HT / Swimming: 11:00 a.m. HT
Location				Duke Kahanamoku Aquatics Complex - Honolulu, O'ahu
Promotions				FRIDAY ONLY - 7-Eleven is sponsoring the "Spam Musubi Toss"--When a UH swimmer/diver wins an event, they will throw a musubi into the crowd - Exclusive swim/dive T-shirts will also be given away - UH students will earn DOUBLE POINTS on  H Rewards app
Game Day Information				Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex Game Day Info - CLEAR BAG POLICY
Event Schedule				TBD
Live Stats				Friday - DIVING - SwimCloud Saturday - Swim Cloud
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  SWIMMING & DIVING NEWS & NOTESWomen's Swimming

• The Rainbow Wahine and Warriors will be battling the Grand Canyon 'Lopes for the third-straight season in Honolulu. In the Fall of 2024, the UH men's team defeated GCU, 155-88 (10/25/24) and 105-100 (10/26/24). The women's team earned victories of 170-92 (10/25/24) and 109-76 (10/26/24). Last year, Hawai'i's men edged out GCU on both days in tight battles, 117-107 (10/24/25) and 134-129 (10/25/25). A year ago, the Rainbow Wahine won on the first day, 140-84 (10/24/2025), but fell to the 'Lopes, 127-134 on Saturday (10/25/2026).

LAST MEET...
The Rainbow Wahine swim team placed second overall  at the UCSD Triton Invite's team standings with 711.5 points, trailing top-finisher UC San Diego (750 points) and finishing ahead of California (628 points) and Pomona-Pitzer (302.5 points).

• Event Victories:
  • 200 Yard Freestyle Relay: The 'Bows opened Day 2 with a victory in the 200 Free Relay. The team of Klara Beierling, Quincy Key, Aziza Meyer, and Zofia Tyminska touched the wall at 1:32.25.
  • 500 Yard Freestyle: Brooke Bennett earned a win on Day 1, placing first in 4:56.41.
  • 50 Yard Freestyle: Quincy Key sprinted to victory on Day 1 with a winning time of 22.92.
• Top Individual Placers:
  • 100 Yard Freestyle: Quincy Key took third place (50.65).
  • 200 Yard Freestyle: Brooke Bennett finished third (1:49.99).
  • 1650 Yard Freestyle: Brooke Bennett placed third (17:09.36), closely followed by teammate Aoife Harkin in fourth (17:19.77).
  • 100 Yard Breaststroke: Zofia Tyminska took third with a time of 1:02.17.
  • 100 Yard Backstroke: Aziza Meyer took third in 55.98.
• Relay Performance:
• 200 Yard Medley Relay: UH's 'A' relay team (Eva Kovaluk. Zofia Tyminska, Aziza Meyer, Quincy Key) finished second in 1:40.67.

Men's Swimming
The Rainbow Warriors swim team finished second overall with 678.5 points, placing behind meet winner California (993 points) and ahead of UC San Diego (599.5 points) and Pomona-Pitzer (182 points).

• Event Victories:
  • 200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Hawaii's 'A' relay squad composed of Kristians Brencs, Alexander Tulberg, Vicoty Dagenais, and Regan Richardson) claimed first place with a time of 1:20.13.
• Top Individual Placers:
  • 100 Yard Breaststroke: Jacob Hamblen took second place with a time of 54.69.
  • 200 Yard Breaststroke: Tom Thalau placed second in 2:00.91.
  • 400 Yard IM: Tom Thalau claimed fourth place in 3:57.22, followed by Woobie Kupsky in fifth (3:58.51).
  • 200 Yard Backstroke:  Arminas Murenas finished fourth with a time of 1:46.81.
  • 200 Yard Butterfly: Victor Dagenais finished third in 1:49.21.
  • 50 Yard Freestyle: Alexander Tullberg placed fifth in 19.97.
  • 100 Yard Freestyle: Alexander Tullberg tied for ninth place in 43.95.
• Relay Performance:
  • 200 Yard Medley Relay: The 'A' team (Kristians Brencs, Thomas Aguero, Jack Simon, Alexander Tullberg) took fourth place in 1:28.15.

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