LAS VEGAS, Nev.--Five member of the University of Hawai'i swimming and diving teams earned Mountain West weekly conference honors after strong performances in two dual meets against Grand Canyon last week.
Victor Dagenais was named Mountain West Men's Swimmer of the Week, while
Juan Esteban Ramirez Tamayo and
Lovisa Gustavsson were voted Men's and Women's Mountain West Divers of the Week respectively. Rookies Kristians Brenčs and
Annie Nicholson-Jodoin garnered MW Freshmen of the Week awards.
Men's Swimmer of the Week: Victor Dagenais - Junior, Montreal, Canada/College Andre-Grasset
Dagenais fueled the Rainbow Warriors' sweep of Grand Canyon, accounting for 22 individual points across the two dual meets and vaulting to the top of the Mountain West in multiple events. Dagenais claimed individual victories in the 200 Freestyle (1:36.67) and the 200 Butterfly (1:47.33), with both marks leading the conference standings. He added runner-up finishes in the 100 Free (44.03) and 200 Free (1:37.82), alongside a fourth-place anchor leg in the 400 Medley Relay (3:16.75) and a victory in the 400 Free Relay (2:56.41). In Saturday's finale—with Hawai'i clinging to a half-point lead heading into the meet-deciding 200 Free Relay—Dagenais split 19.87 on the second leg to help propel the UH 'A' team to victory (1:18.08) and secure the 135.5–126 dual-meet triumph.
Men's Diver of the Week: Juan Esteban Ramirez Tamayo - Junior, Medellin, Colombia/Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
Ramirez Tamayo secured NCAA Zone qualifying marks while sweeping both springboard events in Hawai'i's dual meets against GCU. The Medellin, Colombia native amassed 18 total points, winning the 1-Meter Springboard with a 343.05 total (highlighted by a meet-high 67.20 on a forward 2-½ somersault 1 twist pike) to finish 36 points clear of the field. Ramirez Tamayo followed up with a victory on the 3-Meter Springboard, posting 365.48 points to win by 31 points, bolstered by an inward 2-½ somersault pike that scored 74.25.
Women's Diver of the Week: Lovisa Gustavsson - Junior, Gothenburg, Sweden/Bernadottegymnasie
Gustavsson secured NCAA Zone qualifying scores across all three diving events during UH's home stand against GCU. The Gothenburg, Sweden product captured first place in the 3-Meter Springboard with a score of 314.93, besting the field by 30 points and earning an event-high 63.00 on a back 2-½ somersault tuck. Gustavsson also earned third-place honors in the 1-Meter Springboard (280.80), earning 59.80 on a forward 2-½ somersault pike, and placed first in the platform exhibition event with a mark of 255.75.
Men's Freshman of the Week: Kristians Brenčs - Riga, Latvia/Marupes State Gymnasium
Brenčs delivered a record-setting weekend to help the Rainbow Warriors complete a two-meet sweep of Grand Canyon, scoring 19 individual points and contributing to three relay victories. The Riga, Latvia native made program history by capturing first place in the 100 Individual Medley with a time of 48.97—a school-record mark that currently tops the Mountain West Conference leaderboard. In addition, Brenčs placed second in the 100 Free (43.95), third in the 50 Back (22.57), and third in the 100 Back (49.34), ranking him third in the conference in the 100 Free and fifth in the 50 Back. He also played a key role on winning relay units, leading off the 400 Free Relay (2:54.41), swimming the backstroke leg on the 200 Medley Relay (1:26.98), and turning in a 19.26 third leg on the first-place 200 Free Relay (1:18.08).
Women's Freshman of the Week: Annie Nicholson-Jodoin - Quebec, Canada/Quebec Virtual Academy
Nicholson-Jodoin posted an impressive weekend for the Rainbow Wahine in their dual meets against GCU, racking up 11 individual points. The Quebec, Canada native took first place in the 500 Freestyle with a winning time of 4:54.754 and placed fourth in the 200 Individual Medley at 2:11.51. Her 500 Free and 200 IM performances currently rank fourth and ninth in the Mountain West Conference, respectively. Nicholson-Jodoin also contributed to UH's relay efforts, swimming the butterfly leg (3:52.25) to help the 400 Medley Relay 'B' squad finish fourth.
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