Men's and Women's Swimming Launches Season at Triton Invitational

HONOLULU — The University of Hawai'i men's and women's swimming and diving teams officially open their 2026–27 season on the road at UC San Diego's Triton Invitational from Friday, Oct. 9 to Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Canyonview Aquatic Center in La Jolla, Calif

UCSD TRITON INVITATIONAL
Date \| Time				Friday, Oct. 9, 2026 \| 11:00 a.m. HT Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026 \| 7:00 a.m. HT
Teams				California, Hawai'i, Pomona-Pitzer, UC San Diego
Location				Canyonview Aquatic Center
Event Schedule				Triton Invitational Meet Schedule
Live Stats				MeetMobile
Social Media				Instagram \| X \| Facebook

The Rainbow Wahine and Rainbow Warriors begin a new chapter this season as members of the Mountain West Conference

. Last year, both teams closed their tenure in the Big West by sweeping the Big West Championships

. Hawai'i looks to carry that championship momentum into the new season starting in La Jolla

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For the Rainbow Warriors, look out for Tom Thalau, Victor Dagenais, and Evan Pickles to make some waves. Thalau is a junior from Stuttgart, Germany, specializing in the individual medley and breaststroke, Thalau made an immediate impact in his first year at UH

. He set a school record with a 1:33.25 anchor split in the 800 free relay and ranks in the program's top 5 in the 200 breaststroke as well as the 200 and 400 individual medley races

. Dagenais is a junior from Montreal, Quebec, also holds multiple spots in the UH record books, boasting top-10 times in the 100 free, 200 free, and 200 butterfly and senior distance specialist, Pickles posted top UH times in two events last season

. He ranks sixth in the 400 individual medley (3:51.21) and eighth in the 1,650 freestyle (15:32.31)

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Rainbow Wahine swimmers Zofia Tyminska, Quincy Key, and Brooke Bennett will lead the women's team into the the Invitational. Tyminska is a senior from Warsaw, Poland, looking to finish her collegiate career strong, Tyminska set three top-3 program performances last season

. She ranks third all-time at UH in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.41), 200 breaststroke (2:11.56), and 200 individual medley (1:58.09)

. A standout sprinter from Albuquerque, N.M., Key climbed to No. 10 on UH's all-time list in the 50 freestyle (22.65)

. Her performance against Utah—anchoring silver-medal finishes in the 200 medley relay (20.09 split) and 200 free relay (19.87 split)—earned her Big West Athlete of the Week honors

. Bennett is a sophomore distance swimmer from Christchurch, New Zealand, Bennett broke into UH's top 10 in both the 1,000 freestyle (10:10.03) and 1,650 freestyle (16:58.99)

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Players Mentioned

Victor Dagenais: FR/FLY; Sophomore

Evan Pickles: 6' 7"; Junior

Tom Thalau: FR/BK/IM; 6' 0"; Sophomore

Zofia Tyminska: IM/BR; 6' 1"; Junior

Brooke Bennett: FR; 5' 7"; Freshman

Quincy Key: FR; 5' 6"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Victor Dagenais
: Sophomore
: FR/FLY

Evan Pickles
: 6' 7"; Junior

Tom Thalau
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: FR/BK/IM

Zofia Tyminska
: 6' 1"; Junior
: IM/BR

Brooke Bennett
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: FR

Quincy Key
: 5' 6"; Junior
: FR