The Utes won the Pac-12 Conference men's and women's combined diving competition while the Ute men posted their highest score in school history with 133 points. Utah sent five men's and women's divers to the NCAA Championships, the most in school history. The Utah women's swimming & diving team recorded its highest finish since joining the conference, placing fifth overall, while the men's swimming & diving placed fourth at the Pac-12 Conference Championships.
Luke McDivitt placed eighth at the NCAA Championships with the highest platform finish in school history, becoming a first-team All-American. He also became Utah's first-ever Pac-12 Conference diving champion on platform, scoring a school-record 400.75. McDivitt competed in the 3-meter and the 1-meter events at the NCAA Championships. Tony Chen placed 22nd in the 1-meter and 33rd in the 3-meter at nationals. Tony Chen recorded runner-up finishes on the 1m and 3m at Pac-12s.
Cooper DeRyk earned second-team All-America honors in the 50 free (tied for 14th place) and had a 51st-place finish in the 100 free.
The 200 medley relay team of Andrew Britton, DeRyk, Andrei Ungur and Finn O'Haimhirgin placed 15th to earn second-team All-America honors. They also improved their school record time from the Pac-12 Championships, when they placed second, with a clocking of 1:24.15. That same foursome placed 21st in the 400 medley relay at nationals.
DeRyk competed in the 100 fly at nationals. He posted a school-record of 46.00 seconds at the Pac-12 Championships and won the consolation final. Ungur competed in the 100 back. Dylan Becker placed 10th overall in the 1650 free. Jaek Horner won the consolation final of the 200 breast and placed ninth overall. Utah's 400 free relay of O'Haimhirgin, Santiago Contreras, Carlson, and Felix Chiun and placed fifth at Pac-12s.
Audrey Reimer qualified for NCAAs in the 100 back and 200 back in consecutive seasons and holds the school record in both events. She placed third in the 200 back at the Pac-12s and holds the school record in the event.
Emma Broome made her first career appearance at the NCAA Championships in the 100 back and placed 27th. She has the second-best mark in school history. Sara McClendon and Taylor Kabacy finished sixth and seventh, respectively in the 1650 free at Pac-12s. Charity Pittard placed ninth in the 200 breast at Pac-12s, while Zofia Niemczak finished eighth in the 200 fly championship final. The Utes 400 free relay team of Maddie Woznick, Reimer, Reagan Cathcart and Kayla Miller placed sixth.
Emma Ruchala and Lizzy DeCecco qualified for the NCAA Championships, becoming the first pair of women divers to advance in the same season in school history. DeCecco finished 27th in the 1-meter event.
Utah is one of few schools in the NCAA to have both indoor and outdoor 50-meter pools. It is also the only Power Five conference team that trains at altitude.
The U.'s competition pool and main training site, located in the HPER complex. Recent additions include new custom starting blocks, lane lines and a 5-meter diving platform. This year a new HD video scoreboard and timing system will be added.
More InformationIndoor 50-meter pool adjacent to Ute Natatorium
Outdoor 50-meter pool, 10 minute walk from Ute Natatorium
10-meter diving training facility
Year | Athlete | Event |
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1959 | Darwin Killpack | 220 Free 1500 Free |
1962 | Larry Zechiel | 200 Breast |
1963 | Peter Browne Steve Schultz | 50 Free 200 IM |
1964 | Steve Schultz | 400 IM |
1966 | Michael Garibaldi | 500 Free 1650 Free |
1967 | Terry Craig Michael Garibaldi Allen Logan Donald Gray Ton Browne | 100 Back 1650 Free 400 Free Relay 800 Free Relay 400 Free Relay 800 Free Relay 400 Free Relay 800 Free Relay 400 Free Relay 800 Free Relay |
1969 | Steve Elsnab Robbert Kittel Richard Kittel Tom Akrop William Patton Mike Rockwell | 100 Back 200 Back 800 Free Relay 400 Free Relay 800 Free Relay 400 Free Relay 800 Free Relay 800 Free Relay 400 Free Relay 400 Free Relay |
1970 | Tom Eiche Robbert Kittel Richard Kittel Richard Sebert Steve Elsnab | 200 Fly 800 Free relays 800 Free Relay 800 Free Relay 800 Free Relay |
1975 | Jeff Rolan Gary Anderson Kevin Marble Jim Wilson | 50 Free 100 Free 100 Fly 400 Free Relay 400 Free Relay 400 Free Relay 400 Free Relay |
1976 | Jeff Rolan | 50 Free 100 Free |
1977 | Jeff Rolan | 100 Fly |
1983 | Scott Mefford | 200 Back |
1985 | Pat Hayes | 200 Free |
1986 | Shawn Rowland | 400 IM |
1987 | Shawn Rowland | 200 IM 400 IM 200 Fly |
1988 | Shawn Rowland | 400 IM 200 Fly |
1989 | Anders Bladh Jim Giottonini | 50 Free 200 Fly |
1990 | Jim Giottonini | 100 Back 200 Fly |
1991 | Jim Giottonini | 100 Back 200 Back 200 Fly |
1993 | Jim Giottonini | 100 Back |
1995 | Thomas Nore | 200 Breast |
1999 | Heidi Hausknecht | 100 Fly |
2006 | Sterling Richards | 1-meter 3-meter |
2007 | Alison McInturff | 200 Free |
2009 | Whitney Lopus | 100 Fly |
2013 | Josiah Purss Nick Soedel | 1-meter 50 free 100 free |
2014 | Traycie Swartz Stina Colleou Kerstern Merry Josiah Purss | 100 free 200 breast Platform 1-meter |
2015 | Nick Soedel Bence Kiraly Jacob Crayne | 50 free 100 free 500 free 1650 free 1-meter |
2016 | Bence Kiraly Josiah Purss | 500 free 1-meter |
2018 | Paul Ungur Jack Burton Ben Scott Rondolfo Moreira | 200 Medley Relay 200 Medley Relay 200 Medley Relay 200 Medley Relay |
2020 | Tony Chen Rahiti De Vos Luke McDivitt Liam O'Haimhirgin Audrey Reimer | 1 and 3-meter 500 and 1650 free Platform 100 free 100 and 200 back |
Jeff Rolan (1975) in the 100 Butterfly