The Team

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.

Men's Diving

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.

Luke McDivitt

Luke McDivitt

Tony Chen

Tony Chen

Men's Swimming

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.

Cooper DeRyk

Cooper DeRyk

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.

Finn O'Haimhirgin

Finn O'Haimhirgin




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Women's Swimming

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.

Audrey Reimer

Audrey Reimer

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.

Women's Diving

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.

Emma Ruchala

Emma Ruchala

Bence Kiraly

Three-Time All-American

Team Facilities

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.

Ute Natatorium

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.

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Training Venues

Eccles Student Life Center

Indoor 50-meter pool adjacent to Ute Natatorium

Steiner Aquatic Center

Outdoor 50-meter pool, 10 minute walk from Ute Natatorium

Cottonwood Heights Rec Center

10-meter diving training facility

Support Venues

Sorensen High Performance Center

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Burbidge Academics Center

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Utah All-Time Greats

Year Athlete Event
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

NCAA Champion

Jeff Rolan (1975) in the 100 Butterfly

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