SWIMMING
President KATHERINE WU | kaw051@ucsd.edu
Treasurer LUCAS WRIGHT | l3wright@ucsd.edu
Vice President SHANNON CHEN | syc007@ucsd.edu
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UC San Diego's Club Swim Team has been one of the fastest-growing sports club teams since it was founded in 2014. In recent years, our team has grown to more than 120 members, competed in a record number of meets, and attended CCS Nationals every year since 2023. Competing against teams from universities all across the Western region during our regular season, and many more from across the United States at Nationals, we ranked among the top 10 teams in the nation (placing 9th at Nationals in 2025). Club Swim provides a place for motivated and passionate swimmers to work out, improve their strokes, and compete in a fun and social environment. We welcome swimmers of all backgrounds to join our team and be a part of the Club Swim Community.
Club Swim offers 5 coached swim practices a week as well as weights practices two times a week at Spanos Athletic Performance Center. Our team also attends at least two meets per quarter. So if you're ready, get your cap and goggles on and take a splash with Club Swim! If you are interested in joining the team and want to stay updated, please follow our Instagram account (@ucsdclubswim) to stay up to date on the most relevant information about our team. For more information about the team, please see the links in our Instagram bio. Swimmers who are definitely interested in joining our team are also welcome to join our Discord. Any and all questions can be directed to our team email ucsdclubswim@gmail.com or to our social media platforms.
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NEWS AND RESULTS
Stay tuned for updates about upcoming events!
6/3/2026 Senior Intrasquad
Our last meet of the season was our annual blue vs gold Senior Night Intrasquad where the underclassmen (blue team) competed against the upperclassmen (gold team). We had some fast swims in both typical events and fun non-traditional events. Each of our graduating swimmers showed their resilience and perseverance in the annual senior 800 IM! It was so fun to get one last racing experience before all our lovely seniors graduate. After a hard fought battle on both sides, the underclassmen ultimately took the win with 854 points over the upperclassmen who had 784 points.
4/10-12/26 2026 TYR College Club Swimming National Championships
The 2026 TYR College Club Swimming National Championships was a success for the team. The program placed 17th out of 92 teams from across the nation, with the Women’s team finishing 7th and the Men’s team finishing 29th. Overall, the team scored 268 points, including 208 points from the women’s side and 60 points from the men’s side. Strong performances were seen throughout the meet, with many swimmers achieving season-best and personal-best times. The championships also featured 11 new team records and two podium finishes from senior Erin Swift and freshman Gabby Lan.
Women’s Team Records
100 free – Gabby Lan (53.83)
100 fly – Gabby Lan (56.93)
50 fly – Gabby Lan (25.68)
100 back – Erin Swift (57.13)
200 medley relay – Erin Swift, Shreya Kashyap, Gabby Lan, Sonia Khan (1:48.41)
400 free relay – Gabby Lan, Sonia Khan, Olivia Khan, Erin Swift (3:36.61)
400 medley relay – Erin Swift, Shreya Kashyap, Gabby Lan, Sonia Khan (3:56.14)
800 free relay – Jennifer Graves, Kiara Bangera, Sonia Khan, Gabby Lan (8:17.59)
Men’s Team Records
50 back – Flip Frauenzimmer (23.72)
100 IM – Tony Zheng (52.15)
Mixed Relay Team Record
200 free relay – Kenneth Duong, Tony Zheng, Gabby Lan, Sonia Khan (1:30.64)
Podium Finishes
Erin Swift – 100 back (3rd)
Gabby Lan – 100 fly (3rd)
Finalists
Gabby Lan: 50 fly, 100 fly
Erin Swift: 50 back, 100 back, 200 back, 100 free
Shreya Kashyap: 100 breast, 200 breast
Hannah Kiehl: 200 breast
Olivia Khan: 200 back
Scott Szyper: 500 free
Tony Zheng: 50 free, 100 IM
Itay Ben Yoseph: 200 fly, 400 IM
Conner Le: 200 back
Women’s 200 free relay – Swift, Lan, Kwan, S. Khan
Women’s 200 medley relay – Swift, Kashyap, Lan, S. Khan
Women’s 400 free relay – Lan, S. Khan, O. Khan, Swift
Women’s 400 medley relay – Swift, Kashyap, Lan, S. Khan
Men’s 200 medley relay – Frauenzimmer, Campbell, Cheng, Duong
Men’s 400 free relay – Zheng, Duong, Umbay, Szyper
Mixed 200 free relay – Duong, Zheng, Lan, S. Khan
3/7/26 - UCSD Triton Invite
For their final meet of the quarter, the Tritons hosted the annual Triton Invite, competing against 13 teams. The event also provided an opportunity to reconnect with alumni who came out to support the team and participate in the annual alumni meet. The women’s team placed first with 685.5 points, while the men’s team placed second with 647 points, just behind ASU. This resulted in a combined score of 1332.5 points, securing an overall first-place finish. The meet featured many fast swims, with several athletes achieving last-minute qualifying cuts for Nationals. Freshman Conner Le set another team record in the 200 backstroke (1:54.56), improving the previous mark by over two seconds.
The Tritons also earned first-place finishes in 18 events: Women’s 200 medley relay (Erin Swift, Shreya Kashyap, Ryan Henry, Sonia Khan), Men’s 200 medley relay (Conner Le, Tyler Campbell, Jeremy Cheng, Sebastian Umbay), Itay Ben Yoseph (200 fly, 100 fly), Conner Le (100 back, 200 back), Tyler Campbell (50 breast), Kiara Bangera (200 free), Women’s 200 free relay (Gabby Lan, Erin Swift, Katherine Wu, Sonia Khan), Men’s 200 free relay (Sebastian Umbay, Tony Zheng, Tyler Campbell, Noah Joshi), Erin Swift (50 back, 200 back), Shreya Kashyap (200 breast), Sonia Khan (100 IM), Gabby Lan (100 free, 50 fly), Flip Frauenzimmer (100 breast), and Women’s 400 free relay (Sonia Khan, Gabby Lan, Olivia Khan, Erin Swift).
2/21/26 - ASU Sun Devil Invitational 
The team had a blast at their last travel meet of the quarter in Tempe, AZ for ASU’s Sun Devil Innovational where they placed 3rd out of 12 teams, with a score of 863.83 points. The women placed 2nd with 464.33 points, just behind GCU, while the men placed 3rd with 399.5 points, behind ASU and GCU. The Tritons had lots of fast swims, with many swimmers achieving Nationals qualifying times. A new team record was set at the meet by Conner Le in the 100 IM with a time of 52.69! The team also had 1st place finishes in 7 events: Katherine Wu (100 IM), Conner Le (100 IM), Erin Swift (100 free, 100 back, 50 free), Tyler Campbell (100 breast), and Kenneth Duong (50 breast).
2/7/26 - Northwestern Rubber Ducky Invite
The team had a fantastic trip to Evanston for Northwestern University’s Rubber Ducky Invitational. They captured 1st place out of 14 teams, scoring 192 points on the Men’s side and 200 points on the Women’s side, for a combined total of 392 points—outscoring 2nd place University of Michigan by 67.5 points.
The meet featured many fast swims, with numerous athletes achieving Nationals qualifying times. The team earned 1st-place finishes in 11 events: the Men’s 200 medley relay A team (Conner Le, Kenneth Duong, Jeremy Cheng, Tony Zheng); Erin Swift (200 free, 25 back); Tyler Campbell (50 breast); Gabby Lan (50 free, 50 fly, 100 fly); the Women’s 200 free relay A team (Gabby Lan, Erin Swift, Katelin Kwan, Sonia Khan); Sonia Khan (100 IM); Olivia Khan (50 back); and Itay Ben Yoseph (50 back).
1/24/26 - UCSD Mini Meet
The Tritons hosted their very first Mini Meet, where they competed against UCI, CSUN, and SDSU. UCSD successfully secured the win with 1756 points, over UCI who had the next highest score of 967 points. The Tritons had lots of fast swims, resulting in wins in nearly every single event at the meet! Many swimmers also achieved new Nationals cuts!
11/23/25 - UCLA Fall 2025 Invite
The final meet of the quarter brought the team to UCLA, where athletes competed against eight other universities, including UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Berkeley. The competition remained tight throughout the day, with several events decided by narrow margins. After a long and hard-fought battle across all races, the team accumulated 1,097.5 points—enough to claim 1st place overall and edge out UCLA by just 8 points. The meet highlighted both depth and strength across the roster, with standout performances throughout the lineup.
The team secured 1st-place finishes in an impressive twelve events. Victories included the Women’s 200 Medley Relay A team (Olivia Khan, Shreya Kashyap, Molly MacDonald, Emily Floyd) and the Men’s 200 Medley Relay A team (Conner Le, Lucas Kim, Jeremy Cheng, Tony Zheng), both of which opened the meet with momentum. Tony Zheng added another win in the 50 breaststroke, while Erin Swift claimed 1st in the 200 backstroke. Sonia Khan delivered exceptional speed with wins in both the 50 freestyle and 50 butterfly.
Additional top performances came from the Women’s 200 Free Relay A team (Molly MacDonald, Emily Floyd, Katherine Wu, Sonia Khan) and from Jeremy Cheng with a victory in the 50 butterfly. Itay Ben Yoseph took 1st in the 100 backstroke, and Jennifer Graves finished strong with a win in the 100 individual medley. Olivia Khan secured another major result by winning the 400 individual medley, showcasing endurance and versatility. To close out the meet, the Women’s 400 Freestyle Relay A team (Molly MacDonald, Annika Sawicki, Sasha Giuntoli, Emily Floyd) earned 1st place, sealing the team’s overall victory.
The meet served as an exciting and successful conclusion to the quarter, demonstrating strong progress, competitive depth, and promising momentum heading into future competitions.
11/8/25 - CCS Western Regionals
The Tritons had an absolute blast travelling to Mission Viejo to swim at the CCS Western Regional Championships where they competed against over 30 schools from across the Western Region. The Women’s team finished 4th with a total of 500 points, and the Men’s team finished 3rd with a total of 560 points, leading UCSD to place 4th overall out of 35 schools, scoring a total of 1060 points. Three new team records were set at the meet by Felix Medina in the 200 butterfly (1:51.74) and 400 individual medley (4:15.32) as well as Shreya Kashyap in the 200 breaststroke (2:27.94).
The meet saw lots of fast racing with many swimmers competing in finals and even more achieving new Nationals cuts! The Tritons had two 1st place finishes by Felix Medina in the 200 butterfly and Scott Szyper in the 500 freestyle; three 2nd place finishes by Morgan Rummelhoff in the 50 freestyle, Ryan Henry in the 50 butterfly, and Erin Swift in the 100 backstroke; and four 3rd place finishes by Felix Medina in the 400 individual medley, the A team (Erin Swift, Shreya Kashyap, Ryan Henry, Katelin Kwan) in the 200 medley relay, the A team (Katherine Wu, Erin Swift, Katelin Kwan, Sonia Khan) in the 200 freestyle relay, and the A team (Erin Swift, Shreya Kashyap, Ryan Henry, Sonia Khan) in the 400 medley relay.
10/26/25 - UCSD Fall Swim Invite 
We had a fantastic time kicking off our competition season by hosting our very own Fall Invite! It was very exciting to be able to officially get back into race mode after an entire summer off and it was a great first real meet for all our newcomers. The Men's and Women's teams both won first place among nine teams, scoring 950 points and 819 points, respectively, resulting in a combined total of 1947 points. We had an impressive 2 new team records set at the meet by freshman Felix Medina in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:52.88 and freshman Shreya Kashyap in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:35.03.
We had many fast swims with many swimmers achieving Nationals qualifying times. We also had 1st place finishes in a whopping 22 events: Women’s 200 medley relay A team, Men’s 200 medley relay B team, Felix Medina (200 fly, 100 fly), Tyler Campbell (50 breast), Kenneth Duong (50 free, 100 IM), Olivia Khan (200 IM), Conner Le (200 IM, 100 back), Tony Zheng (200 free), Women’s 200 free relay A team, Men’s 200 free relay B team, Marisol Alvarez (500 free), Carlos Lago (500 free), Jeremy Cheng (50 fly, 100 free), Erin Swift (100 back), Sonia Khan (100 free), Niobe Guilanians (50 back), Sebastian Umbay (50 back), and Mixed 200 freestyle relay A team.
New team records were also set by Felix Medina in the 200 Butterfly with a time of 1:52.88 and Shreya Kashyap in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:35.03.
10/17/25 - Blue vs Gold Intrasquad Meet
The first blue vs gold intrasquad of the year took place last Friday! It was a great first racing experience for the Tritons’ newcomers and a fun way to get back into some team competition after a whole summer off. The team had some fast swims in typical swim meet events like the 50 free and 100 IM and a lot of fun participating in some fun, non-traditional events including corkscrew, beluga swim, and even 25s of each stroke! The meet was a great team bonding experience especially for returners to get to know newcomers and vice versa. In a close meet, the Blue team ultimately took the win with 1181.5 points over the Gold team with 1021.5 points. There were also many parents who came out to watch since the intrasquad took place during parents’ weekend.
5/2/25 - Sun God Intrasquad
We had our first blue v. gold meet this quarter. Blue took the win, but gold was close behind. It was lots of fun to get back into racing after our nationals meet during spring break. We even had some swimmers qualify for next year nationals!!3/27/25 - 2025 CCS Nationals
Nationals was a success! Overall our team placed 9th out of 83 other teams. Our men's team placed 11th and our women's team placed 9th. We had lots of fast swims and 18 team records!
Women’s Team Records
4x200 Free Relay – 8:18.37: Morgan Rummelhoff, Marisol Alvarez, Sonia Khan, Katherine Wu
200 Back – 2:03.01 : Erin Swift
4x100 Medley Relay – 4:02.00: Erin Swift, Morgan Rummelhoff, Ryan Henry, Katherine Wu
50 Back – 26.73 : Erin Swift
4x50 Medley Relay – 1:48.65 : Erin Swift, Morgan Rummelhoff, Ryan Henry, Katherine Wu
200 IM – 2:14.28 : Morgan Rummelhoff
50 Free – 24.45 : Morgan Rummelhoff
100 Free – 53.95 :Morgan Rummelhoff
100 Free – 53.84 : Erin Swift
4x100 Free Relay – 3:38.27 : Morgan Rummelhoff, Sonia Khan, Katherine Wu, Erin Swift
4x50 Free Relay – 1:38.43 : Morgan Rummelhoff, Erin Swift, Katherine Wu, Sonia Khan
50 Breast – 30.64 : Morgan Rummelhoff
100 IM – 1:01.39 :Morgan Rummelhoff
Men’s Team Records
4x200 Free Relay – 7:11.34 : Scott Szyper, Warren Zahn, Carlos Lago, Alexander Radulescu
200 Free – 1:42.62: Scott Szyper
1000 Free – 9:52.23: Scott Szyper
4x100 Free Relay – 3:07.79: Tony Zheng, Alexander Radulescu, Kenneth Duong, Ryan Lee
Mixed 4x50 Free Relay – 1:31.63 : Ryan Lee, Kenneth Duong, Erin Swift, Morgan Rummelhoff
We can't wait for some more racing at our intrasquads during spring quarter!
2/22/25 - Buff Invite Spring 2025
Our team traveled to Colorado for a successful 2-day meet! We had lots of fun swims and had a little time to explore Boulder after the meet on Sunday. Our team ended up placing 3rd overall. We are looking forward to Nationals at the end of March!
Some highlights:
Team Records:
Women's 800 Free Relay- 8:27.57 (Morgan Rummelhoff, Jennifer Graves, Katherine Wu, Erin Swift)
Mixed 200 Yard Medley Relay- 1:41.95 (Erin Swift, Tyler Campbell, Mei Fukushima, Morgan Rummelhoff)
National Qualifiers:
We had lots of national qualifiers making additional cuts. Shoutout to Warren Zahn who made his first nationals cut!!
2/1/25 - Stanford Invitational
Our team traveled to Palo Alto this weekend and competed against 8 other teams at Stanford. Our men's team placed 3rd with a total of 390 points and our women's team placed 1st with a score of 475 points. We had lots of fast swims and are looking forward to hosting our Triton Invitational in a few weeks!
Team Records:
Erin Swift: 200 Free (1:56.93)
Morgan Rummelhoff: 100 IM (1:02.81)
National Qualifiers:
Itay Ben Yoseph (50 Backstroke, 200 Butterfly)
Noah Joshi (50 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle)
Erin Swift (200 Freestyle, 50 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke, 100 Butterfly, 100 Freestyle)
Jennifer Graves (200 Freestyle, 400 IM)
Scott Szyper (200 Freestyle, 200 IM)
Olivia Khan (100 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle)
Dylan Oquendo (100 Breaststroke, 100 IM)
Garret Feng (100 Breaststroke)
Andrew Wong (100 Breaststroke)
Kiara Bangera (50 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke)
Morgan Rummelhoff (200 IM, 100 Butterfly, 100 IM)
Katherine Wu (200 IM)
Sonia Khan (100 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly)
1/26/25 - Tritons Send Multiple Swimmers To Nationals
Our team traveled to UCLA to compete against 7 other teams. Our team placed 3rd overall with a score of 792 points. Although it was a little rainy we had lots of national qualifiers! We're looking forward to some more fast swimming this quarter as we get ready for 3 more meets before Nationals!
National Qualifiers:
- Lucas Kim (50 Backstroke, 200 IM)
- Titus Ng (50 Backstroke)
- Dylan Oquendo (50 Backstroke)
- Tony Zheng (100 Butterfly, 50 Butterfly)
- Sebastian Umbay (50 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke)
- Mei Fukushima (50 Backstroke)
- Andrew Wong (100 Breaststroke)
1/17/25 - January Blue vs. Gold Intrasquad
On January 17th, 2025 we hosted our first official intrasquad of the season where our swimmers had the opportunity to qualify for our national meet in March. We had lots of fast swims and fun relays. We split into two teams, Blue and Gold, to have a little friendly competition as well. Blue ended up taking the win with 847 points, with Gold scoring 731 points. This was only just the start of winter quarter and we're looking forward to lots of more meets and fast swims!
Some highlights include:
Erin Swift breaking the team's women's 400 IM record with a time of 4:55.51!
We also had lots of national qualifiers including:
Sonia Khan (100 IM)
Kenneth Duong (50 Free, 100 Free)
Tony Zheng (100 Fly)
Mei Fukushima (50 Fly)
Jeremy Cheng (50 Fly, 50 Backstroke)
Jennifer Graves (50 Fly, 200 IM)
Tyler Campbell (100 Backstroke, 50 Backstroke)
Emma Yuguchi (50 Breaststroke)
Andrew Wong (200 Fly)
Kiara Bangera (100 Free)
Erin Swift (400 IM)
11/16/24 - CCS Western Regional Championship Meet
We are proud to say that this was our first time hosting the CCS Western Regional Meet, and it was a great success!
We would like to thank our officials, announcers, admin officials, and computer operators for all their time and efforts in ensuring the meeting ran smoothly. A big thank you also goes to our volunteers and the CV staff. Lastly, a special shout-out to our regional meet director, Garrett Feng. He dedicated lots of time over the past few months to ensure the meeting was well-organized and a success!
As for the meet itself, we had a record number of 900 swimmers and 32 teams competing. Our team overall placed 4th, our men's team placed 2nd, and our women's team placed 4th.
11/03/24 - UCLA 2024 Invitational
This was our first official meet of the year where we competed against 6 other teams including: UCLA, UCSB, UCI, UCR, CSUN, and Claremont. Our team took 1st overall and we had some awesome swims with many of our swimmers getting national cuts! This was a great first meet before our Western Regional Championship Meet taking place here at UCSD on 11/16- 11/17. We're looking forward to seeing more fast swims!
10/25/24 - Week 4 Blue vs. Gold Intrasquad
Club Swim had their first intrasquad of the season! They were split into two teams, a Blue team and Gold team, and competed against each other. Ultimately, Gold team took the win with a score of 1407 and Blue team followed behind with a score 1289.
5/12/24 - Mother's Day Invitational
Club Swim hosted their final official meet of the season, with the inaugural Mother's Day Invitational. While a much shorter meet with only teams from UCSB and UCI coming, the meet was still a successful one and very competitive, with Club Swim coming out on top with a total of 1,366 points, and finishing out with a perfect home record. There were many amazing swims by everyone with a lot of swimmers finishing first in their respective events or dropping time to achieve a new personal best for the season. The season is officially over for Club Swim, apart from one last meet recognizing the seniors! It was truly one historic, successful, and competitive season, and the team cannot wait to carry this momentum into next year!!
Go Tritons!!
5/3/24 - Star Wars Intrasquad Meet
Club Swim hosted their first ever Star Wars themed Intrasquad Meet today! Many different events were held such as Podracing, Kessel Run, and Escaping the Star Destroyers. The meet was a duel between Separatist Alliance vying for independence from the Galactic Republic. In the end, the Galactic Republic prevailed, with a score of 1113-704! All the swimmers enjoyed competing and had a lot of fun cheering on their teammates.
Up next, the Mother's Day Invite on Sunday as Club Swim looks to wrap up one final official meet for the season!
4/4-7/24 - 2024 TYR College Club Swimming National Championships at Indiana University
This past weekend, Club Swim sent 28 swimmers to Indianapolis to compete at the 2024 TYR College Club Swimming National Championships at the iconic IU Natatorium. With a much larger number of swimmers competing, Club Swim marked their best performance at the meet in just their 2nd year of participating, finishing in 11th place with a total of 601 points, improving on their 19th place finish the previous year, once again placing as the 3rd fastest California school behind only Berkeley and Cal Poly SLO. Over the course of the meet, 36 team records were broken, highlighting the hard work put in by the swimmers this season. Club Swim also had their first ever CCS Nationals Champion in Erin Swift, who won the 100 backstroke in a new team record, while also recording podium finishes in the 50 back (2nd place) and 200 fly (3rd place). Club Swim was also named Team of the Year by CCS, highlighting the big accomplishments and events the team has managed to host successfully this season, such as the Spooky Splash Invitational hosted in conjunction with US Masters Swimming, which was the largest meet ever hosted by Club Swim.
Here were the final team records set at the meet:
Women’s 800 Free Relay 8:34.84
–Katherine Wu, Madison Tran, Emma Yuguchi, Ana Maynez
Matthew Swida 200 Free 1:45.55
Erin Swift 200 Fly 2:10.57
Itay Ben Yoseph 200 Fly 1:53.42
Women’s 400 Medley Relay 4:06.32
–Erin Swift, Marli Bannai, Ryan Henry, Morgan Rummelhoff
Erin Swift 100 Back 57.41
Men’s 400 Medley Relay 3.27.10
–Itay Ben Yoseph, Dylan Oquendo, Ryan Zhao, Ryan Lee
Ana Maynez 1000 Free 11:05.22
Ryan Lee 100 Free 46.15
Matthew Swida 1000 Free 10:16.93
Women’s 200 Medley Relay 1:50.66
–Erin Swift, Morgan Rummelhoff, Ryan Henry, Marli Bannai
Erin Swift 50 Back 27.06
Men’s 200 Medley Relay 1:32.77
–Flip Frauenzimmer, Garrett Feng, Mei Fukushima, Ryan Lee
Flip Frauenzimmer 50 Back 23.99
Ryan Lee 50 Fly 22.97
Ryan Lee 50 Free 20.76
Ryan Zhao 100 Back 52.14
Women’s 400 Free Relay 3:44.51
–Katherine Wu, Ryan Henry, Marli Bannai, Morgan Rummelhoff
Men’s 400 Free Relay 3:10.66
–Ryan Lee, Dylan Oquendo, Kyle Kan, Ryan Zhao
Itay Ben Yoseph 500 Free 4:50.38
Women’s 200 Free Relay 1:39.88
–Marli Bannai, Katherine Wu, Ryan Henry, Morgan Rummelhoff
Men’s 200 Free Relay 1:24.96
–Tony Zheng, Kyle Kan, Ryan Zhao, Ryan Lee
Erin Swift 50 Back 26.82
Ryan Zhao 50 Back 23.80
Dylan Oquendo 50 Breast 26.06
Ana Maynez 500 Free 5:24.51
Overall, the entire team had an amazing time at Nationals and are looking forward to the events for the rest of the season!
3/8/24 - Blue vs Gold Intrasquad Meet
Club swim had their final meet of the quarter before Nationals, which was an Official Intrasquad Meet between Gold and Blue. Despite the cold weather once again, Gold defeated Blue with a final score 687-519, and many new swimmers gained new Nationals cuts. A ton of meet records were broken, and one team record was broken by Erin Swift in the 200 Butterfly, not only beating the previous record by 11 seconds but also recording the top time across the nation among CCS teams! It was a phenomenal performance, and the team is excited to see what she can do at Nationals!
Apart from Erin's performance, many swimmers enjoyed the last meet of a very long quarter, and posted best times across. With just under 4 weeks left for Nationals, the team is working very hard at practices in order to perform well at the meet! They are excited at the prospect of attending Nationals at the IUPUI Natatorium!
Go Tritons!!
2/16-18/24 - ASU Sun Devil Spring Invitational
This past weekend, Club Swim sent 22 swimmers out to Tempe for the Sun Devil Spring Invitational, and finished 3rd overall among 7 teams, only behind GCU and ASU. Many swimmers ended up achieving their Nationals cuts, and new team records were set, which was a true testament to the hard work put in all season by these swimmers!
A special shoutout to our swimmers for setting new team records!
Tony Zheng - Men's 100 IM, finishing 1st with a time of 53.69.
Itay Ben Yoseph - Men's 200 Butterfly, finishing 2nd with a time of 1:55.81.
Maia Colobong - Women's 200 Breaststroke, finishing 2nd with a time of 2:36.92
Here were some highlights of the team's performance at ASU:
Men's 200 Medley Relay Team A placed 2nd, marginally finishing behind GCU.
Tony Zheng - Men's 200 IM: 1st place
Erin Swift swept the Women's 100 and 200 Backstroke
Mei Fukushima and Matthew Swida finished 1st and 2nd in the 100 Backstroke
Men's 400 Medley Relay Team A placed 2nd, finishing 0.06 seconds behind GCU.
Dylan Oquendo - Men's 100 Breaststroke: 1st place
Itay Ben Yoseph - Men's 50 Backstroke: 1st place
Katherine Wu - Women's 50 Free: 1st place
Men's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay Team A placed 2nd, finishing just behind ASU, and edging GCU by 0.43 seconds.
Overall, an amazing performance by the team! Congrats on the hard work put so far this season! Next stop, Nationals at Indianapolis!
2/10/24 - 6th Winter Triton Invitational
Club Swim hosted their annual Winter Triton Invitational, with this year being the 6th edition of the competition. On the occasion of celebrating the 10th anniversary since the founding of UCSD Club Swim, the team put on an absolute show, winning the meet with a combined total of 1,567.50 points, finishing well ahead of Swim Club at Berkeley (1,098 points) and UCLA Club Swimming (1059.50), who rounded out the top 3.
The depth of the team this year was once again on display. Here were some highlights of the relays:
Women’s 200 Yard Medley Relay A and B placed in the top 5, with the A team winning by 1.5 seconds over Swim Club at Berkeley.
Men’s 200 Yard Medley Relay A, B, and C placed in the top 5, finishing 2nd, 3rd, and 5th respectively.
Women’s 400 Yard Freestyle Relay A, B, and C placed once again in the top 5, finishing 3rd-5th.
Men’s 400 Yard Freestyle Relay A and B placed in the top 5 as well, with the A team winning the event by 2 seconds, ahead of Club Swim Team at UCSB.
Individually, there were many outstanding swims, with 4 team records being set:
Women's 200 Fly - Madison Tran 2:21.20, 2nd place
Women's 200 IM - Erin Swift 2:15.66, 1st place
Women's 400 IM - Katherine Wu 5:14.27, 3rd place
Men's 400 IM - Itay Ben Yoseph 4:19.39, 3rd place
Apart from new records being set, many other swimmers performed well, placing in the top 3:
Julia Fitzpatrick - Women’s 200 Freestyle: 2nd place (2:07.96); Women’s 500 Freestyle: 3rd place (5:41.47)
Devin Churning-Sibert - Men’s 200 Butterfly: 1st place (2:02.99)
Morgan Rummelhoff - Women’s 50 Breaststroke: 1st place (33.07); Women’s 200 IM (2:20.43) 3rd place
Garrett Feng - Men’s 50 Breaststroke: 3rd place (26.77)
Ryan Lee - Men’s 50 Freestyle: 1st place (21.09 - 0.06s shy of the team record)
Tony Zheng - Men’s 200 Yard IM: 2nd place (2:02.99)
Itay Ben Yoseph - Men’s 100 Fly: 2nd place (52.98); Men’s 100 Backstroke: 1st place (53.76 - 0.39s off the team record)
Matthew Swida - Men’s 200 IM: 3rd place (2:06.11)
Amanda Martilla - Women’s 200 Breaststroke: 2nd place (2:42.41)
Ana Maynez - Women’s 500 Freestyle: 2nd place (5:36.89)
Mei Fukushima - Men’s 50 Fly: 2nd place (23.59)
Ryan Zhao - Men’s 100 Backstroke: 3rd place (55.44); Men’s 50 Backstroke: 1st place (24.64 - 0.08s off the team record)
Erin Swift - Women’s 100 Freestyle: 1st place (56.96)
Flip Frauenzimmer - Men’s 100 IM: 1st place (54.57 - 0.17s off the team record)
Anirudh Chandrasekaran: Men’s 100 IM: 3rd place (58.36)
Emma Yuguchi: Women’s 100 Breaststroke: 3rd place (1:15.58)
Yu Ishii: Women’s 50 Backstroke: 1st place (29.72)
This meet was an amazing performance by the team, and each swimmer is training hard for Nationals in April! Up next, ASU on February 17th!
Go Tritons!
1/27-28/24 - UO Invite Results!
Congratulations to the 13 swimmers who attended the Oregon Invitational. Overall UC San Diego got 3rd out of six teams, none of whom we've competed against before CCS Nationals 2023. Our men's team got 1st beating UW by 67 points! This was our first trans-state regular season swim meet! All of our swimmers worked through the early morning wake-up, showing up, swimming, and cheering their teammates on. Shout out to Stephanie McAbel and her parents for bringing cookies! Below are a few speedy swims!
1st Place Men's 200 Medley Relay: Team A
2nd Place Men's 200 Medley Relay: Team B
1st Place Men's 200 Free Relay: Team A
2nd Place Men's 200 Free Relay: Team B
1st Place Men's 200 Free: Itay Ben Yoseph
1st Place Men's 50 Free: Chris Rochez
1st Place Men's 50 Breast: Garrett Feng
1st Place Men's 500 Free: Itay Ben Yoseph
1st Place Men's 100 Back: Itay Ben Yoseph
1st Place Women's 50 Fly: Yu Ishii
1st Place Men's 100 Breast: Dylan Oquendo
We can't wait to see everyone ready to race on February 10th for our Triton Invite! Go Tritons!
1/19/24 - Blue vs Gold Intrasquad Meet Winter 2024
Club Swim had their first official meet of the season, which was an Intrasquad meet between Gold and Blue. Despite the weather, the meet was an overall success with many swimmers achieving Nationals cuts. In the end, the Gold team won over Blue with a final scoreline of 855-706. There were some amazing performances from each side. From the Gold side, Ryan Lee, Tony Zheng, Matthew Swida, and Marisol Alvarez were the top point scorers, while on the Blue side, Ryan Zhao, Dylan Oquendo, Nicholas O’Shea, Amanda Martilla, and Regine Valdez led the way.\
Despite the meet occurring just 2 weeks after the quarter started, the team showed out to every practice and worked hard in order to achieve best times and Nationals cuts. The team looks to continue the momentum as they gear up for the first travel meet of the season at the University of Oregon!!
