Feb. 25, 2015 Results
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's swimming and diving team swept both relays events on Wednesday night on the first day of action at the 2015 Western Athletic Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Championships, held at the Palo Alto Aquatic Center. Thanks to the two wins and a fourth place score on diving, the Rebels are in third place with 95 points, one point ahead of last year's championship pace. Wyoming holds the first day lead at 107 points, while Air Force is next with 103, and Grand Canyon is fourth with 86.
The Rebels held off Grand Canyon to win the 200 medley relay, marking the seventh straight season the Rebels have won a conference title in the event. Henrique Machado, Boris Kulizhnikov, Dillon Virva and Or Sabatier helped UNLV turn in a time of 1:26.55, a NCAA 'B' provisional time and .31 ahead of GCY.
The next event was the 800 free relay, and for just the second time in the past five years and first since 2013, UNLV would claim a conference title in the event. Highlighting the relay was Tom Paco-Pedroni, who set a new UNLV record with his leadoff leg of 1:34.16 for the 200 free. That time is also a NCAA 'B' time. Following Paco-Pedroni on the relay was Samuel Lameynardie, Balint Batka and Kulizhnikov, and the four teamed up to record a winning time of 6:28.38, the second-fastest time in UNLV history.
The day's third event was the 3-meter diving, where junior Lucas James repeated his fourth place finish from a eyar ago, turning in a score of 291.75 after posting a 306.35 in the morning preliminaries.The four-day meet continues on Thursday before concluding on Saturday night.2015 Western Athletic Conference Men's Swimming & Diving ChampionshipsPalo Alto Aquatic CenterSan Antonio, TexasWednesday, February 25First Day ResultsTeam Scoring1. Wyoming 107
