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Swimming & Diving

Rebels Travel to Grand Canyon for Final Regular Season Tune-Up

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's and women's swimming and diving teams will travel to Phoenix for their final tune-up of the 2021-22 regular season Saturday at Grand Canyon. The competition begins at 10 a.m. PT at the Fr. Edward A. Reese Aquatic Center.

Fans can follow the action via live results on the Meet Mobile app or SwimCloud and the diving results through DiveMeets.com. Final results will be posted on UNLVRebels.com.

LAST TIME OUT: Last weekend, the Rebel men and women combined to win 24 events on the way to completing respective sweeps over Hawai'i and Wyoming. On the men's side, the Rebels topped the Cowboys, 223-124, and Rainbow Warriors by a score of 191-148. The Scarlet and Gray's women's squad, meanwhile, won by final tallies of 216-131 over Wyoming and 176-160 over the Rainbow Wahine.

REBELS ATOP THE MOUNTAIN WEST: UNLV currently holds four of the Mountain West's fastest individual times on the season. Super senior Kate Afanasyeva spearheads that list with her pair of MW-leading marks across the 50 back (24.57) and 100 back (52.98). Additionally, senior Gabby Lizzul sits atop the league's time chart in the 200 fly (1:58.24) and sophomore Sarah Koopmans ranks first in the 100 IM (56.89).

UNLV WAC LEADERS: The Rebel men, meanwhile, sit atop the WAC rankings in 10 events this season. Headlining that group with two top-ranked marks apiece are junior Panos Bolanos in the 100 back (46.48) and 200 back (1:41.18), junior Cam Castro in the 1000 free (9:21.07) and 1650 free (15:04.59) and freshman Adnan Beji in the 200 breast (1:55.71) and 100 IM (50.25). Senior Sam Willstrop's 100 breast (52.74), junior Chris Mykkanen's 500 free (4:19.62), sophomore George Ratiu's 100 fly (46.90) and freshman Dominik Bujak's 400 IM (3:46.62) times round out that list.

Events Schedule

Saturday, Feb. 5
200 medley relay
1650 free
200 free
100 back
100 breast
200 fly
50 free
100 free
200 back
200 breast
500 free
100 fly
400 IM
200 free relay
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Players Mentioned

Panos Bolanos

Panos Bolanos

Back/Free
Junior
Sarah Koopmans

Sarah Koopmans

Fly
5' 8"
Sophomore
Gabby Lizzul

Gabby Lizzul

Fly
5' 6"
Senior
Chris Mykkanen

Chris Mykkanen

Free
6' 4"
Junior
George Ratiu

George Ratiu

Sprint
Sophomore
Sam Willstrop

Sam Willstrop

Breast
6' 4"
Senior
Adnan Beji

Adnan Beji

Breast
6' 1"
Freshman
Dominik Bujak

Dominik Bujak

Free/IM
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Panos Bolanos

Panos Bolanos

Junior
Back/Free
Sarah Koopmans

Sarah Koopmans

5' 8"
Sophomore
Fly
Gabby Lizzul

Gabby Lizzul

5' 6"
Senior
Fly
Chris Mykkanen

Chris Mykkanen

6' 4"
Junior
Free
George Ratiu

George Ratiu

Sophomore
Sprint
Sam Willstrop

Sam Willstrop

6' 4"
Senior
Breast
Adnan Beji

Adnan Beji

6' 1"
Freshman
Breast
Dominik Bujak

Dominik Bujak

6' 1"
Freshman
Free/IM