Rebels Dominate Day One Of Home-Opening Dual With Pool Records - University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics

Friday, October 23

Las Vegas, NV

5:00 PM

University of Nevada Las Vegas

Simon Fraser (B.C.)

Results

Photo by: Lucas Peltier

10/23/2026 10:50:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's and women's swimming and diving teams took commanding leads after Friday's first day of their two-day home-opening dual vs. Simon Fraser at Jim Reitz Pool.

On the Rebel men's side, the home team holds a 138-66 advantage over the Red Leafs, while the Scarlet & Gray women's squad leads by a larger margin at 156-45.

THE RUNDOWN – WOMEN:

Junior Lauren Palacios earned a win and shattered her own short-course meter (SCM) pool record in the 200 fly (2:10.84).
Palacios later set another pool SCM record, ending up with a time of 27.51 seconds in the 50 fly.
Junior Halayna Montrichard took first with a Jim Reitz Pool-best 2:13.33 in the 200 back.
In the first win of her collegiate career, freshman Ashley Wilkie set a SCM pool record in the 200 breast (2:34.57).

THE RUNDOWN – MEN:

Sophomore Logan Calhoun kicked off the men's individual victories by setting the SCM pool record in the 800 free, clocking a time of 8:10.44.
In the 100 free, senior Ambrus Barcsak broke his own pool record from two years prior, finishing with a mark of 49.80 seconds.
Senior Nate Thomason beat the old 200 breast pool SCM record by over a second, swimming a 2:13.35.
Friday's only SCM pool record from a relay came via the 200 free relay team of junior Lucas Diermayr, Barcsak, senior Wikus Potgieter and sophomore Bronson Smothers, who swam a mark of 1:30.78.