Rebels Fall In Double Dual At Ute Natatorium - University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics

Friday, November 6

Salt Lake City, UT

5:00 PM

University of Nevada Las Vegas

Utah/Colorado Mesa

Results

Photo by: Lucas Peltier

11/6/2026 10:00:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

SALT LAKE CITY (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's and women's swimming and diving teams dropped a double dual to Utah and Colorado Mesa on Friday, Nov. 6, in Salt Lake City.

Against Utah, the Rebel women's squad dropped the matchup 198-102, and the Rebel men fell 221-79. The Scarlet & Gray men also dropped the matchup with CMU 187.50-112.50.

THE RUNDOWN – WOMEN:

Senior captain Ava Olson earned the Rebels' first victory, taking first in the 1000 free with a time of 10:11.82. She later earned second in the 500 free (5:00.38).
Claiming a pair of second-place times, sophomore Eefje Irvine finished the 100 back in 56.22 seconds and senior Fernanda Guerra swam the 50 free in 23.66 seconds.
Junior Lauren Palacios continued her strong start to the year, winning the 200 fly by over a second (2:02.06) over Utah's Veronica Gourley (2:03.82).
A pair of juniors took third in each diving event, with Allyse Abbott doing so in the 1-meter dive (278.75) and Wylde Chupich adding her finish in the 3-meter dive (271.25).
In the 200 back, Irvine claimed second (2:01.25) and junior captain Grace Wharton took third (2:01.86). Wharton also took second in the 200 IM (2:04.76).
Guerra earned a victory (54.72) in the 100 fly, while Palacios (55.20) took second in the event.

THE RUNDOWN – MEN:

Senior captain Wikus Potgieter placed third in the 100 back (48.25).
Senior Alex Vazquez had a strong day on both springboards, diving to a victory in the 1-meter dive (342.85) and second in the 3-meter dive (394.95).
Freshman Edhy Vargas earned another event win, coming in first in the 200 back with a mark of 1:45.83.
Another win for the Rebels came from sophomore Ahmed Tork in the 100 fly (48.04).

UP NEXT: The Rebel squads will close out their Utah road trip going against BYU at 10 a.m. PT on Saturday in Provo.