Swim & Dive Fall Short on the Road Against UNLV

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (1/25/25) – The University of Wyoming swimming and diving teams came up short against conference opponent UNLV on the road in Las Vegas on Saturday.

The Cowgirls had their undefeated dual streak snapped with a 123-177 loss. The Cowboys also lost to the Rebels but by a slightly closer margin of 144-152.

“Our men swam a great meet and showed grit and determination in every race,” head coach Dave Denniston said. “We won a lot of races on the men’s side that I wasn’t expecting. Our distance men stood out today, as did our sprinters with Quinn winning the 50.”

“The women had a great showing, but just didn’t have the same level of pop off the walls and through the finish that we have seen this season,” said Denniston. “That said, they put a lot of effort in each race and never gave up. Brynlee continues to dominate the breaststroke, and Kayla swam one of the best 200 backstrokes I’ve ever seen from her.”

The Pokes earned first-place in the 1000-yard freestyle on both the men’s and women’s side, with Jakub Rynkiewicz and Macey Hansen swimming a 9:36.08 and 10:06.98 respectively. 

Tara Joyce earned the top spot in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 51.37.

Brynlee Busskohl won the 100-yard breaststroke, swimming a 1:03.01, as well as the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:17.37.

Quinn Teller had a first place showing in the 50-yard freestyle, having swam a 20.94. 

Kayla Cunningham came in first in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:03.86.

Derek Long took first in the 500-yard freestyle, logging a time of 4:39.43.

Gavin Smith won the 100-yard butterfly, swimming a 49.42.

Andrew Ravegum earned the top spot in the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:54.33.

“We are polishing the swims for our last few meets of the season and looking forward to more fast racing in Green River on Friday,” Denniston said.

Wyoming swim and dive is back in action against Utah in Green River, Wyoming, as a UW outreach event on Friday, Jan. 31.