LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego swimming and diving will play host to MPSF opponent UC Santa Barbara on Saturday at Canyonview Aquatic Center. The dual will mark the final home meet for the Tritons in 2021.
 
DETAILS
UC San Diego vs UC Santa Barbara
Nov. 6 – 11:00 a.m. 
Canyonview Aquatic Center – La Jolla, Calif.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The UC San Diego women defeated UC Davis, 158.5-127.5 on Saturday, Oct. 30, at Canyonview Aquatic Center. The Tritons swept four events on the day including the 1650-, 500- and 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard breaststroke.
 
Several Tritons recorded B-cut times, including both Juli Arzave and Ellie Whitney in the 1650-yard freestyle. Jordan Phillips placed first in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 56.51 and Katja Pavicevic earned first place in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:20.58.

ARZAVE NAMED UCSDTRITONS.COM ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Juli Arzave swept the distance events to help UC San Diego women's swimming and diving earn the victory over UC Davis on Saturday afternoon. The junior placed first in the 1650-yard freestyle with a B-cut time of 17:06.52 and also took first in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:01.41.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Up next, the Tritons will travel to St. George, Utah for the Dixie State Trailblazer Invitational, Nov. 18-20. 
 
FRESH FACES
UC San Diego will welcome 14 newcomers to its roster for the 2021-22 season, including five women and nine men. Eight scholar-athletes join the Tritons from California, while Arizona, Hawaii and Washington are also represented. The roster also boasts two international additions, traveling from Germany and Serbia. 
 
RETURNING TALENT
UC San Diego returns 31 letterwinners for the 2021-22 season and 10 sophomores who have yet to compete for the Tritons. Among the top returners, Juli Arzave, Spencer Daily and Ivan Kurakin all competed in the recent Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. in June of 2021. 
 
CAPTAINS
Captains for the 2021-22 season are Jordan Phillips & Tyler James.
 
MPSF CONFERENCE
The Tritons enter year three of competing in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) conference and their first as a Division I program. The conference features all Division I schools including BYU, Cal Poly SLO, Hawaii, Pacific, San Diego (women), UC Davis (women), UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.
 
Competing as the only Division II school in the conference in 2019-20, the men finished fourth and the women finished fifth.
 
UC SAN DIEGO AND COVID-19
UC San Diego's nationally renowned Return to Learn program was created to return to in-person teaching, learning, conducting pioneering research and serving our communities in the safest way possible. The program has three adaptive pillars that are central to our strategy to resume on-campus activity: risk mitigation, viral detection, and intervention.

For the latest information on UC San Diego and COVID-19, please visit the University's Return to Learn site.

ATTENDING THE MEETS
Per the current COVID-19 guidelines set by the state of California, the County of San Diego and UC San Diego, fans are permitted to attend home meets at Canyonview Aquatic Center. However, all fans are required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test within 48 hours of the event. All fans must wear a mask covering their nose and mouth at all times and food is not permitted inside Canyonview Aquatic Center. For more information, click here.
 
Admission to UC San Diego home swim meets is free, but parking permits are required seven days per week on campus. For UC San Diego Parking information, click here.

UC SAN DIEGO ATHLETICS LAUNCHES WEEKLY PODCAST
As part of UC San Diego's transition to Division I, the Athletics Department launched a weekly podcast, Tritoncast. Produced by UC San Diego Athletics Communications, Tritoncast features in-depth interviews with UC San Diego personalities including scholar-athletes, alums, coaches, and administrators. Triton fans will get an inside look at the UC San Diego Athletics Department as the program transitions to NCAA Division I and the Big West Conference. New episodes of Tritoncast are available each week on the most popular podcasting apps, including Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Audible, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, and Vurbl. In addition, each episode can be heard and downloaded on UCSDTritons.com. For individual show information and listen links, follow Tritoncast on Twitter @Tritoncast.

GET SOCIAL WITH UC SAN DIEGO SWIM & DIVE
Keep up with the Tritons all season long on social media through Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. The team's handle is @ucsdswimdive.

FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD
Got some young Triton fans in your family? If they are eighth grade or under, check out the Junior Triton Club. Membership includes a free t-shirt, admission to over 100 UC San Diego home athletic events, and much more!

GEAR
For the latest Triton apparel and accessories, click here.
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.