LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego opened its 2025-26 swim season Friday afternoon hosting the annual Triton Invite at Canyonview Aquatic Center. Through six events, the UC San Diego women sit in third place with 271.5 points while the Triton men are fourth with 241 points.
 
WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
Sophomore Madison O'Connell led the way in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing second with a time of 54.33. Freshman Addison Everage clocked a sixth-place finish (56.25) in her Triton debut. Two Tritons posted top ten finishes in the 200-yard IM: Eva Boehlke came in third (2:01.77) and Chloe Braun was seventh (2:03.09). Asia Kozan paced the Tritons in the 500 free, coming in fifth with a time of 4:50.57. In the final women's event of the afternoon, Edana Huang was tenth in the 200 fly, finishing in 2:03.33.
 
MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
Three UC San Diego swimmers had top ten performances in the 100-yard backstroke: Jack O'Shaughnessy was fifth (49.56), William Seymour was sixth (49.85), and Shane Burns was finished eighth (50.34). Hunter Cehelnik was third in the 50 free, finishing in 20.17. Bekzhan Yessengeldy came in sixth in the 200 IM (1:49.41). Jacob Cairns was fourth in the 200 fly, finishing in 1:49.42. Freshman Zachary Tower also posted a top ten performance in the 200 fly, posting a time of 1:51.55.

UP NEXT
Action concludes in the 2025 Triton Invite with a pair of sessions on Saturday. Teams will take to the water at 10 a.m. Saturday morning at Canyonview Aquatic Center, with the final session slated to begin at 1 p.m. Prior to the afternoon session, UC San Diego will hold a ceremony to recognize and thank its 12 seniors.

Session 2 Schedule (Saturday, 10 a.m.)
400 IM
100 Fly
200 Free
100 Breast
200 Back
 
Session 3 Schedule (Saturday, 1 p.m.)
1650 Free
100 Free
200 Breast
200 Free Relay
 
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 in NCAA Division I. The 24-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 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 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 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.