LA JOLLA, Calif. – Following UC San Diego's last meet, where the Tritons hosted tough competition in their first challenge of 2026, the Tritons are set to travel north to face USC and UNLV in Los Angeles, Calif. in a tri-meet.
 
MEET INFO
USC | UNLV
Jan. 9
1 p.m. Friday
Los Angeles, Calif. | Uytengsu Aquatics Center
 
LAST TIME OUT
UC San Diego hosted Wisconsin, UCLA, and Tulane to a Saturday morning meet on Jan. 3rd. The Tritons earned a total of 86.5 points on the men's side finishing second to the Wisconsin Badgers who earned 175.5. On the women's side, Wisconsin scored 172 to UC San Diego's 90 points. UCLA earned 176 points to UC San Diego's 85 points. UC San Diego topped Tulane 218.5 to 43.5 points.

On the women's side, Chloe Braun claimed the 100 Breaststroke (1:00.63). Additional top three finishes include the 400 Medley Relay (3:36.19). Eva Boehlke led off for the Tritons, with Chloe Braun, Madison O'Connell, then Asia Kozan following. Edana Huang claimed second in the 200 Butterfly (2:00.87), followed closely by teammate Kelsey Leung in third (2:01.37). Most notable top three finishes from the men include, Zachary Tower placing third in the 1000 Freestyle (9:09.62). Luigi Franco clinched third in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:39.36. William Seymour earned the Tritons another third-place finish in the 100 Backstroke (48.70). Adrian Bellido earned second in the 100 Breaststroke (55.36). Logan Lakis tied for second in the 50 Freestyle (20.67). Cehelnik finished in second during the 100 Freestyle (43.94), trailing first by only 1/100th of a second. In the 200 Backstroke Franco claimed second (1:46.04). Cehelnik earned the Tritons their only first-place finish on the men's side, coming out on top in the 100 Butterfly (47.05). Shane Burns finished second in the 200 IM, earning a time of 1:50.88. Finishing out the meet the 200 Freestyle Relay team, comprised of Cehelnik, Seymour, Zach Elian, and Aidan Rikic, earned second place (1:21.86).
 
THANK YOU, SENIORS
Prior to Saturday afternoon's session on Oct. 11, at the Triton Invite, UC San Diego thanked and recognized its 12 seniors: Sophia Bell, Sabrina Bennani, Chloe Braun, Shane Burns, Luigi Franco, Robby Griswold, Skyler Kao, Minh-Nha Kawamura, Colton Milne, Audrey Moore, Mia Park, and Aidan Rikic.
 
TEAM CAPTAINS
This year's team captains are seniors Shane Burns and Audrey Moore.
  
PLENTY OF NEW FACES
UC San Diego swim added ten newcomers to the Tritons' roster for the 2025-26 season: Dani Carter, Clemence Choy, Landon Egeland, Addison Everage, Trent Hollandsworth, Kyle Kengla, William Miller, Belle Puckett, William Seymour, and Zachary Tower.
 
NOTABLE
Joining the Big West in 2024-25, the Triton women won eight championship titles and made it to the podium 19 times to take second place overall. Finishing fourth overall, the Triton men set new two program records and made it to the podium four times on the final night of competition. Asia Kozan continued to dominate in her sophomore season earning a championship title each night of the four-day meet and returned to La Jolla with four first place medals and one third place medal. Kozan set four Big West meet records as well as five UC San Diego program records.
 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego men will host Stanford at Canyonview Aquatic Center in their final home meet of the season on Friday, Jan. 16th.  

ATTENDING THE MEETS
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. For the safety of scholar-athletes, coaches, and spectators, pets and glass bottles are prohibited from Canyonview Aquatic Center.

COVERING THE TRITONS
Media members wishing to cover a UC San Diego game in-person at Canyonview Aquatic Center this season must notify a member of the Athletics Communication staff no later than Noon the day before the meet.
 
HEAD COACH MARKO DJORDJEVIC
Marko Djordjevic was named the head coach of UC San Diego men's and women's swimming programs on July 10, 2019. The 2025-26 season is his seventh season as head coach.

After undergoing the transition from NCAA Division II to Division I, Djordjevic made history as he was the first coach to send a scholar-athlete to an NCAA DI Championship in a non-open division sport. At the Big West Swim and Dive Championships, Chloe Braun set the UC San Diego program record and Big West meet record in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 59.14 which earned her a spot at the NCAA Championships. The junior went on to finish 20th in the nation.
 
During the four-year transition period, Djordjevic made history when the women's team won the university's first DI conference championship in 2022 at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation swimming and diving championships. Disrupting the Hawaii dynasty, the Triton women won the championships by 12.5 points, taking home gold in seven events. After an outstanding season and championship win, Djordjevic was named MPSF Swim Coach of the Year.
 
MEET DAY GOES WITH YOU
Triton fans can access meet day information by visiting the UC San Diego Swim Meet Day page from their smart phone for everything they need to know about each home meet, including updated rosters, schedules, and stats for each team.

WHY THE TRITONS?
The Triton is described as the offspring of Poseidon and Amphitrite, a demigod of the sea with a lower part of the body like that of a fish. It is known as a mighty and fierce sea warrior. Given UC San Diego's close proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its connections with the world-famous Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Triton became our mascot in 1964.
 
TRITON SWIM TALK
As part of UC San Diego's transition to Division I, the Athletics Department launched a weekly podcast, Tritoncast. New episodes of Tritoncast are available on the most popular podcasting apps and on UCSDTritons.com. For individual show information and listen links, follow Tritoncast on X @Tritoncast.

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FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD
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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.