LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego returns for its annual Triton Invitational Oct. 9 and Oct. 10. The Tritons welcome Cal, Hawai'i, and Pomona-Pitzer for the two-day meet beginning Friday at 2 p.m. at Canyonview Aquatic Center. The Tritons will honor their seniors Saturday for their Senior Meet.
 
MEET INFO
TRITON INVITATIONAL
Fri. Oct. 9- Sat. Oct. 10
La Jolla, Calif. | Canyonview Aquatic Center
 
THANK YOU, SENIORS
Prior to Saturday afternoon's session on Oct. 10, at the Triton Invite, UC San Diego will thank and recognized its seven seniors: Adrian Bellido, Eva Boehlke, Lucas Brunett, Zach Elian, Bianca Fernandez, Asia Kozan, and Logan Lakis.
 
TEAM CAPTAINS
This year's team captains are seniors Hunter Cehelnik and Hailey Gregory.
  
PLENTY OF NEW FACES
UC San Diego swim added 17 newcomers to the Tritons' roster for the 2025-26 season: Henry Baumhover, Dash Deanda, Keira De Jong, Sofija Gelev, Lulu Groen, Jacob Kim, Daniel King, Nick Koura, Winston Liang, Lexi Parkinson, Audrey Shambo, Andrew Vet, Deanna Wen, Sofia Wyzga, Madelyn Yeu, and Darmen Yessengeldy.

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 2026-27 season is his eighth 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 2025 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.
 
Djordjevic sent another three scholar-athletes to the 2026 NCAA DI Championships, Braun, Asia Kozan, and Eva Boehlke. Braun again made history as the first DI point-scorer in UC San Diego history, placing 16th in the 100 breaststroke.
 
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.
 
NOTABLE
In their last year of competition in the Big West, the Triton women won ten championship titles and made it to the podium 16 times to take fourth place overall. Finishing third overall, the Triton men made it to the podium eight times during the conference championships, claiming two titles. Landon Egeland claimed the Big West Freshman of the Year honor after he dominated in distance events, setting a meet and program record with his victory in the 500 freestyle.  Eva Boehlke was a standout at the conference championships, earning three individual titles, punching her ticket to the NCAAs, and earning the Big West Swimmer of the Year accolade. Boehlke set three meet records and two program records during her four days of competition.
 
MPSF CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
This year's conference championship will take place for the women from Wednesday, Feb. 17- Saturday, Feb. 20 in St. George, Utah. The men's championship will also be held in St. George, following the women from Monday, Feb. 22- Thursday, Feb. 25.
 
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.

GET SOCIAL WITH UC SAN DIEGO SWIM
Keep up with the Tritons all season long on social media through X, Facebook, and Instagram.

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 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.