LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego will travel to Houston, Texas to compete in the Big West Swimming & Diving Championships later this week. The Tritons will have 19 women competing and 22 men competing across the swimming events. The championships meet will span from Wed. Feb 11 to Sat. Feb. 14.
 
UC San Diego currently holds seven Big West Championship records; all set at last year's championship. Asia Kozan set the 100 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle, and 200 IM records (48.47, 1:45.32, 1:57.67 respectively). Chloe Braun holds the 100 Breaststroke (59.14). Eva Boehlke set a record in the 200 Backstroke (1:56.94). Two relay teams set records last year. In the 800 Freestyle Relay, Kozan, Sophia Bell, Boehlke, and Audrey Moore swam a 7:11.65 to set the Big West Championship record. Madison O'Connell, Braun, Boehlke, and Lee set the record in the 200 Medley Relay with a 1:37.71.
 
MEET INFO
BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS
Wed. Feb. 11- Sat. Feb. 14
Houston, Texas | CRWC Natatorium
 
LAST TIME OUT
UC San Diego wrapped its regular season facing University of San Diego in a women's only meet on Jan. 31. The Tritons topped the Toreros 154 to 123 on the road. Out of 15 events the Tritons took 9.  
 
Boehlke won the 100 IM, setting a program record in the event (55.65), along with first-place finishes in the 50 Butterfly (25.03) and 150 Butterfly (1:26.80). Addison Everage had two wins at the meet, capturing the 50 Backstroke (25.89) and 150 Backstroke (1:26.96). The Tritons swept this event with Sydney Niles (1:29.18) and Danielle Greenwood (1:30.02) placing second and third. Braun then captured the 50 Breaststroke (28.86). Sydney Borick took the 100 Freestyle (51.84). In the 300 Freestyle Moore claimed first (2:55.76). Wrapping up the meet, Hayley Gregory topped the 150 Breaststroke. Sabrina Bennani placed second (1:42.43) and Niles (1:42.79) followed her for a second Triton sweep.
 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will travel to Athens, Ga. to compete in the Bulldog Invitational – Last Chance meet ahead of NCAA Championships. The meet will be held on Feb. 28 and March 1.
 
THANK YOU, SENIORS
Prior to Saturday afternoon's session on Oct. 11, at the Triton Invite, UC San Diego thanked and recognized its 11 seniors: Sophia Bell, Sabrina Bennani, Chloe Braun, Shane Burns, Luigi Franco, Robby Griswold, Skyler Kao, Minh-Nha Kawamura, Colton Milne, Audrey Moore, 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.

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.

GET SOCIAL WITH UC SAN DIEGO SWIM
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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!

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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.