IOWA CITY – The University of Denver men's and women's swimming and diving programs capped off their Summit League dominance from more than the last decade with trophies 24 and 25 over the course of the last 13 seasons as the Pioneers once again swept the 2026 Summit League Championships Friday inside the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.
 
Women's Team Scores (Top-3) – Final
Denver - 971
South Dakota - 799
Omaha - 533
 
Men's Team Scores (Top-3) – Final
Denver – 862
South Dakota – 832
Omaha – 577.5

Meet Awards:
Women's Swimming Championship MVP – Sabrina Rachjaibun – 60 Points
Women's Newcomer of the Championship – Julia Saxman – 60 Points
Women's Diving Championship MVP – Savanna Berry – 40 Points
Women's Swimming and Diving Coach of the Year – Alicia Hicken-Franklin
Women's Diving Coach of the Year – Aaron D'Addario
 
Saturday Night NCAA Cuts
Women's 3-Meter – Savanna Berry – 286.05 – NCAA Zone Cut
Women's 3-Meter – Kaitlin Calvery – 283.35 – NCAA Zone Cut
 
Saturday Night Event Winners
Women's 200 Back – Darian Koler – 1:57.76
Women's 100 Free – Julia Saxman – 50.14
Women's 200 Fly – Sabrina Rachjaibun – 1:59.06
Women's 3-Meter Dive – Savanna Berry – 286.05
Women's 400 Free Relay – Tenaya Winter, Julia Saxman, Izzy Burton, Isa Cardenas - 3:22.08
 
Saturday Night Top-10 Times in DU History
Women's 200 Fly – Sabrina Rachjaibun – 1:59.06 – 5^th in DU History
Men's 1650 Free - Finn Holdredge - 15:25.02 - Improved His 10th-best time in DU History
 
How it Happened:
The final night of competition opened up with the mile race. Genevieve Franklin led the Denver win in the mile with a 16:52.84 to take second. Nika Spehar clocked in at 17:06.52 to take fourth. Paige Reilly reached the final wall in 17:19.61 to finish sixth.

Finn Holdredge led the Denver men in the mile, improving on his 10th-best time in program history, taking second with a 15:25.02. Max O'Neil also earned a podium spot, taking this in 15:36.70. 
 
Denver had five women's swimmers in the 200 Back A-Final, and six different Pioneers score points in the event. Darian Koler won the race with a 1:57.76, Samantha Synsvoll clocked in at 1:59.19 to take second, Mina Ada Solaker finished fourth in 2:00.50, Lilly Zippel finished seventh in 2:03.00 and Spehar got right back in the water and took eighth with a 2:04.23. Maria DelMonte rounded out Denver's scorers in the event with a 2:02.70.
 
Quinn Collins took second to lead the Denver men with a 1:45.56 and Max Roslin grabbed fifth in 1:47.43. In the B-Final, Liam Simmons took 11^th in 1:49.28, Kurt Owens finished 12^th with a 1:49.89 and Noah Laird was scored 13^th in 1:50.51.
 
Julia Saxman got Denver back to the top step of the podium, leading a Pioneer 1-2 in the 100 free with a time of 50.14. Isa Cardenas finished just behind her teammate with a 50.38. Tenaya Winter finished seventh in 51.36 and Izzy Burton clocked in at 51.70 to take eighth. Anias Montibert finished 16^th with a 53.42.
 
On the men's side, Hamish McLellan grabbed second in 43.92, Matija Pantic was timed at 44.36 to grab fourth and Tommy Hancock was scored eighth in 45.18. Dylan Mes took 14^th with a 45.81 and Benjamin Stone took 15^th in 45.93.
 
In the women's 200 breast, Peyton Mullowney was the only Denver swimmer in the finals session, earning a podium spot in 2:15.14 to take third. The Pioneers had three swimmers in the men's 200 breast A-Final. Nico Morton took second in 1:58.00, Kito Campbell grabbed third with a 1:58.57 and Cota Clise was timed seventh in 2:00.78.
 
Junior Sabrina Rachjaibun got Denver back in the winners circle with a 1:59.96 in the women's 200 fly final. Denver's men were led in the event by Ian O'Neil who finished third with a 1:48.03 and brother Max O'Neil who finished seventh in 1:51.48.
 
To the diving well, Savanna Berry completed her diving sweep with a 286.05. Teammate Kaitlin Calvery finished second with a 283.35. Tatum Brasfield took sixth with a 254.75 and Sydney McCoy received a 219.85 in the B-Final.
 
The championships closed with the 400 free relays. Winter, Saxman, Burton and Cardenas gave Denver one more relay victory with their time of 3:22.08. Pantic, Hancock, Stone and McLellan turned in a 2:56.79 to take second in the men's race.
 
School Records from Previous Sessions
Hamish McLellan - Men's 100 Fly – 46.53
 
NCAA Cuts from Previous Sessions
Men's 1-Meter Dive Prelims – Dakotah Parker – 308.15
Men's 1-Meter Dive Finals – Trip Gregory – 316.85
Men's 1-Meter Dive Finals – Dakotah Parker – 305.90
Men's 3-Meter – Colin Breuer – 335.00 – NCAA Zone Cut
Women's 3-Meter – Kaitlin Calvery – 299.20 – NCAA Zone Cut
 
Top-10s in DU History from Previous Sessions
Women's 200 IM - Samantha Synsvoll – 2:01.59 – T-8^th in DU History
Women's 200 IM – Samantha Synsvoll – 2:00.13 – 5^th in DU History
Men's 200 IM – Nico Morton - 1:47.44 – Improved on his 8^th best time in DU History 
Women's 50 Free – Julia Saxman – 22.75 – 6^th in DU History
Men's 50 Free – Hamish McLellan – 19.85 – 6^th in DU History
Women's 100 Fly – Julia Saxman – 53.25 – 4^th in DU History
Men's 400 IM – Nico Morton – 3:51.12 – 5^th in DU History
Women's 100 Back – Darian Koler – 54.71 – 9^th in DU History
Men's 100 Back – Quinn Collins - 48.38 – 8^th in DU History
Women's 100 Fly - Julia Saxman – 52.86 – 4^th in DU History 
Men's 100 Fly - Hamish McLellan – 46.53 – 1^st in DU History
Women's 400 IM – Sabrina Rachjaibun – Tied her 7^thbest time in DU History
Men's 400 IM – Nico Morton – 3:49.45 – 3^rd in DU History
Women's 200 Free – Samantha Synsvoll – 1:48.33 – 7^th in DU History
Men's 100 Breast – Kito Campbell – 52.61 – Improved on his 2^nd best time in DU History
Men's 3-Meter Dive – Colin Breuer – 335.00 – Improved on his 8^th best score in DU History
Men's 200 Back – Quinn Collins – 1:45.93 – 9^th in DU History
 
Summit League Event Champions from Previous Sessions
Women's 200 Medley Relay – Ali Beay, Tenaya Winter, Julia Saxman, Isa Cardenas – 1:39.18
Women's 800 Free Relay – Tenaya Winter, Samantha Synsvoll, Izzy Burton, Sabrina Rachjaibun – 7:17.72
Men's 800 Free Relay – Matija Pantic, Kurt Owens, Pierce Bickerton, Dylan Mes  - 6:31.84
Women's Team Diving – Savanna Berry, Tatum Brasfield, Kaitlin Calvery – 263.05
Women's 500 Free – Sabrina Rachjaibun – 4:49.40
Women's 200 IM - Samantha Synsvoll – 2:00.13
Men's 200 IM – Nico Morton – 1:47.44
Women's 50 Free – Julia Saxman – 22.75
Women's 1-Meter Dive – Savanna Berry – 261.25
Women's 200 Free Relay – Julia Saxman, Tenaya Winter, Ali Beay, Isa Cardenas – 1:31.31
Women's 100 Fly – Julia Saxman – 52.86
Men's 100 Fly – Hamish McLellan – 46.53
Women's 400 IM – Sabrina Rachjaibun – 4:14.97
Men's 400 IM – Nico Morton – 3:49.45
Women's 200 Free – Samantha Synsvoll – 1:48.33
Men's 200 Free – Pierce Bickerton – 1:37.69
Men's 100 Breast – Kito Campbell – 52.61
Women's 100 Back – Ali Beay – 54.42
Men's 3-Meter Dive – Colin Breuer – 335.00
Women's 400 Medley Relay – Ali Beay, Tenaya Winter, Julia Saxman, Isa Cardenas – 3:40.34
 
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