2026 Utah High School Athletic Association 3A State Swimming and Diving Championships
- Feb. 12, 2026
- Provo, UT (BYU)
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
It’s hard to imagine there being a better day in the 22-year coaching career of Kirt Brown at Canyon View High School.
After four straight runner-up finishes, the Canyon View boys’ team celebrated its first state title, finishing 36 points ahead of runner-up Union.
That wasn’t the only reason to celebrate. The girls’ team also won its first championship, earning more than double the points of runner-up Union.
It was a day Brown had long waited for, but pursuing championships isn’t the main reason why he coaches.
“It’s always the same and that’s how I treat everyone,” Brown told the Deseret News. “Every year it comes down to what you want to swim and what’s best for individual times. When it comes down to it, it’s just about the kids and the individuals, and our kids worked their tails off this year.”
Girls’ Recap
Canyon View was paced by senior Soleil Grimshaw, who was named the Female Swimmer of the Year.
Grimshaw first improved on a 2nd-place finish in the 50 free from last year, winning it this time in a personal best 25.30. Grimshaw followed that up by claiming the 100 free title in a season-best time of 55.01, just shy of the PB she set at last year’s meet en route to placing 3rd (54.73).
Grimshaw was also a part of two winning relays.
In the 200 medley relay, the team of Gracie Taylor (29.27), Lucy Tanner (34.80), Sydni Lauer (27.84), and Grimshaw (24.95) prevailed in a time of 1:56.86.
The 400 free relay was later won by Canyon View’s team of Sydney Lovell (58.38), Taylor (57.04), Lauer (58.93) and Grimshaw (56.58) in 3:50.93.
The 200 free relay was captured by Carbon’s team of Kanyon Christensen (27.89), Maya Bower (27.84), Lily Thayn (27.13) and Lisa King (25.18) in 1:48.04.
Other individual winners were:
- Union junior Emery Lachance won the 200 free in a personal best 2:02.60.
- Carbon senior Lily Thayn was the champion in the 200 IM with a time of 2:24.91.
- Lauer, a senior from Canyon View and VMI commit, repeated in the 100 fly with a time of 1:03.66.
- Sydney Lovell, a junior from Canyon View, won the 500 free in 5:40.78.
- Taylor, a junior, added another individual title for Canyon View by winning the 100 back in a personal best 1:04.06.
- Canyon View junior Lucy Tanner improved on a 5th-place finish last year in the 100 breast, winning the event this year in a personal best time of 1:14.49.
Girls’ Team Standings — Top 5
- Canyon View, 509
- Union, 248.5
- Carbon, 241
- Emery, 224
- Logan 158
Boys’ Recap
Sean Cannon, a junior at Canyon View, swam like he was shot out of a cannon all day. First, Cannon repeated as champion in the 200 free, coming in with a time of 1:42.01. He tied a state record in prelims with a time of 1:41.89.
Later, Cannon set a state record in the 100 back, swimming a personal best time of 51.19, breaking the old record of 51.32 set in 2016 by Jinwon Ballar.
Cannon was a part of a pair of winning relay teams as well.
The 200 free relay was won by Canyon View’s team of Cannon (23.53), Ryker Poulos (27.46), Ty Lauer (24.29) and Jaxon Bleak (23.79) in 1:39.07.
In the 400 free relay, the quartet of Poulos (49.43), Mason Carter (52.68), Lauer (50.12) and Cannon (45.99) won in 3:18.22.
Besides Cannon, the other multi-event winners were Lauer and Richfield senior Lincoln Hansen.
Lauer won the 200 IM in 2:01.50, and then repeated as champion in the 500 free with a time of 4:48.54.
Hansen swam a personal best time of 21.90 to win the 50 free, and then won the 100 breast in a personal best 58.43.
Poulos, a senior at Canyon View, took the 100 fly in a personal best of 51.43.
Ruker Getchell, a senior for Union, swam a personal best time of 48.77 to win the 100 free.
Boys’ Team Standings — Top 5
- Canyon View, 353
- Union, 317
- Emery, 272
- Carbon, 201.5
- Ogden, 199
those are my old club brothers, way to go Sean, Ty, and Ryker