2026 RMAC SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- February 10-14, 2026
- Grand Junction, Colo.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Live Results
- Day 1 Results
- Day 2 Results
Courtesy: RMAC Sports
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Colorado Mesa University, Colorado School of Mines, and Oklahoma Christian University each picked up an event victory during Day 2 of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships, Wednesday, at El Pomar Natatorium.
Colorado Mesa’s Olivia Hansson opened the evening with a win in the 1,000 freestyle event with a time of 10:09.01, giving the Mavericks their first win in that event since the 2023 championship.
Anna Bream gave Colorado School of Mines its first-ever win in the 200 individual medley competition, winning in a time of 2:03.40. The win snapped a string of six consecutive wins by Colorado Mesa swimmers in the event.
Vanessa Weatherford’s win in the 50 freestyle (22.86) provided the Eagles with a second consecutive win in the event after Tammy Greenwood won the event last season.
Colorado Mesa’s 200 medley relay team closed the night’s action by edging out Simon Fraser for a win. The Mavericks posted a 1:41.21 in the event, with the Red Leafs trailing by just 1.3 seconds to finish second.
In the team competition, Colorado Mesa leads after the championship’s first full day, scoring 440 points. Colorado School of Mines is second (333.5), and Simon Fraser is third (311).
The championship continues on Thursday with preliminary swimming heats at 10 a.m., women’s 3-meter diving preliminaries at 2 p.m. and an all-finals session at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday Champions
1,000 Freestyle: Olivia Hansson, Colorado Mesa (10:09.01)
200 Individual Medley: Anna Bream, Colorado School of Mines (2:03.40)
50 Freestyle: Vanessa Weatherford, Oklahoma Christian (22.86)
200 Medley Relay: Colorado Mesa (1:41.21)
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Simon Fraser University’s Owen Nicholson stunned a solid field in the 1,000 freestyle to highlight the action on Day 2 of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship, Wednesday, at El Pomar Natatorium.
Nicholson, swimming in Lane 2, entered the championship ranked sixth in the league in the event. He powered to a 9:23.91 in the final and won the event by .52 seconds over Colorado School of Mines’ Lucas Hoke, who was the No. 4-ranked swimmer in the event. They powered past Colorado School of Mines’ Vladislav Kazakin, the RMAC’s No. 1 swimmer and the event’s 2025 champion, who finished fifth in 9:25.88.
Colorado Mesa controlled the rest of the day’s events, with Ben Vester winning the 200 individual medley relay, Guillaume Guth claiming the 50 freestyle record, and Ryan Campbell winning the 1-meter diving competition. The Mavericks 200 Medley Relay group flirted with another RMAC Championship record, finishing just .09 seconds off the record set in 2016, with a winning time of 1:26.89.
The near sweep of Wednesday’s action pushed Colorado Mesa to 444 points in the team competition, where they lead the six-team field. Colorado School of Mines is second (234), followed by Oklahoma Christian University (133).
The championship continues on Thursday with preliminary swimming heats at 10 a.m., women’s 3-meter diving preliminaries at 2 p.m. and an all-finals session at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Champions
1,000 Freestyle: Owen Nicholson, Simon Fraser (9:23.91)
200 Individual Medley: Ben Vester, Colorado Mesa (1:48.44)
50 Freestyle: Guillaume Guth, Colorado Mesa (19.84)
200 Medley Relay: Colorado Mesa (1:26.89)
1-meter Diving: Ryan Campbell, Colorado Mesa (561.80)
Courtesy: Colorado Mesa Athletics
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.— The Colorado Mesa University Maverick swimming and diving teams won six Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championship events to double up the rest of the conference combined on a strong Wednesday here at the Mavs’ El Pomar Natatorium.
After sweeping the 800-yard freestyle relays in championship record times on Tuesday, the Mavericks received wins from Olivia Hansson, Ben Vester, Guillaume Guth and diver Ryan Campbell in individual events before again sweeping the 200 medley relays at the end of the night.
In the process, the Maverick women opened up a 106 ½-point cushion over the Colorado School of Mines and the rest of the 9-team field. The men, who swept the top five places in the 50 free and all three spots in the 1-meter diving final, lead Mines, which is in second out of six teams, by 135 points, 369-264.
The Mavs are gunning for their eighth straight conference team title sweep.
Hansson, who anchored the Mavs’ 800 free relay team on Tuesday, regained the top spot on the women’s 1,000-yard freestyle podium as she won Wednesday’s first final in ten minutes, 9.01 seconds. She now has eight career RMAC titles and won the 1,000 as a freshman in 2023 before taking second in the past two years.
Teammate Hanna Sasivarevic also claimed the bronze medal with a third place and season-best time of 10:15.86 (10:04.46-altitude adjusted) to move to as high as sixth on the NCAA Division II season-long top times list, which Hansson leads. Sydnee O’Neil also set a season-best and NCAA “B” cut time of 10:26.38 (10:14.98-converted) to take sixth.
Conrad Fawcett then led the Maverick men with a third place and season-best time of 9:24.62 (9:13.22-converted) to claim the bronze in a thrilling men’s 1000 free, that saw ten men set NCAA “B” cut times between the morning and evening sessions. Fawcett also moved up a spot to sixth in CMU history.
The Maverick women then loaded up the points in the women’s 200 individual medley , qualifying five swimmers for the final. Sophomore Taylar Hooton led the way, taking second in a career-best of 2:03.69 (2:02.49-converted) while Melina Giraudeau finished third in 2:04.55 (2:03.35-converted) to take over the No. 6 spot in CMU history, one place behind Hooton.
Tori Bartusiak (2:07.36), Abby Uhl (2:08.17) and Haven Hinkle (2:09.32), who had swum the 1000 free earlier, took sixth through eighth, respectively.
The Mavs then took three of the top four and four of the top six spots in the men’s 200 IM as sophomore Ben Vester took the gold in 1:48.44 (1:47.24-converted) jump six spots to fourth in CMU history. The German sophomore now has two RMAC titles to his credit this week after helping CMU take the 800 free relay win on Tuesday.
Aron Jonsson also added a NCAA “B” cut time of 1:50.15 (1:48.95-converted) to take third while Micah Moore finished fourth in 1:50.96 while Luka Samsonov touched sixth in 1:51.57.
Sophomore Reagan Horn then went on to claim the bronze medal in the women’s 50 free with a time of 23.38.
Meanwhile, Guth then led the Maverick domination in the men’s half of the splash and dash. He won in 19.84 seconds after leading the Mavs to a RMAC Championship, pool and school-record time in Tuesday’s relay.
Oskar Sawicki was second in 20.09 while Richard Schmiedefeld claimed the bronze in 20.19 seconds. Holden Convertino (20.24) and Marcos Otero (20.28) also contributed big points while Marcus Pineiro won the consolation final in 20.40.
Action then moved to the diving well as Campbell claimed his second RMAC diving title, taking the 1-meter event with 561.80 points. David Roethlisberger was second (525.70) while Ty Mitton was third (460.40) after scoring 496.40 points in the preliminaries.
Giani Benoit (537.40) and Aiden Coon (463.15) also surpassed the NCAA qualification standard of 440 points as exhibition divers during the afternoon preliminaries.
In the relays, Hooton, Antonia Leese, Kiara Borchardt and Horn claimed the 200 medley title with a time of 1:41.21, a full 1.3 seconds quicker than Simon Fraser’s top unit. Anna Beck, Giraudeau, Amber Siverts and Bartusiak also won the “B” heat in 1:42.67, good for tenth place points with a time that would have put them third in the championship heat.
The men’s quartet of Schmiedefeld, Marcos Otero, Sawicki and Holden Convertino were just as dominant, winning in 1:26.89, 1.67 seconds ahead of Mines. Samsonov, Jonsson, Moore and Pineiro won the secondary race in 1:28.63.
The 5-day meet continues on Thursday with preliminary swimming heats at 10 a.m., women’s 3-meter diving preliminaries at 2 p.m. and an all-finals session at 5:30 p.m.
