Ilya Kharun Electrifies Record Crowd With 43.91/1:37.94 Fly Double As ASU Sweeps UNLV

ASU vs UNLV

• October 3rd, 2025
• Tempe, Arizona –  Mona Plummer Aquatic Center
• SCY (25 yards)
• PDF Results
• Team Scores
  • Men: 236-60
  • Women: 242-52

A record crowd turned out in Tempe Friday night to watch Arizona State take on UNLV. ASU fans, who filled the stands at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center and populated the upper decks of nearby parking garages, were treated to an ASU sweep of UNLV and a pool record from Ilya Kharun, who threw down multiple electric swims. 

 

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Men’s Meet

The ASU men’s roster comes into the season ranked third in the nation. They are headlined by Jonny Kulow and Ilya Kharun, both of whom are bronze medalists from this summer’s world championships, and Florida transfer Adam Chaney, who won multiple NCAA titles on Florida relays. 

It was Kharun who stole the spotlight last night in Tempe. Incredibly, he started off his season just one hundredth off of his personal best in the 200 fly. He won the event in 1:37.94, a time that is nearly a second faster than his finals swim at last season’s NCAA Championships, which earned him third. Only Luca Urlando, Jack Conger, and Nicolas Albiero have ever been faster than this time. 

Kharun followed up that performance by setting a pool record in the 100 butterfly, an event he placed second in at the NCAA Championships last season. He clocked 43.91, smashing his competition by two seconds and coming within a half-second of his personal best. 

At the same meet last season, Kharun clocked 1:39.47 in the 200 fly. He is starting this season significantly faster than his last, and already challenging his lifetime bests.

Kharun also swam in both the 200 medley and 400 free relays, both of which came with high anticipation. The addition of Adam Chaney to ASU’s roster has skyrocketed preseason expectations for Sun Devil relays this season. In SwimSwam’s preseason picks, six out of seven contributors predicted ASU will be NCAA Champions in the 200 and 400 medley relays, and all seven chose ASU to win the freestyle relay events at the NCAA Championships. . 

While the anticipated lineup of Chaney, Kulow, and Kharun wasn’t shown on Friday, ASU still showed immense strength in the 200 medley. The team of Adam Chaney (20.20), Jonathan Itzhaki (24.06), Ilya Kharun (18.91), and Tolu Young (18.71) won the event with a time of 1:21.88. In line with his other performances, Kharun less than two tenths from his split in last season’s NCAA Championships in the event. Even more impressive, however, was Chaney’s split, which was a mere hundredth of a second from matching his fastest 50 back ever. 

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ASU’s top swimmers were dispersed throughout multiple relays. Had Chaney (20.20), Andy Dobrzanski (23.50), Ilya Kharun (18.91), and Remi Fabiani (18.42) been on the same relay, they would have come in at 1:21.04.

Kulow did participate in the 400 freestyle relay, but did not swim alongside Chaney or Karun. The team of Remi Fabiani (41.74), Quin Seider (42.48), Adam Chaney (41.62), and Ilya Kharun (41.17) clocked 2:47.01 to take first. Unlike the winning time in the 200 medley, this time did not approach the ASU’s end of season standard from last year. Despite the loss of Patrick Sammon, it would be a surprise if ASU doesn’t display more strength in the event as the season progresses. 

Kulow did notch a victory at the meet, recording 1:34.40 to take victory in the 200 free. He was edged out in the 100 free by teammate Quin Seider, who touched the wall in 42.53 over Kulow’s 42.79, a time that is nearly half a second slower than his mark at the same time last season. 

Chaney only swam one individual event, the 100 back, which he won in a time of 44.46. That time is within half a second of Chaney’s all-time best, 43.99, and would have earned him a lane in the A final of last season’s NCAA Championships. 

Senior Andy Dobrzanski, who was part of ASU’s NCAAs A-Final medley relay last March, took first in the 100 breaststroke. He stopped the clock in 51.92, an improvement from this point last season that reflects positively on ASU’s relay hopes. Dobrzanski also found significant in-season improvement in the 200 breast, which he won with a time of 1:54.52, a whole two seconds faster than he was at this point last season. 

The 1000 free was won by freshman Noah Mudadu in a time of 8:58.04. Mudadu achieved a margin of victory of over ten seconds, and was only four seconds off his personal best. 

Senior Remi Fabiani clocked 18.89 to win a competitive heat of 50 freestyle that saw a rare podium for UNLV, achieved by Bryson Huey (19.31). The race saw three ASU swimmers go under 20 seconds, and notably, did not feature Kharun or Kulow, showing ASU’s depth in the 200 free relay. 

Freshman Hayden Hakes kicked off his college career in style, winning the 200 back in a time of 1:43.26 and obliterating his personal best by over two seconds. He was followed by Reece Grady, who hacked four seconds off of his time in the 500 free at this meet last year, winning the event in 4:23.20.

Jordan Tiffany, a graduate student at ASU, capped off the men’s individual events by taking down the 200 IM in 1:43.71, just a couple seconds off his personal best. Tiffany was the Big 12 Champion in the 100 fly last season. 

Women’s Meet

The ASU women were the surprise of the 200 medley relay field at March’s NCAA Championships. Two of the members of that relay, Julia Ullmann and Miriam Sheehan, have returned to ASU’s roster. The team of Sheehan (24.25), Ginger McMahon (27.61), Ullmann (23.26), and Shane Golland (22.18) won the event in a time of 1:37.40. 

While they were around three seconds off of ASU’s time set at the end of last season, they are less than a half-second off of that team’s time at the beginning of the season. 

The trio of Ullmann-Sheenan-Golland were joined by freshman Alexia Sotomayor in the 400 free relay, which they won in a time of 3:18.67. Sotomayer, who is a multiple Peruvian National Record holder, had a particularly strong meet. She took victory in the 100 back and second in the 200 back, clocking 53.24 and 1:55.44, respectively, and left her personal bests for both events in the dust. 

Sotomayor wasn’t the only swimmer to obtain a personal best. Jordan Greber, who took first in the 200 free with a time of 1:47.30, improved in the event by over a second. 

Sheehan took first in the 100 back, clocking 52.24 and beating Sotomayor by exactly a second. She also out-touched Ullmann in the 100 butterfly, clocking 52.76 to Ullmann’s 52.80. 

Golland complimented her relay wins with a victory in the 100 free (49.43), as did McMahon, who won the 100 breast with a time of 1:01.25.

Alexa Reyna followed up the 200 medley relay with a win in the 1000 free (9:56.74). Reyna was much faster at the same meet last season, where she clocked 9:48.95. 

Deniz Ertan was victorious in the 200 fly, touching the wall in 1:59.83, before Indigo Armon took first in the 50 free, stopping the clock in 22.80 and edging out her time in the event at this point last season.  

Ertan also swam the 200 breast, clocking 2:12.25, but was beaten to the wall by Lucie Vasquez, who stopped the clock in 2:13.89. Grace Lindberg followed with a victory in the 500 free, where she produced 4:50.17, an in-season improvement of over a second. 

The final event, the 200 IM, was won by Sonia Vaishnani, who touched the wall in a time of 1:58.67. Vaishnani’s time in the event at this point last season was 2:00.83. 

Looking forward

Next Friday ASU travels to Tucson for the All-Arizona invite, where they will clash with Grand Canyon, Northern Arizona, and Arizona University.