Holly Nelson

UC Santa Barbara Sweeps Team Titles in Return of the Big West Swimming & Diving Championships

The 2025 Big West Championship is in the books, seeing UC Santa Barbara hold on to be crowned men’s and women’s champions.

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Hawaii Wins 6 of 10 Events on Day 2 of 2025 Big West Championships

As was the case with day 1 of the meet, there were a ton of meet records broken, as it’s been more than a decade since the last Big West Championship.

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Hawaii Men Pop 1:23.6 200 Medley Relay on Night 1 of Big West Championships

With over a decade passing since the last Big West Championship, the record book was ripe for rewriting, and these teams delivered.

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2025 Big West Conference Conference Preview: Diving Makes the Difference For a Hawaii Sweep

The Hawaii men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are looking to win the first Big West Conference Championships since 2010.

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Hawaii Pops 2:50.54 Men’s 400 Free Relay, Sweeps Team Titles at 2024 MPSF Championships

At the end of the meet, Hawaii stood victorious, winning their 2nd-straight women’s title and taking the men’s title as well. 

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2024 MPSF Champs: Hawaii Men Sweep Day 1 Relays with a Pair of Conference Records

The swimming portion of the 2024 MPSF Championship kicked off tonight in St. George, Utah.

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Ben Sampson Claims Five Individual Wins at 2023 UNLV Invite, UNLV Tops Team Scores

Ben Samspon of Colorado Mesa took five individual wins at the 2023 UNLV Invite, but UNLV walked away victorious in the team scores for both men and women.

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Inside the Positive Team Culture Accelerating Hawaii’s Turnaround

“I think he has this crazy optimism that gives you no choice other than to believe in yourself,” Holly Nelson said of first-year Hawaii coach Mike Stephens.

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2023 Swammy Awards: NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships

The University of Virginia women came home from Knoxville with their third national championship in as many years after breaking six NCAA records this week.

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Hawaii Blows Through NCAA “A” Standard to Qualify First Relay for NCAAs Since 2005

The Hawaii relay of Anna Friedrich, Gabby Scudamore, Laticia Transom, and Holly Nelson surround their coach Mike Stephens after qualifying for NCAAs on Sunday

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Hawaii and BYU Win MPSF Team Titles; Laticia Transom Shatters Records and Splits 46.66

Hawaii fifth year Laticia Transom, who transferred from USC for grad school, made a huge impact in her first and only MPSF Championships.

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5th Year Laticia Transom Leads Two Hawaii Relays to Victory on Night One of MPSF Champs

Following the first night of competition, Hawaii leads the women’s meet, while UC Santa Barbara is atop the men’s standings.

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Colin Fehery Breaks SMU 200 IM Record; Laticia Transom Wins 3 for Hawaii at SMU Invite

Colin Feehery’s school record led SMU to a win in the men’s meet, while San Diego State overcame a big showing by Laticia Transom to take the women’s title.

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