HOUSTON – The 2025 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Swimming and Diving Championships begin Wednesday, Feb. 19 as 10 teams compete for the Conference crown. The four-day event wraps up Saturday, Feb. 22.  

   

For the third consecutive year, the championships will take place at the CRCWC Natatorium located on the University of Houston’s campus.   

   

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW   

 

STORYLINES   

  • Air Force kicked off the year with a strong performance, claiming victory at the Front Range Invitational against Denver, Colorado State, Northern Colorado, and Wyoming.
  • Falcons Diver Chloe Perkins took home the MW Diver and Freshman of the Week October 15 award after claiming three titles across four events. She also took home the MW Freshman of the Week January 14 after posting a pair of personal bests to win the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards. 
  • Colorado State’s Erin Dawson won both the 400-yard individual medley and the 500-yard freestyle at last year’s championships. 
  • Colorado State’s Tess Whinery logged NCAA “B” standard times in the 100- and 200-yard backstrokes, Maya White logged a NCAA “B” standard in the 1,650-yard free, and Maisy Barbosa logged a NCAA “B” standard in the 400 IM. 
  • Fresno State’s Jenna Pulkkinen and Aliz Kalmar each logged NCAA “B” standard times in both the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes. 
  • The Wolf Pack is returning the 2022 1-Meter Springboard Champion, Bailey Heydra, and the 2023 Diver of the Year, Lucia Gabino. 
  • San Diego State returns to Houston looking to garner a record fourth consecutive championship and its sixth in the last seven years. 
  • The Aztecs own a 10-0 meet dual on the season and have won 75 consecutive dual meets dating back to Jan. 8, 2018. 
  • San Diego State diver Valentina Lopez Arevalo won the 3-Meter in 2024 and the Platform in 2023 and 2024. 
  • San Jose State’s Vilma Lindberg has the tenth and eighth fastest times in the Conference in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke, respectively. 
  • UNLV finished the season with a 6-3 record in dual meets, including wins over Simon Fraser, BYU, Cal Baptist, Wyoming, UC Santa Barbara and Grand Canyon.   
  • The Rebels hold a Conference leading time in the 800-yard free relay. 
  • New Mexico freshman Arianna Stokes recorded the fourth-fastest time in school history in the 50-yard freestyle and the second-fastest in the 100-yard freestyle. 
  • Lobos diver Isabella Gomez has qualified for NCAA Zones in all three diving events. 
  • Washington State, who went 8-0 in dual meets this season, will be competing in the Mountain West Championships for the first time in program history as an affiliate member.  
  • Cougars junior Emily Lundgren holds the season’s fastest times in the Conference in both the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes. Her 100-yard breaststroke time is the second-fastest in Conference history while her 200-yard time is the fastest. 
  • Wyoming sophomore Tara Joyce is the reigning 2024 MW Champion in the 200-yard freestyle and set a school record with a time of 1:46.11. She is also part of the reigning 2024 MW Champion 800-yard freestyle relay team (7:11.15) which also set a school record in the event. 

 

For more information regarding the Credit Union 1 Mountain West Swimming and Diving Championships, including live swimming and diving results, visit TheMW.com or follow the Mountain West on X, Facebook and Instagram.  

  

  

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