ST. GEORGE, Utah – UC Santa Barbara Men's and Women's Swim shattered more records on the opening day of the Trailblazer Invite. After today, the men sit in first place with a 39.5-point margin over second place, UC San Diego The women trail UC San Diego by 17.5 marks. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

Another week, another record for Kyle Brill in an IM event. His victory in the 200-yarder takes him to fifth all-time in the Gaucho record books (1:45.90). 

The highlight of the opening events came when Matt Driscoll, Kyle Brill, Justin Wong, and Austin Sparrow swam 3:07.56 in the 400-yard medley relay. This time sits atop all others in Santa Barbara history and bests second place by over three seconds. 

Relay teams were on a heater, with the men also capturing the 200-yard freestyle relay via Austin Sparrow, Justin Wong, Zachary Tamusaitis, and Matt Driscoll (1:18.51). The women broke records too. In the 200-yard freestyle relay Ashley Ray, Alexi Zuckerman, Gretta Callison, and Miranda Stevenson collaborated for not only a victory – but a finish for the fourth-best time in program history (1:31.35).

UP NEXT

Action resumes tomorrow morning in the Human Performance Center at 9 a.m. PT for Day Two of the Trailblazer Invite.