Lopes battle in Hawaii; women's squad takes 2nd-day win

Friday, October 24

Manoa, Hawaii

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Lopes battle in Hawaii; women's squad takes 2nd-day win

10/25/2025 11:19:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

GCU earns multiple top conference times, pool records

By: Nathan Peters

HONOLULU — Grand Canyon delivered a solid weekend at Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex, posting multiple conference-leading times and setting two pool records during a double-dual meet weekend against Hawaii.

GCU's women edged the host on Day 2 by a score of 134–127, capping a successful two-day competition.

Day 1 recap

The Lopes made an early statement in Friday's session behind record-worthy sprints and relays. GCU freshman Sara Mose won the 50-yard freestyle in 22.78 seconds, the Mountain West's No. 1 time this season.

Lopes teammate Taylor Stasny added a 55.64 in the 100 individual medley for another top Mountain West time.

On the men's side, Jasu Ovaskainen clocked 50.00 in the 100 IM for Big West No. 1 time.

In relays, the men's 400 freestyle team of Mario Perez, Eli Cohen, Grzegorz Wanat and Guillermo Carrey finished in 2:57.06 (Big West No. 1).

Additional highlights included Paula Martinez Moreno winning the 100 butterfly (54.10), Alex Volkov topping the men's 100 backstroke (49.08) and Carter Dooling winning the 100 breaststroke (56.20).

In addition to Volkov's win, Asher Havenhill placed second (49.14 ) and Mohamed Mohamady took third (50.23) in the 100 backstroke.

Day 2 recap

GCU continued its surge on Saturday. The men's 400 medley relay of Volkov, Dooling, Ovaskainen and Guillermo Carrey broke the pool record that GCU had previously set in 2024 with a time of 3:14.34 on Saturday.

Stasny set another facility mark in the 200 breaststroke, clocking 2:12.10 to break the mark of 2:12.47 by Minnesota's Kierra Smith in 2015.

Mose followed with a 49.72 in the 100 freestyle.

Other winners included Martinez in the 200 butterfly (2:01.59), Mohamed Mohamady in the 200 backstroke (1:47.63), Dooling in the 200 breaststroke (2:01.39) and Ovaskainen in the 200 individual medley (1:49.61).

On Day 2, the Lopes added several key victories to an already impressive weekend. Mario Perez won the men's 50 freestyle in 19.92 seconds while fellow Spaniard Marta Guasp claimed the women's 200 backstroke title with a 2:01.21.

Sophomore Beth Young took the 50 breaststroke (28.37), and Dooling swept the men's breaststroke sprints with a 25.42 in the 50 and a 2:01.39 in the 200.

Ovaskainen secured a 1:49.61 victory in the men's 200 IM, and Martinez captured the women's 200 butterfly (2:01.59)

The women's 400 medley relay of Guasp, Young, Martinez and Mose finished first in 3:41.80.

Sophomore Omar Elsayd headlined the men's diving events by winning the 1-meter springboard with 335.48 points, outscoring Hawaii's Tristan Rodriguez by more than 35 points.

On Day 2, Elsayd continued his dominance, capturing the 3-meter title with 338.78 points.

GCU's women secured a narrow team win, defeating Hawaii 134–127, while the men added multiple top-three finishes to cap off a strong team showing in a 134-128 loss.

The Lopes' performances positioned the program atop several conference leaderboards and etched two new marks into the pool record books, underscoring their growth.

The weekend marked the first true dual meets of the season. The Lopes will head to Air Force for a two-day meeting starting Friday.