UC Irvine's Randall Tom had a hand in three record-breaking performances in the Anteaters' win over UC San Diego.
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Randall Tom (Wailuku, Hawai'i/Seabury Hall HS) broke a 15-year-old UC Irvine record in the 100-yard butterfly (48.87) on his way to a total of three event victories against UC San Diego. Tom secured his second Big West Male Swimmer of the Week award with two more records — a pool record in the 200 butterfly (1:48.97) and another Anteater record in the 200 medley relay (1:31.55), having blazed to a 22.01 in his butterfly leg of the race. The previous relay record had stood for 13 years.
Pacific freshman Ja-Neil Bragg (Manteca, Calif./Sierra HS) earned her first Big West Female Swimmer of the Week honor after helping her Pacific squad tack up two dual-meet wins. Against UC Santa Barbara, Bragg won three events and hit an NCAA consideration time in the 200 IM (2:04.19). She went 1:52.40 in the 200 freestyle and hit her fastest 500 freestyle mark of the season at 4:59.65. Against Cal State Northridge, Bragg won the 200 breaststroke (2:24.69) in her first race in that event this season.