Chicago vs UIC
- Friday, January 20, 2023
- Chicago, Ill.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Scores
- Women: Chicago 166, UIC 130
- Men: Chicago 160, UIC 120
Courtesy: UChicago Athletics
CHICAGO – For the second meet in-a-row, the University of Chicago swimming & diving teams took down an NCAA Division I opponent as the Maroons defeated University of Illinois-Chicago on the road Friday night.
UChicago’s No. 3-ranked men won the dual 160-120, while the No. 4-ranked women notched a 166-130 victory.
On the night, the Maroon women won 11 total events. Samantha Bertschi was a triple winner to lead the way, as she triumphed in her usual pairing of the 500-yard and 1,000-yard freestyles (5:05.77 and 10:28.66). Bertschi also earned first place in the 200-yard IM, swimming a time of 2:11.15.
Karen Zhao picked up a pair of victories in the freestyle. She finished the 100-yard free in 52.03 and the 200-yard free in 1:51.93. On the diving side, Veronica Fong continued her dominance by sweeping the one-meter board (267.98) and three-meter board (296.93).
On the men’s side, UChicago came away with first place in eight events. Garrett Clasen claimed the top placement in the 100-yard freestyle (46.57) as well as the 200-yard IM (1:53.09). Arthur Kiselnikov won the 100-yard butterfly (50.22) and also swam the anchor leg on the 200-yard medley relay (1:31.65) and the lead leg on the 400-yard freestyle relay.
UChicago Women’s Winners
500-yard Freestyle – 1. Samantha Bertschi (5:05.77)
1,000-yard Freestyle – 1. Samantha Bertschi (10:28.66)
200-yard IM – 1. Samantha Bertschi (2:11.15)
100-yard Freestyle – 1. Karen Zhao (52.03)
200-yard Freestyle – 1. Karen Zhao (1:51.93)
One-meter Dive – 1. Veronica Fong (267.98)
Three-meter Dive – 1. Veronica Fong (296.93)
100-yard Backstroke – 1. Ioanna Georgopoulou (58.64)
100-yard Butterfly – 1. Kira Tiv (58.14)
200-yard Butterfly – 1. Alesha Kelly (2:05.71)
400-yard Freestyle Relay – 1. Karen Zhao, Grace Schwieters, Filippa Kolokotsa, Annabel Olivo (3:30.76)
UChicago Men’s Winners
100-yard Freestyle – 1. Garrett Clasen (46.57)
200-yard IM – 1. Garrett Clasen (1:53.09)
100-yard Butterfly – 1. Arthur Kiselnikov (50.22)
50-yard Freestyle – 1. Jonathan Tang (21.06)
500-yard Freestyle – 1. Marcell Milo-Sidlo (4:41.05)
200-yard Backstroke – 1. Alexander Sun (1:51.79)
200-yard Medley Relay – 1. Hudson Tritter, Garrett Clasen, Armand Pierre Chan, Arthur Kiselnikov (1:31.65)
400-yard Freestyle Relay – 1. Arthur Kiselnikov, Sebastien Vernhes, Jared Zhang, Jonathan Tang (3:04.82)
NEXT MEET:
- Saturday, Jan. 21 @ 1:00 PM – Hope College/University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire at UChicago
Courtesy: UIC Athletics
CHICAGO – The UIC men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams hosted the University of Chicago in the Flames Natatorium Friday.
UChicago came into the meet with a successful record. The Maroons previously beat Wisconsin-Milwaukee 182-116 on the women’s side, and 194-106 on the men’s side.
The women’s 200 medley relay team came out strong for the Flames with a first-place finish. The squad consisted of Lizzie Zeller, Taira Juronis, Izabella Del Rosario, Poleena Kovalaske. It’s the team’s season-best for a dual meet.
Taira Juronis came in first place for two other events, the 100 breast, and the 200 breast. All of those finishes are season-best dual meet times. Daniel Galinski placed first in the same events, also recording season-best times.
The divers did well on the boards. Cole Tremewan and Bruno Carrillo finished first and second in both the 1 and 3-meter springboard competitions. Tremewan’s performance also achieved NCAA Zone Qualification scores. Both Tremewan and Carrillo had season-best performances in the 3-meter dive. On the women’s side, Ciara McCliment was consistent on both boards finishing second on both the 1-meter and 3-meter events. Gabby Richards also had season-best finishes for the second week in a row in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events.
The Maroons outscored the Flames 326-250.
It was senior night for seven members of the team: Ashton Amerman, Nidhi Chetan, Abigail Hellinga, Poleena Kovalaske, Victoria Thor, Jeff Wiedoff, and Lizzie Zeller.
“It was a great night celebrating our seniors! We had many personal best dual meet swims and had several solid wins against a very strong UChicago team,” said Head Coach Ashley Dell. “It was fun to allow the seniors to choose their own events and honor the fantastic careers that each of them have had. Thank you, seniors for all of your hard work and dedication to this program!”
The Flames will travel to Bloomington, Ill. on Jan. 27 to swim and dive against Illinois Wesleyan.
