UIC Women Cruise Past UChicago, Maroon Men Edge Out Flames

UIC VS UCHICAGO

• January 16, 2026
• Chicago, Ill.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: UIC Athletics

CHICAGO – The UIC swimming and diving program saw itself split its Friday night showdown against UChicago, with the women winning 194-105 and the men falling just short 142-156. The women were dominant, winning all but one swimming event against the Maroons. The win improves the women’s win streak in dual meets to six after dropping their season opener.

COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEY DELL

“Tonight was an awesome night for the Flames against a top DIII team! As a whole, it was probably our best dual meet performance of the season and I am so proud of their grit and the way they never back down. We are in a great spot with two meets left before MVCs and I know it’s going to be a fun 6 weeks! ”

COMMENT FROM ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/ HEAD DIVING COACH SUSAN BROMBERG

“The divers did very well tonight.  Bruno had a zone score in the 3 meter event and this was his first zone qualification score this season. We had 4 divers get personal best performances with Kerry, Ava, Emily and Jake in the 1 meter events.”

NOTABLE PERFORMERS 

Swimmers

Men’s

James McCarthy 

• 200 Butterfly – 1^st place | 1:51.77
• 200 Breaststroke – 1^st place | 2:01.45
• 200 Individual Medley – 1^st place | 1:52.01

Patton Shaar 

• 100 Backstroke – 1^st place | 50.72
• 200 Backstroke – 1^st place | 1:51.20

Women’s

Madison Helmick 

• 50 Freestyle – 1^st place | 23.87
• 100 Freestyle – 1^st place | 51.16
• 200 Freestyle – 1^st place | 1:48.72
• Contributed to 1^st place team in the 400 freestyle relay – 3:28.73

Samantha Wilson

• 100 Butterfly – 1^st place | 57.26
• 200 Butterfly – 1^st place | 2:04.98
• 200 Individual Medley – 2^nd place | 2:10.26
• Contributed to 1^st place team in the 200 Medley Relay – 1:45.85

Divers

Bruno Carrillo 

• 3M Diving – 1^st place | 324.60 Points*
• 1M Diving – 2^nd place | 299.65 points

*NCAA Zone C Qualifying Score

Kerry-Leigh Morrison 

• 1M Diving – 2^nd place | 275.63 points
• 3M Diving – 2^nd place | 274.13 points

UP NEXT

The Flames will be back in the pool next Friday Jan. 23, when they travel to Eastern Illinois University. The meet is set to begin at 4:00 PM (CT).

Courtesy: UChicago Athletics

CHICAGO — The sixth-ranked University of Chicago women’s swimming and diving team fell short in a dual meet with UIC on Friday evening, with top-level diving performances pacing the Maroons.

Lilia Atanda led the Maroons with a pair of first-place finishes and a pair of B Cut scores in diving. The junior won the 1m event with a score of 277.88, and she added a win in the 3-meter competition with a score of 280.13.

Veronica Fong joined Atanda with the top-level diving performances as she finished third in the 3-meter competition with a B Cut score of 263.18.

Alicia Soosai added the lone event win in the swimming portion of the meet for the Maroons with a time of 1:06.87 in the 100 Breaststroke. She also added second-place finishes in the 200 Breaststroke and 200 Medley Relay.

Alexandra Milisavljevic added multiple second-place finishes for UChicago in the distance freestyle events. The freshman swam a time of 5:04.77 in the 500 Freestyle and a time of 10:24.74 in the 1000 Freestyle event.

With the loss, the Maroons fall to 4-2 on the season. The team returns to action on Saturday, January 17, as the team hosts the Calvin Knights at the Myers-McLoraine Pool on Senior Day.

CHICAGO — The fourth-ranked University of Chicago men’s swimming and diving team returned to its winning ways on Friday night as the Maroons took down Division I foe, UIC, for their fifth dual meet win of the season. UChicago won seven of the 16 events and brought home 11 second-place finishes.

John Butler led the Maroons with four first-place finishes in the meet. The sophomore won the 50 Free with a time of 20.82 and the 100 Free with a time of 45.42. He also won the 200 Medley Relay and 400 Free Relay in the meet to help lead the Maroons to the win over the Flames.

Cooper Costello joined Butler in the winning ways with three first-place finishes for the Maroons. Costello recorded the lone B Cut time in the 100 Fly with a time of 47.98 in the event win, and he was also a part of both first-place relay teams.

Alex Schwartz added a win in the 200 Free with a time of 1:39.84, and he finished second in both the 200 IM and 500 Free.

Ethan Taylor provided the Maroons with their lone other first-place finish in the meet as the freshman won the 100 Breast with a time of 56.09. He also finished second in the 200 Breast and 200 Medley Relay.

With the win, the Maroons improve to 5-1 on the season. The team returns to action on Saturday, January 17, as the team hosts the Calvin Knights at the Myers-McLoraine Pool on Senior Day.