2025 Illinois Senior Championships
- March 6-9
- Chicago, Ill.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
A pair of power conference commits took home plenty of hardware following the women’s competition at the Illinois Senior Championships earlier this month.
Isabella Chow, who has signed with Northwestern, and Vera Conic, who has committed to NC State, each won four individual events.
The 18-year-old Chow, who swims for the Chicago Wolfpack Aquatic Club, won the 50 backstroke (25.12) and 50 butterfly (24.34) in personal best times, while she also won the 50 freestyle (22.89) and 100 free (50.10). In addition, Chow was second in the 100 fly (53.66).
Conic, who swims for Palatine Park District, won the 200 individual medley (2:01.91) and 400 IM (4:17.22) in personal best times, while also claiming titles in the 100 back (53.39) and 200 back (1:55.71).
Conic’s time in the 200 back currently ranks as the 11th-best in the event for the 17-year-old age group.
Chow’s performance helped Chicago Wolfpack Aquatic Club win both the combined and women’s team titles.
The men’s title was won by Palatine Park District.
In the men’s competition, Purdue signee and Chicago Wolfpack Aquatic Club’s Biko Hooper-Haviland was the individual standout. Hooper-Haviland won the 50 free (20.58), the 1000 free (9:13.77) and the 100 fly (47.77), all in personal best times. He also was second in the 200 fly (1:46.11).
Other individual standouts were:
- Izzy Beu of Academy Bullets Swim Club, a Georgia signee, won the 200 free (1:50.40) and the 100 fly (53.56) in the women’s competition.
- Also in the women’s competition, Joy Cheng of the Chicago Wolfpack Aquatic Club swam personal best times to take second in three events, those being the 500 free (4:58.66), the 1000 free (10:08.33) and the 1650 free (17:11.48).
- In the men’s competition, Henry Guo, 17, of Hinsdale Swim Club, who has decided to swim in college for Pennsylvania, won the 200 fly in a personal best time of 1:45.04 and the 200 IM in a time of 1:47.52.
- Noah Brereton of Palatine Park District, who will swim in college for McKendree University, won the 1650 free in a personal best time of 15:54.79 and was second in the 1000 free (personal best time of 9:25.75), the 500 free (personal best time of 4:36.15) and the 200 free (personal best time of 1:41.13).
- Luke Vatev, 15, swam personal best times in the 200 backstroke (1:45.49) and 200 IM (1:50.68). Vatev then at the Florida NCSA Spring Swimming Championships lowered his 200 back time to 1:42.72, a time which now ranks No. 1 in the 15-year-old age group this season. He also owns the top time in the 100 back (46.52), which he set at the Illinois state meet.
- Brayden Capen, 15, won two events, coming in with personal best times to win the 100 back (48.54) and the 200 breast (2:01.91). Capen then beat his personal best in the 100 back at the Florida NCSA Spring Swimming Championships, coming in at 48.47, which is now the 12th-fastest time in the 16-year-old age group.
Combined Team Standings — Top 5
- Chicago Wolfpack Aquatic Club, 1,441.5
- Academy Bullets Swim Club, 1,160
- FMC Aquatic Club, 934.5
- Hinsdale Swim Club, 885
- Palatine Park District, 867.5
Women’s Team Standings — Top 5
- Chicago Wolfpack Aquatic Club, 812.5
- Academy Bullets Swim Club, 718
- FMC Aquatic Club, 504.5
- Hinsdale Swim Club, 388
- RISE Aquatic Club, 320
Men’s Team Standings — Top 5
- Palatine Park Distirct, 661.5
- Chicago Wolfpack Aquatic Club, 629
- Hinsdale Swim Club, 497
- Academy Bullets Swim Club, 442
- FMC Aquatic Club, 430
