Oct. 27, 2007
Chicago Falls to Wheaton in Season Opener

WHEATON, Ill. -- Three school records fell as the University of Chicago women's swimming & diving team opened its 2007-08 season with a 112-93 loss Saturday at Wheaton (Ill.) College.

Freshman Ellie Elgamal (San Diego, Calif./ Bishop’s School) clocked a winning time of 2:10.03 in the 200-yard butterfly to eclipse the previous school record by more than four seconds.

Elgamal joined sophomore Cassie O’Neill (Roseburg, Ore./ Roseburg) and freshmen Katherine Leonard (Carlsbad, Calif./ Cathedral Catholic) and Charlotte Richman (Hoboken, N.J./ High Tech) to win the 400-yard medley relay with a school record-setting time of 4:06.93.

Leonard's 1:02.54 effort in the 100-yard backstroke leading off the relay was the best mark in Chicago history.

Leonard and O'Neill took top honors in individual competition, Leonard in the 200-yard backstroke (2:16.98) and O'Neill in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:23.59).

Freshman Sarah Wynn (Wheaton, Ill./ Wheaton-Warrenville South) also notched a first-place performance with a time of 5:23.61 in the 500-yard freestyle.

Complete Results



 


University of Chicago Sports Information
5530 South Ellis Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Phone: (773) 702-4638
Fax: (773) 834-3694
E-mail: dhilbert@uchicago.edu