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Men's Swimming & Diving

UChicago Swimming & Diving Kicks Off Competitive Schedule at Northwestern

Men's Results

Women's Results

EVANSTON, Ill. – The University of Chicago swimming and diving teams made their season debuts on Friday with a quad meet against NCAA Division I competition at Northwestern University.

The Maroon first-years made a big first impression with six finishes in the top three of their respective events. Nick Ding was the top performer with impressive swims across the board – he took second in the 400-yard IM, second in the 100-yard butterfly and third in the 200-yard butterfly. Fellow rookie Sam Nickson was also second in the 200-yard breaststroke.

The women scored a pair of runner-up finishes. Sophomore Nicole Lin swam 24.03 in the 50-yard freestyle and first-year Alice Ye completed the 400-yard IM in 4:39.90.

Team Scores

  • Men: Northwestern 204, UChicago 76 / Illinois 176, UChicago 118
  • Women: Illinois 224, UChicago 75 / Northwestern 206, UChicago 85 / Illinois-Chicago 178, UChicago 121

UChicago Top Finishers (Men)
400 IM – Nick Ding (2nd, 4:07.08); Keda Song (3rd, 4:12.13)
100 Butterfly – Nick Ding (2nd, 50.88)
200 Breast – Sam Nickson (2nd, 2:11.64)
200 Butterfly – Nick Ding (3rd, 1:53.40)
50 Freestyle – Jonathan Mendley (3rd, 21.40)
400 Free Relay – 3rd, 3:11.52 (Taye Baldinazzo, Byrne Litschgi, Keenan Novis, Alexander Farrell)

UChicago Top Finishers (Women)
50 Free – Nicole Lin (2nd, 24.03)
400 IM – Alice Ye (2nd, 4:39.90)

NEXT MEET:

  • Saturday, Oct. 27 @ 1:00 PM – Wheaton College at UChicago
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Players Mentioned

Taye Baldinazzo

Taye Baldinazzo

Free
Junior
Alexander Farrell

Alexander Farrell

Free, Fly
Senior
Byrne Litschgi

Byrne Litschgi

Free, Back
Junior
Jonathan Mendley

Jonathan Mendley

Free, Back
Sophomore
Sam Nickson

Sam Nickson

Breast, IM
Freshman
Keenan Novis

Keenan Novis

Free, IM
Senior
Keda Song

Keda Song

Free, Back, Fly
Sophomore
Nick Ding

Nick Ding

Fly, IM
Senior

Players Mentioned

Taye Baldinazzo

Taye Baldinazzo

Junior
Free
Alexander Farrell

Alexander Farrell

Senior
Free, Fly
Byrne Litschgi

Byrne Litschgi

Junior
Free, Back
Jonathan Mendley

Jonathan Mendley

Sophomore
Free, Back
Sam Nickson

Sam Nickson

Freshman
Breast, IM
Keenan Novis

Keenan Novis

Senior
Free, IM
Keda Song

Keda Song

Sophomore
Free, Back, Fly
Nick Ding

Nick Ding

Senior
Fly, IM