GREENCASTLE, Ind. / CHICAGO – The University of Chicago swimming and diving teams sent split squads to meets at DePauw University and University of Illinois-Chicago on Saturday. All told, they collected 32 event victories between the two locations.

The local meet at UIC saw the Maroon women beat the host Flames 167-130 – their second win against a NCAA Division I opponent in a week and their first ever against Illinois-Chicago. The UChicago men lost to UIC 165-131 and beat Wabash College 204-93.

Out of the 10 women's wins at UIC, first-year Chanell Kann excelled with three individual victories. She swept the 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.58), 200-yard breaststroke (2:26.49) and 100-yard IM (1:00.68). She was also part of the winning 200-yard medley relay (1:48.73). First-year Yunfan Dong captured the 200-yard backstroke (2:07.28) while tying junior teammate Gillian Gagnard in the 100-yard backstroke (58.43). First-year Filippa Kolokotsa swam the fastest 50-yard freestyle (24.97) while also serving as the anchor leg on the 200 medley relay.

Senior Byrne Litschgi was the top performer for the men, winning the 200-yard backstroke in 1:51.68 while also swimming legs of the first-place 400-yard freestyle relay (3:06.67) and 200-yard medley relay (1:32.86). First-year Arthur Kiselnikov and junior Jonathan Mendley were also part of the winning relays. UChicago finished first in four races.

In a dual at DePauw, UChicago's men triumphed 156-101 while the women emerged victorious at 127-118.

The Maroon women brought only 10 swimmers but still managed to rack up eight wins. Senior Yifan Mao swept the 50-yard freestyle (25.93) and 100-yard freestyle (57.75) while junior Michelle Cho snagged the 200-yard backstroke (2:13.95) and 200-yard IM (2:15.36).

UChicago's men grabbed 10 events overall. Junior Aaron Teo was first in both breaststroke distances (1:00.01 and 2:11.76). First-year Winston Chen triumphed in four races – the 50-yard freestyle (21.90), the 200-yard backstroke (2:00.40), the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:27.28) and alongside Teo in the 200-yard medley relay (1:37.23).

UChicago Top Finishers (Women – UIC)
100 breast – Chanell Kann (1st, 1:07.58)
200 breast – Chanell Kann (1st, 2:26.49)
100 IM – Chanell Kann (1st, 1:00.68)
100 back – Gillian Gagnard and Yunfan Dong (1st, 58.43)
200 back – Yunfan Dong (1st, 2:07.28)
200 butterfly – Alice Ye (1st, 2:09.02)
50 free – Filippa Kolokotsa (1st, 24.97)
100 free – Grace Schwieters (1st, 53.79)
100 butterfly – Hadley Ackerman (1st, 57.88)
200 medley relay – 1st, 1:48.73 (Tyler Mandrell, Chanell Kann, Nicole Garcia, Filippa Kolokotsa)

UChicago Top Finishers (Men – UIC and Wabash)
200 back – Byrne Litschgi (1st, 1:51.68)
100 butterfly – Keda Song (1st, 50.32)
400 free relay – 1st, 3:06.67 (Arthur Kiselnikov, Jonathan Mendley, Sam Nickson, Byrne Litschgi)
200 medley relay – 1st, 1:32.86 (Byrne Litschgi, Reona Yamaguchi, Arthur Kiselnikov, Jonathan Mendley)

UChicago Top Finishers (Women – DePauw)
50 free – Yifan Mao (1st, 25.93)
100 free – Yifan Mao (1st, 57.75)
200 back – Michelle Cho (1st, 2:13.95)
200 IM – Michelle Cho (1st, 2:15.36)
200 breast – Margaret Wolfson (1st, 2:29.26)
100 butterfly – Hannah Subramaniam (1st, 1:01.00)
100 breast – Eleanor Cambron (1st, 1:10.60)
200 butterfly – Alexia Smith (1st, 2:19.20)

UChicago Top Finishers (Men – DePauw)
100 breast – Aaron Teo (1st, 1:00.01)
200 breast – Aaron Teo (1st, 2:11.76)
50 free – Winston Chen (1st, 21.90)
200 back – Winston Chen (1st, 2:00.40)
200 free – Julian Spencer (1st, 1:46.80)
100 back – Martin Baffico (1st, 54.45)
100 IM – Nick Ding (1st, 55.90)
100 butterfly – Chris Emerson (1st, 52.39)
200 free relay – 1st, 1:27.28 (Winston Chen, Julian Spencer, Martin Baffico, Anton Generalov)
200 medley relay – 1st, 1:37.23 (Winston Chen, Aaron Teo, Nick Ding, Anton Generalov)

NEXT MEET:

• Saturday, Feb. 1 – UChicago at University of Illinois-Chicago Diving Invite