CHICAGO – The University of Chicago swimming and diving teams were in dominant form in their season-opening dual meet on Saturday afternoon, capturing a combined 29 event wins against Wheaton College.

On the women's side, UChicago beat Wheaton by a score of 236-55 inside the Myers-McLoraine Pool. The women won 15 events across the day. First-year Karen Zhao compiled a team-high four victories. She took first in the 50-yard freestyle (24.53), the 500-yard freestyle (5:13.48) and as part of the winning 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relays. Junior Chanell Kann captured the 100-yard breaststroke (1:09.79) and the 200-yard individual medley (2:13.91), while also swimming a leg on the winning 200 medley relay. Senior Elizabeth Cron swept the one-meter dive (238.35) and three-meter dive (249.15). Sophomore Alesha Kelly captured both butterfly events, going 58.30 in the 100 and 2:04.74 in the 200. Kelly's 200 butterfly achieved an NCAA B cut time.

On the men's side, the Maroons outpointed Wheaton 238-56 thanks to 14 event victories. Juniors Lucius Gao and Arthur Kiselnikov led UChicago's contingent in the final results. Gao won the 200-yard freestyle (1:42.58) and 100-yard butterfly (50.46). Kiselnikov tied for first in 50-yard freestyle alongside first-year teammate Jonathan Tang (21.04), and also participated on the winning 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays.

UChicago Women's Top Finishers
50 free – 1, Karen Zhao, 24.53
500 free – 1, Karen Zhao, 5:13.48
100 breast – 1, Chanell Kann, 1:09.79
200 IM – Chanell Kann, 2:13.91
100 butterfly – 1, Alesha Kelly, 58.30
200 butterfly – 1, Alesha Kelly, 2:04.74
1-meter dive – 1, Elizabeth Cron, 238.35
3-meter dive – 1, Elizabeth Cron, 249.15
1,000 free – 1, Mackenzie Leblanc, 10:56.93
200 free – 1, Samantha Bertschi, 1:58.53
100 back – 1, Carly Weigel, 58.57
100 free – 1, Elisabella Forest, 54.08
200 back – 1, Alice Ye, 2:08.80
200 medley relay – 1, Ioanna Georgopoulou, Chanell Kann, Kira Tiv, Karen Zhao, 1:48.16
400 free relay – 1, Karen Zhao, Samantha Bertschi, Elisabella Forest, Grace Schwieters, 3:36.71

UChicago Men's Top Finishers
100 butterfly – 1, Lucius Gao, 50.46
200 free – 1, Lucius Gao, 1:42.58
50 free – 1, Arthur Kiselnikov and Jonathan Tang, 21.04
1,000 free – 1, Thomas Hughson, 10:22.34
100 back – 1, Winston Chen, 51.57
200 butterfly – 1, Martin Baffico, 1:56.87
100 free – 1, Jesse Ssengonzi, 47.15
200 back – 1, Alexander Sun, 1:54.50
500 free – 1, Dylan Danaie, 4:49.59
200 IM – 1, Nick Ding, 1:57.12
1-meter dive – 1, Logan Sherwin, 253.57
3-meter dive – 1, Andrew Chen, 229.52
200 medley relay – 1, Winston Chen, Alexander Sun, Garrett Clasen, Arthur Kiselnikov, 1:33.33
400 free relay – 1, Arthur Kiselnikov, Garrett Clasen, Robert Quan, Lucius Gao, 3:05.66

NEXT MEET:

• Saturday, Oct. 30 @ 1:00 PM – UChicago at Washington University – St. Louis