CHICAGO – The University of Chicago swimming & diving teams split their squads for a pair of dual meets against Illinois Institute of Technology and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Saturday afternoon. The Maroons went 3-1 on the day.

In the home dual against IIT, the Maroons claimed 18 out of the 22 events. The team scores were 149-51 for the men and 123-58 for the women.

UChicago's men had three triple winners in the Myers-McLoraine Pool. Junior Lucius Gao and senior Chris Emerson swam legs on both the 400-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay. Individually, Gao was victorious in the 100-yard IM (53.39) and Emerson was first in the 50-yard freestyle (21.88). Sophomore Edward Tay took first in the 100-yard freestyle (46.48), 200-yard backstroke (2:03.61) and as part of the 400-yard medley relay.

Senior Chloe Fong was at the top for UChicago's women after seizing the 100-yard freestyle (54.65) and 200-yard freestyle (1:57.24). She was also a winning member of the 400-yard freestyle relay.

In Milwaukee, the UChicago the men's team defeated the NCAA Division I Panthers for the third-straight time by a final score of 188-112. The Maroon women lost to UWM 168.5-131.5.

Junior Arthur Kiselnikov put together a big day by winning two individual and two relay events. He grabbed the 100-yard freestyle in 46.32 and the 200-yard freestyle in 1:43.47. Kiselnikov also swam anchor leg on the 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay. Sophomore Garrett Clasen was similarly successful. He triumphed in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.18) and 100-yard IM (52.02) while also swimming the lead leg of the 200-yard medley relay.

Senior diver Elizabeth Cron resided atop the scoring on both boards for the women. She scored 278.55 points on the one-meter and 283.58 points on the three-meter.

UChicago Men's Top Finishers (IIT)
100 Freestyle – 1. Edward Tay (46.48)
200 Breaststroke – 1. Edward Tay (2:03.61)
50 Freestyle – 1. Chris Emerson (21.88)
200 Freestyle – 1. Kyle Garcia (1:47.47)
1,000 Freestyle – 1. Julian Spencer (10:25.38)
100 IM – 1. Lucius Gao (53.39)
200 Butterfly – 1. Justin Park (1:59.12)
200 Backstroke – 1. Will Sampson (1:57.69)
400 Medley Relay – 1. Lucius Gao, Edward Tay, Chris Emerson, Kyle Garcia (3:32.96)
400 Freestyle Relay – 1. Lucius Gao, Will Sampson, Chris Emerson, Georgios Tzortzis (3:17.33)

UChicago Women's Top Finishers (IIT)
100 Freestyle – 1. Chloe Fong (54.65)
200 Freestyle – 1. Chloe Fong (1:57.24)
50 Freestyle – 1. Jane Candy (25.85)
1,000 Freestyle – 1. Ariana Giordano (11:50.38)
200 Backstroke – 1. Vivian Wu (2:15.72)
500 Freestyle – 1. Macie Campbell (5:24.89)
400 Medley Relay – 1. Jane Candy, Sophia Wang, Sandra Wong, Macie Campbell (4:09.43)
400 Freestyle Relay – 1. Chloe Fong, Sandra Wong, Valerie Barreto, Ariana Giordano (3:58.37)

UChicago Men's Top Finishers (UWM)
100 Freestyle – 1. Arthur Kiselnikov (46.32)
200 Freestyle – 1. Arthur Kiselnikov (1:43.47)
100 Breaststroke – 1. Garrett Clasen (57.18)
100 IM – 1. Garrett Clasen (52.02)
200 Butterfly – 1. Jota Iwase (1:54.70)
50 Freestyle – 1. Jonathan Tang (21.28)
100 Backstroke – 1. Jared Zhang (52.25)
200 Backstroke – 1. Alexander Sun (1:52.44)
200 Breaststroke – 1. Leo Zhang (2:09.43)
500 Freestyle – 1. Robert Quan (4:43.34)
100 Butterfly – 1. Jesse Ssengonzi (50.07)
200 Medley Relay – 1. Garrett Clasen, Jason Starbuck, Jesse Ssengonzi, Arthur Kiselnikov (1:33.25)
400 Freestyle Relay – 1. Robert Quan, Jonathan Tang, Jason Starbuck, Arthur Kiselnikov (3:06.63)

UChicago Women's Top Finishers (UWM)
One-meter Diving – 1. Elizabeth Cron (278.55)
Three-meter Diving – 1. Elizabeth Cron (283.58)
200 Butterfly – 1. Alesha Kelly (2:06.90)
500 Freestyle – 1. Samantha Bertschi (5:11.63)

NEXT MEET:

• Saturday, Jan. 22 @ 1:00 PM (ET) – UChicago at Hope College