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UChicago Swimming & Diving Dominate in Season Debut Versus IIT and Wheaton

CHICAGO – In Saturday's season opener, the University of Chicago swimming & diving teams won a combined 59 events in split-squad duals versus Illinois Institute of Technology and Wheaton College.

The Maroons entered the 2022-23 season with the women ranked No. 5 and the men ranked No. 6 in the nation. Their home debut against Illinois Tech featured 29 wins in 32 events.

Three men were multi-event individual winners. Jesse Ssengonzi was the victor in the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard freestyle, Arthur Kiselnikov was the winner in both the 200-yard butterfly and 500-yard freestyle, and Joe Zhang grabbed first place in the 200-yard IM and 200-yard breaststroke. The women had five individuals with two wins apiece. Addie Diaz swept the 100-yard and 200-yard backstrokes, Ioanna Georgopoulou was victorious in the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard butterfly, Filippa Kolokotsa claimed the 200-yard freestyle and 200-yard IM, Julia Luo was first in the 100-yard breaststroke and 100-yard butterfly, and Veronica Fong grabbed the wins in the one-meter and three-meter dives. Her three-meter score of 275.79 was an NCAA provisional qualifying score.

Additional NCAA provisional qualifying scores came courtesy of Logan Sherwin in the one-meter dive (279.60) and Spencer Dearman in the three-meter dive (303.60).

At Wheaton, UChicago was similarly dominant with 30 victories out of 32 events. The Maroon men had four double winners on the day – Garrett Clasen in the 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard freestyle, John Paul Phillips in the 100-yard and 200-yard backstrokes, Junichiro Asano in the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard butterfly, and Marcell Milo-Sidlo in the 200-yard IM and 500-yard freestyle.

UChicago's women produced a three-time winner with Annabel Olivo in the 50-yard freestyle, 200-yard IM and 200-yard backstroke. Samantha Bertschi touched the wall first in both the 100-yard freestyle and 1,000-yard freestyle. Alicia Soosai swept the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststrokes.

UChicago Men's Winners
100-yard Backstroke – 1. Jesse Ssengonzi (54.14)
100-yard Freestyle – 1. Jesse Ssengonzi (47.33)
200-yard Butterfly – 1. Arthur Kiselnikov (1:53.56)
500-yard Freestyle – 1. Arthur Kiselnikov (4:52.55)
200-yard IM – 1. Joe Zhang (1:57.77)
200-yard Breaststroke – 1. Joe Zhang (2:05.47)
100-yard Breaststroke – 1. Alexander Sun (58.40)
50-yard Freestyle – 1. Ryan Lobo (21.58)
200-yard Backstroke – 1. Winston Chen (1:57.04)
100-yard Butterfly – 1. Jonathan Tang (51.33)
1,000-yard Freestyle – 1. Robert Quan (9:59.51)
200-yard Freestyle – 1. Edward Tay (1:46.44)
One-meter Dive – 1. Logan Sherwin (279.60)
Three-meter Dive – 1. Spencer Dearman (303.60)
200-yard Medley Relay – 1. Jesse Ssengonzi, Edward Tay, Arthur Kiselnikov, Sebastien Vernhes (1:35.07)
400-yard Freestyle Relay – 1. Robert Quan, Isaac Kim, Kiernan Schumacher, Jack Todd (3:17.57)

200-yard Freestyle – 1. Garrett Clasen (1:41.61)
100-yard Butterfly – 1. Garrett Clasen (50.30)
100-yard Backstroke – 1. John Paul Phillips (52.02)
200-yard Backstroke – 1. John Paul Phillips (1:53.29)
100-yard Freestyle – 1. Junichiro Asano (47.59)
200-yard Butterfly – 1. Junichiro Asano (1:54.13)
500-yard Freestyle – 1. Marcell Milo-Sidlo (4:48.47)
200-yard IM – 1. Marcell Milo-Sidlo (2:00.51)
50-yard Freestyle – 1. Jared Zhang (21.18)
100-yard Breaststroke – 1. Jason Starbuck (58.11)
200-yard Breaststroke – 1. Dylan Danaie (2:15.71)
1,000-yard Freestyle – 1. Thomas Hughson (10:30.25)
200-yard Medley Relay – 1. Armand Pierre Chan, Garrett Clasen, Yujie Zhou, Jason Starbuck (1:32.97)
400-yard Freestyle Relay – 1. Junichiro Asano, Will Sampson, Jayden Francis, Jota Iwase (3:13.62)

UChicago Women's Winners
100-yard Backstroke – 1. Addie Diaz (1:00.00)
200-yard Backstroke – 1. Addie Diaz (2:10.33)
100-yard Freestyle – 1. Ioanna Georgopoulou (55.53)
200-yard Butterfly – 1. Ioanna Georgopoulou (2:10.83)
200-yard Freestyle – 1. Filippa Kolokotsa (1:58.05)
200-yard IM – 1. Filippa Kolokotsa (2:11.91)
100-yard Breaststroke – 1. Julia Luo (1:05.90)
100-yard Butterfly – 1. Julia Luo (57.94)
One-meter Dive – 1. Veronica Fong (252.67)
Three-meter Dive – 1. Veronica Fong (275.79)
500-yard Freestyle – 1. Alexia Smith (5:20.86)
1,000-yard Freestyle – 1. Morgan Simon (11:16.76)
200-yard Medley Relay – 1. Ioanna Georgopoulou, Julia Luo, Jane Candy, Carly Weigel (1:51.47)

50-yard Freestyle – 1. Annabel Olivo (24.12)
200-yard IM – 1. Annabel Olivo (2:10.80)
200-yard Backstroke – 1. Annabel Olivo (2:08.42)
100-yard Freestyle – 1. Samantha Bertschi (54.65)
1,000-yard Freestyle – 1. Samantha Bertschi (10:43.13)
100-yard Breaststroke – 1. Alicia Soosai (1:06.02)
200-yard Breaststroke – 1. Alicia Soosai (2:22.65)
200-yard Freestyle – 1. Jessica Qi (2:00.61)
100-yard Backstroke – 1. Elisabella Forest (59.92)
200-yard Butterfly – 1. Emily Xu (2:10.16)
500-yard Freestyle – 1. Alesha Kelly (5:19.74)
100-yard Butterfly – 1. Kira Tiv (58.77)
200-yard Medley Relay – 1. Lisa Dong, Chanell Kann, Kira Tiv, Jessica Qi (1:50.69)
400-yard Freestyle Relay – 1. Samantha Bertschi, Alesha Kelly, Corinne Chiles, Megan Woelkers (3:41.29)

NEXT MEET:

  • Saturday, Oct. 29 @ 1:00 PM – Washington University – St. Louis at UChicago
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Players Mentioned

Junichiro Asano

Junichiro Asano

Free
Sophomore
Armand Pierre Chan

Armand Pierre Chan

Free, Back, Fly
Freshman
Winston Chen

Winston Chen

Free, Back
Senior
Garrett Clasen

Garrett Clasen

Free, Fly, Breast, IM
Junior
Dylan Danaie

Dylan Danaie

Free, Breast, IM
Sophomore
Spencer Dearman

Spencer Dearman

Diving
Freshman
Jayden Francis

Jayden Francis

Fly
Junior
Thomas Hughson

Thomas Hughson

Free, Breast, IM
Sophomore
Jota Iwase

Jota Iwase

Fly, IM
Senior
Isaac Kim

Isaac Kim

Free, IM
Sophomore
Arthur Kiselnikov

Arthur Kiselnikov

Free, Fly
Senior
Ryan Lobo

Ryan Lobo

Free, Back, Fly
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Junichiro Asano

Junichiro Asano

Sophomore
Free
Armand Pierre Chan

Armand Pierre Chan

Freshman
Free, Back, Fly
Winston Chen

Winston Chen

Senior
Free, Back
Garrett Clasen

Garrett Clasen

Junior
Free, Fly, Breast, IM
Dylan Danaie

Dylan Danaie

Sophomore
Free, Breast, IM
Spencer Dearman

Spencer Dearman

Freshman
Diving
Jayden Francis

Jayden Francis

Junior
Fly
Thomas Hughson

Thomas Hughson

Sophomore
Free, Breast, IM
Jota Iwase

Jota Iwase

Senior
Fly, IM
Isaac Kim

Isaac Kim

Sophomore
Free, IM
Arthur Kiselnikov

Arthur Kiselnikov

Senior
Free, Fly
Ryan Lobo

Ryan Lobo

Freshman
Free, Back, Fly