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Maroon Swimming & Diving Tops Illinois-Chicago in Local Meet

CHICAGO – For the second meet in-a-row, the University of Chicago swimming & diving teams took down an NCAA Division I opponent as the Maroons defeated University of Illinois-Chicago on the road Friday night.

UChicago's No. 3-ranked men won the dual 160-120, while the No. 4-ranked women notched a 166-130 victory.

On the night, the Maroon women won 11 total events. Samantha Bertschi was a triple winner to lead the way, as she triumphed in her usual pairing of the 500-yard and 1,000-yard freestyles (5:05.77 and 10:28.66). Bertschi also earned first place in the 200-yard IM, swimming a time of 2:11.15.

Karen Zhao picked up a pair of victories in the freestyle. She finished the 100-yard free in 52.03 and the 200-yard free in 1:51.93. On the diving side, Veronica Fong continued her dominance by sweeping the one-meter board (267.98) and three-meter board (296.93).

On the men's side, UChicago came away with first place in eight events. Garrett Clasen claimed the top placement in the 100-yard freestyle (46.57) as well as the 200-yard IM (1:53.09). Arthur Kiselnikov won the 100-yard butterfly (50.22) and also swam the anchor leg on the 200-yard medley relay (1:31.65) and the lead leg on the 400-yard freestyle relay.

UChicago Women's Winners
500-yard Freestyle – 1. Samantha Bertschi (5:05.77)
1,000-yard Freestyle – 1. Samantha Bertschi (10:28.66)
200-yard IM – 1. Samantha Bertschi (2:11.15)
100-yard Freestyle – 1. Karen Zhao (52.03)
200-yard Freestyle – 1. Karen Zhao (1:51.93)
One-meter Dive – 1. Veronica Fong (267.98)
Three-meter Dive – 1. Veronica Fong (296.93)
100-yard Backstroke – 1. Ioanna Georgopoulou (58.64)
100-yard Butterfly – 1. Kira Tiv (58.14)
200-yard Butterfly – 1. Alesha Kelly (2:05.71)
400-yard Freestyle Relay – 1. Karen Zhao, Grace Schwieters, Filippa Kolokotsa, Annabel Olivo (3:30.76)

UChicago Men's Winners
100-yard Freestyle – 1. Garrett Clasen (46.57)
200-yard IM – 1. Garrett Clasen (1:53.09)
100-yard Butterfly – 1. Arthur Kiselnikov (50.22)
50-yard Freestyle – 1. Jonathan Tang (21.06)
500-yard Freestyle – 1. Marcell Milo-Sidlo (4:41.05)
200-yard Backstroke – 1. Alexander Sun (1:51.79)
200-yard Medley Relay – 1. Hudson Tritter, Garrett Clasen, Armand Pierre Chan, Arthur Kiselnikov (1:31.65)
400-yard Freestyle Relay – 1. Arthur Kiselnikov, Sebastien Vernhes, Jared Zhang, Jonathan Tang (3:04.82)

NEXT MEET:

  • Saturday, Jan. 21 @ 1:00 PM – Hope College/University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire at UChicago
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Players Mentioned

Armand Pierre Chan

Armand Pierre Chan

Free, Back, Fly
Freshman
Garrett Clasen

Garrett Clasen

Free, Fly, Breast, IM
Junior
Arthur Kiselnikov

Arthur Kiselnikov

Free, Fly
Senior
Marcell Milo-Sidlo

Marcell Milo-Sidlo

Free, IM
Freshman
Alexander Sun

Alexander Sun

Back, Breast, IM
Senior
Jonathan Tang

Jonathan Tang

Free, Fly
Sophomore
Hudson Tritter

Hudson Tritter

Free, Fly, Back
Junior
Sebastien Vernhes

Sebastien Vernhes

Free, Fly
Sophomore
Jared Zhang

Jared Zhang

Free, Back, Fly
Senior

Players Mentioned

Armand Pierre Chan

Armand Pierre Chan

Freshman
Free, Back, Fly
Garrett Clasen

Garrett Clasen

Junior
Free, Fly, Breast, IM
Arthur Kiselnikov

Arthur Kiselnikov

Senior
Free, Fly
Marcell Milo-Sidlo

Marcell Milo-Sidlo

Freshman
Free, IM
Alexander Sun

Alexander Sun

Senior
Back, Breast, IM
Jonathan Tang

Jonathan Tang

Sophomore
Free, Fly
Hudson Tritter

Hudson Tritter

Junior
Free, Fly, Back
Sebastien Vernhes

Sebastien Vernhes

Sophomore
Free, Fly
Jared Zhang

Jared Zhang

Senior
Free, Back, Fly