CHICAGO – University of Chicago swim and dive jumped back into the pool for the first time in 2024 and took on local Big Ten foe Northwestern in a single team dual on Saturday afternoon. While the Wildcats took home the victory, the Maroons kept working toward the conference championships and set a new pool record in the process.

TEAM RESULTS
Men's Team: 2^nd place (69 total points)
Women's Team: 2^nd place (73 total points)

MEN'S TEAM RECAP

• The men's team earned at least a top three finish in nine different events on Saturday as they finished second to Northwestern in the overall team score. Armand Chan had two of those results, coming in third during the 100 and 200-yard backstrokes Spencer Dearman propelled himself off the board into a third-place finish in the one-meter dive as well, but the highlight of the afternoon belonged to Jesse Ssengonzi. Ssengonzi won the 100 fly in a new Myers-McLoraine Pool record time of 46.50 which is also the top 100 fly time in D3 this season. The mark was only .03 off his school record and the time he turned in at NCAA championships in 2022 when he won the national title.

UCHICAGO MEN'S TOP FINISHERS

• 100-yard Backstroke: Armand Chan (3^rd – 51.26)
• 100-yard Breaststroke: Garrett Clasen (2^nd – 54.54)
• 100-yard Butterfly: Jesse Ssengonzi (1^st – 46.50)
• 200-yard Backstroke: Armand Chan (3^rd – 1:54.97)
• 200-yard Breaststroke: Kyle Garcia (3^rd – 2:05.06)
• 200-yard Butterfly: Cooper Costello (3^rd – 1:51.23)
• 500-yard Freestyle: Marcell Milo-Sidlo (2^nd – 4:33.66)
• 1000-yard Freestyle: Marcell Milo-Sidlo (2^nd – 9:33.81)            
• One-meter Dive: Spencer Dearman (3^rd – 251.93)

WOMEN'S TEAM RECAP

• The women were also successful across the board with 11 top-three finishes and a second place team result with Lauren Richards grabbing two of them by herself. She finished in second place during both the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyle events. Bridget Ye also saw her name pop up several times with three third place results (100 and 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard IM). Meanwhile on the other end of the pool, Lilla Atanda grabbed third in the three meter dive with a score of 262.28.

UCHICAGO WOMEN'S TOP FINISHERS

• 100-yard Breaststroke: Bridget Ye (3^rd – 1:06.52)
• 100-yard Butterfly: Emily Xu (3^rd – 57.07)
• 100-yard Freestyle: Karen Zhao (3^rd – 52.33)
• 200-yard Breaststroke: Bridget Ye (3^rd – 2:25.77)
• 200-yard Freestyle: Karen Zhao (3^rd – 1:52.61)
• 200-yard IM: Bridget Ye (3^rd – 2:07.20)
• 500-yard Freestyle: Lauren Richards (2^nd – 5:09.02)
• 1000-yard Freestyle: Lauren Richards (2^nd – 10:36.28)
• 200-yard Freestyle Relay: Karen Zhao, Annabel Olivo, Sophia Zhao, Emily Xu (3^rd – 1:36.25)
• 400-yard Medley Relay: Joanna Georgopoulou, Bridget Ye, Alesha Kelly, Annabel Olivo (3^rd - 3:55.96)
• Three-meter Dive: Lilla Atanda (3^rd – 262.28)

WHAT'S NEXT
The Maroons will be back in the pool this Friday when they take on UIC at home.  The first event of the evening is scheduled to take place at 6:00 pm.

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