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Flames Wrap Regular Season

23rd-Ranked Notre Dame was Final Opponent Before Conference

1/29/2022 5:46:00 PM

Felix Lafortune broke the school record in 3-meter diving in UIC's dual meet at Notre Dame Saturday afternoon.  He scored 408.15, topping his previous career high by 45 points, and shattering the previous record of 385.55.  That mark, set by Joe Cipich, had stood since 1992.

Lafortune scored 8.0 from both judges on his first dive and never looked back.  He touched 8.0 twice more throughout the round and dropped below 7.0 just once.

Felix LaFortune school record

Notre Dame topped the Flames in the men's and women's team scoring.  It was the Flames' last meet of the regular season.  The swimmers will take the next two and a half weeks to prepare for the Horizon League Championships.  UIC's divers will host the annual UIC Diving Invitational next Saturday at Flames Natatorium.

Event Winners
  • Lafortune swept the diving events.  In addition to his record performance on the 3-meter board, he won the 1-meter competition by over 30 points.
  • Cydney Liebenberg won 1-meter diving, and took second in the 3-meter event.
  • Alex Dvorak won the 200 breast by nearly eight seconds.
Top Performers
  • Christina Neri came in fourth in the 1000 free, with Ashton Amerman right behind her.  The duo was second and third, respectively, in the 500.
  • Tyler Schwertfeger had a second place finish in the 1000 free and the 500 free.
  • Bree Moericke turned in the team's best time in the 200 free.
  • Josh Dellorto finished fourth in the 200 free, less than a second out of third.  He was also fourth in the 100 free.
  • Lizzie Zeller was fifth in the 100 back.  She finished second in the 200 back.
  • Luke Wiesner came in fifth in the 100 back.  He was second in the 200 back, one place ahead of Owen Zant.
  • Taira Juronis was the first Flame to finish in the 100 breast.  She was second in the 200 breast.
  • Ben Ramminger and Daniel Galinski finished in a dead heat for fourth in the 100 breast.  Galinski went on to take second in the 200 IM.
  • Lilly Culp was the lone Flame to swim the 200 fly, and she finished fourth.  She was second in the 100 fly.
  • Liam Davis posted a third place finish in the 200 fly, and was second in the 100 fly.
  • Poleena Kovalaske ushered a trio of Flames in the 50 free.  She was fourth, with Beth Kelzer and Nidhi Chetan the next two to finish.  Kovalaske was third in the 100 free.
  • Jeff Wiedoff came in second in the 50 free.
  • Cole Tremewan was second in both diving events.
  • Jessica Sanders was second in the 200 IM.
Relays
  • Scovill, Juronis, Isabella Del Rosario, and Kovalaske had the Flames' best time in the 200 medley relay.
  • Corey Michalek, Ramminger, Kyle Lewarchick, and Wiedoff paced the men in the 200 medley relay.
  • The Flames took second in the men's and women's 400 free relays.
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