BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The UIC men's (3-4, 0-2 MAC) and women's (4-4, 1-1 MVC) swimming teams beat Illinois Wesleyan 137-53 on the women's side and 127-54 on the men's side in the two programs' final dual meets of the 2022-23 season. 

The Flames took first in 19 of the 21 events and swept the top three spots on the podium in six events. 
 
UIC INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (WOMEN)

• The Flames dominated the 50 free, with swimmers Poleena Kovalaske (24.38), Kalie Landrum (24.85), Madison Helmick (25.16), Lizzie Zeller (25.17) finishing in first through fourth place.
• Victoria Thor finished first in the 200 free, with a time of 1:55.51, while Ashlee Weltyk placed second, coming in at 2:01.82.
• In the 200 IM, Taira Juronis touched first (2:11.25) and Sam Malecki came second with a time of 2:16.27.
• Bella Drake represented UIC in the 100 fly and secured a first-place finish (1:02.11) for the Flames. Jessica Sanders (1:03.82) and Vanessa Lopez (1:04.52) came in second and third, respectively.
• The 100 free was dominated by the Flames as well. Poleena Kovalaske finished first at 53.62. Lizzie Zeller (54.44) and Kalie Landrum (54.54) were right on her heels, finishing second and third.
• Madison Helmick placed first in the 100 back at 59.89.
• Brianna Corro clocked in at 5:14.97 to win the 500 free.
• In the 100 breast, Sam Malecki won with a time of 1:09.24.

UIC INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (MEN)

• Aidan Foley broke the pool record and won the 100 breast (57.16), while Alex Dvorak came in second (1:00.27).
• Liam Davis, brought the Flames a first-place finish in the 200 free with a time of 1:45.53. Alex Dvorak (1:47.77) came in second.
• In the 50 free, Cory Michalek finished first with a time of 21.27.
• The Flames collected the three top finishes in the 200 IM: Jan Komorowski (1:58.44) took first, Aidan Foley (2:02.72) finished and Drew Millette (2:04.08) placed third.
• Ben Ramminger recorded a time of 52.21 in the 100 fly, to win the event.
• Jeff Wiedoff placed first in the 100 free with a time of 47.47.
• There was a strong showing for the 100 back, as Daniel Galinski finished in first (53.04), while Cory Michalek (54.20) and Drew Millette (54.34) came in second and third.

RELAYS
In the women's 200 medley, UIC's relay team of Bella Drake, Taira Juronis, Izabella Del Rosario, and Poleena Kovalaske finished in first with a time of 1:49.25. The men's relay team of Luke Wiesner, Aidan Foley, Jeff Wiedoff, and Liam Davis, touched first as well (1:35.64).

The men's winning 200 free team of Jeff Wiedoff, Jan Komorowski, Liam Davis, and Cory Michalek, won with a final time of 1:26.52. The women's first-place squad (Kalie Landrum, Madison Helmick, and Lizzie Zeller) timed in at 1:39.01.

COACH'S COMMENTS
"Tonight was a great way to finish up our dual meet season. With us being in the new conferences now, it was the swimmers' last chance to race at a meet all together and it was fun to see them support one another one last time before heading into championship season," said Head Coach Ashley Dell. "Aidan Foley earned a spot on the record board at IWU by breaking the pool record in the 100 breast and we came close to breaking a few others. I'm proud of the way this team has competed this season and I can't wait to see what they can accomplish in a few weeks!"

UP NEXT
The Flames' diving team will host the UIC Diving Invitational Feb. 4 at 11 a.m. at the Flames Natatorium.