CHICAGO (Jan. 11, 2025) – The UIC swimming and diving program had a great weekend, collecting four total victories against Eastern Illinois (186-70) (168-90) and Southern Indiana (200.5-85.5) (195-98) at the Flames Natatorium.
 

Starting 2025 off right????#ChicagosCollegeTeam pic.twitter.com/5Gg42zNh4V

— UIC Swimming & Diving (@UIC_SwimDive) January 11, 2025

 

Four for four this weekend! ??#ChicagosCollegeTeam pic.twitter.com/S9r43nx27L

— UIC Swimming & Diving (@UIC_SwimDive) January 11, 2025

 
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEY DELL
"I'm very proud of the way the team competed in both meets this weekend. It's not easy having back-to-back meets, especially after a week of hard winter training and they did great. We're in a really solid place for the rest of the season and I'm excited to celebrate the seniors next Saturday!"
 
COMMENT FROM ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/ HEAD DIVING COACH SUSAN BROMBERG
"The divers did great, we had two personal bests with Sami on three-meter and Camryn on one-meter and then five season best scores from Harrison, Cole, Christian and Gabby all on the three-meter, then Kerry on one-meter. You could really see that their hard training over winter break has really paid off and I'm excited to see how the rest of our season plays out."
 
NOTABLE PERFORMERS FRIDAY
 
Men's
 
Liam Davis (Naperville, Ill./Plainfield North)
 

Liam Davis is having a day!

He has won the 100 butterfly (51.21), 200 butterfly (1:52.28) and was key contributor to the 200 medley relay that placed first! (1:33.17) pic.twitter.com/HIEuh7L1Zx

— UIC Swimming & Diving (@UIC_SwimDive) January 10, 2025

 
100 Butterfly – 1^st place | 51.21
200 Butterfly – 1^st place | 1:52.28
Contributed to 1^st place team in the 200-medley relay – 1:33.17
Contributed to 1^st place team in the 400-freestyle relay – 3:05.92
 
Daniel Galinski (Elmwood Park, Ill./Elmwood Park)
 

Daniel Galinski had a big day!

He won the 100 breaststroke (57.07), 200 breaststroke (2:07.43) and was a key component of the 200 medley relay team that placed first! (1:33.17)#ChicagosCollegeTeam pic.twitter.com/igCID4AVWH

— UIC Swimming & Diving (@UIC_SwimDive) January 11, 2025

 
100 Breaststroke – 1^st place | 57.07
200 Breaststroke – 1^st place | 2:07.43
Contributed to 1^st place team in the 200-medley relay – 1:33.17
 
 
Women's
 
Bella Drake (Hartland, Wisc./Arrowhead Union)
 

Bella Drake put on a show in the backstroke!

She took first in both the 100 (58.26) and the 200 (2:08.35)#ChicagosCollegeTeam pic.twitter.com/1T3xwQ8jZ5

— UIC Swimming & Diving (@UIC_SwimDive) January 10, 2025

 
100 Backstroke – 1^st place | 247.50 points
200 Backstroke – 1^st place | 266.25 points
Contributed to the 2^nd place team in the 200-medley relay – 1:47.50
 
 
Molly Kroeger (Easton, Md./Easton)
 

Molly Kroeger put together a strong night in the pool!

She won the 200 freestyle (1:53.21), the 500 freestyle (5:02.56) and was a key contributor to the 400 freestyle relay that placed first! (3:33.09)#ChicagosCollegeTeam pic.twitter.com/uUECh54zbU

— UIC Swimming & Diving (@UIC_SwimDive) January 11, 2025

 
100 Freestyle – 2^nd place | 53.91
200 Freestyle – 1^st place | 1:53.21
500 Freestyle – 1^st place | 5:02.56
Contributed to 1^st place team in the 400-freestyle relay – 3:33.09
 
 
NOTABLE PERFORMERS SATURDAY
 
Men's
 
Harrison Nolan (Riverside, Ill./Riverside Brookfield/Kentucky)
 

Harrison Nolan has not skipped a beat in the new year!

He sweeps the one-meter (373.13) and three-meter (393.38) diving competitions!#ChicagosCollegeTeam pic.twitter.com/s5BvSNiwDI

— UIC Swimming & Diving (@UIC_SwimDive) January 11, 2025

 
1M Diving – 1^st place | 373.13 Points
3M Diving – 1^st place | 393.38 points
 
 
Rafe Dolan Peterson (Austin, Minn./Austin)
 

A versatile performance from Rafe Dolan Peterson!

He won the 100 backstroke (49.49), 100 butterfly (49.56) and was a key contributor to the winning 400 medley relay team (3:19.28)!#ChicagosCollegeTeam pic.twitter.com/nwL8SKRlcG

— UIC Swimming & Diving (@UIC_SwimDive) January 11, 2025

 
100 Backstroke – 1^st place | 49.49
100 Butterfly – 1^st place | 49.56
Contributed to 1^st place team in the 400-medley relay – 3:19.28
Contributed to 1^st place team in the 200-freestyle relay – 1:22.70
 
 
Women's
 
Kerry-Leigh Morrison (Gauteng, South Africa/ St. Mary's School)
 

Fantastic outing for Kerry-Leigh Morrison today!

She wins the one-meter (261.08) and placed second in the three-meter (245.70) diving competitions!#ChicagosCollegeTeam pic.twitter.com/WEcdWwSCm7

— UIC Swimming & Diving (@UIC_SwimDive) January 11, 2025

 
1M Diving – 1^st place | 261.08 points
3M Diving – 2^nd place | 245.70 points
 
 
Madison Helmick (Bingham Farms, Mich./Birmingham Groves)
 

A great swimming display from Madison Helmick!

She took first in the 100 freestyle (52.24), 200 freestyle (1:53.72) and was a key member of the winning 400 medley relay (3:50.30) and 200 freestyle relay teams (1:37.22)!#ChicagosCollegeTeam pic.twitter.com/ivcPYvS01J

— UIC Swimming & Diving (@UIC_SwimDive) January 11, 2025

 
100 Freestyle – 1^st Place | 52.24
200 Freestyle – 1^st Place | 1:53.72
Contributed to 1^st place team in the 400-medley relay – 3:50.30
Contributed to 1^st place team in the 200-freestyle relay – 1:37.22
 
 
UP NEXT
 
The Flames will be back in the pool next Saturday Jan. 18, when they host the University of Chicago.
 
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