CHICAGO – The UIC swimming and diving program embarks on its 2025-26 season Friday afternoon when they face off against Southern Illinois at the Flames Natatorium in a Missouri Valley Conference match-up. Admission is free to fans who attend.
 
EVENT INFORMATION
Where: Flames Natatorium
When: Friday, Oct. 10, 2024
What time: 3:00 PM (CT)
Where to follow: Through the meet mobile app on Android and Apple, social media or UICFlames.com.
 
LAST YEAR RECAP
 
WOMEN

• The Flames are coming off a fifth place finish in the MVC last season, their highest finish since joining the conference in 2022-23.
• Seven members who earned All-Conference accolades last season return for the Flames.
• The swimmers are highlighted by returners junior Molly Kroeger and sophomore Samantha Wilson, both of whom won MVC individual titles last season.
• The divers are led by senior Kerry-Leigh Morrison, who was named First-Team All-MVC last season.

MEN

• The Flames placed fourth in their first season competing in the MVC last season, with two individual champions.
• The swimmers return junior James McCarthy who won the 200 breaststroke MVC title last season.
• Senior Harrison Nolan heads the diving team, winning both the one-meter and three-meter MVC events en route to earning MVC Diver of the Year accolades.

 
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

• Women Three-Meter/ Men One-Meter diving event
• 200M Medley Relay
• 1000M Freestyle
• 200M Freestyle
• 100M Backstroke
• 100M Breaststroke
• 200M Butterfly
• 50M Freestyle
• Women One-Meter/ Women Three-Meter diving event
• 100M Freestyle
• 200M Backstroke
• 200M Breaststroke
• 500M Freestyle
• 100M Butterfly
• 400M Individual Medley
• 400M Freestyle Relay

 
 
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