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2024-25 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann

Daniel Galinski

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Elmwood Park, Ill.
  • Highschool:
    Elmwood Park

Summary

Biography

Career Bests at UIC
50 Back: 24.93 (10/27/23)
50 Breast: 25.31 (2/21/25)
50 Free: 21.31 (2/4/24)
100 Breast: 54.49 (2/21/25)
100 Back: 53.27 (10/14/23)
200 Breast: 2:00.31 (2/22/25)
200 IM: 1:48.62 (2/20/25)
400 IM: 4:03.70 (2/24/25)

2024-25 (Senior):
  • Placed seventh with a career-best in the 100 breaststroke (54.49) at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship meet.
  • Swam career-bests in the 50 (25.31), 100, 200 breaststroke (2:00.31), 200 (1:48.62) and 400 individual medley (4:03.70) at the MVC meet.
  • Finished the 100 breaststroke in 55.10 to place 15th at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships.
  • Contributed to a school record-breaking 400 medley relay (3:13.59) at the MVC meet.
  • Played a role in a sixth-place finish in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:27.83 at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships.
  • Logged a time of 2:02.76 in the 200 breaststroke, collecting a second-place finish against Missouri State.

2023-24 (Junior):
  • Won the 100 breaststroke event with a time of 56.37 seconds, and a pair of second-place finishes in the 200 breaststroke (2:06.53) and the 100 individual medley (52.64 seconds) against UChicago.
  • Placed second in the 100 breaststroke in a time of 56.30 seconds in the tri-meet against Southern Illinois and Valparaiso.
  • Finished third in the 100 breaststroke (56.51 seconds) in the tri-meet against Evansville and Missouri State.
  • Was a member of the 400 medley relay team alongside Cory Michalek, Rafe Dolan Peterson and Liam Davis at the CSCAA Nationals, finishing in 15th place with a time of 3:17.14.

2022-23 (Sophomore):
  • Finished first in the 100 back against Illinois Wesleyan.
  • Recorded a season best and won the 100 and 200 breast events while hosting UChicago in the Flames Natatorium.
  • Came in third for the 100 back in quad meet against Evansville, Missouri State, and Bellarmine.
  • Took seventh in the 100 breast final at the House of Champions invitational.
  • Clocked second in the 100 breast, third in the 200 breast, and third in the 200 IM, against Milwaukee in opening meet.
2021-22 (Freshman): 
  • Made his collegiate debut with a second-place finish in the 200 breast against Northwestern.
  • Also swam the 200 IM, finishing fourth, and the 100 breast, taking sixth.
  • Had a pair of wins in the 100 and 200 breast against Milwaukee, and added a second place finish in the 200 IM.
  • Was third in the 50 breast, and top-five in two other events, against Oakland.
  • Made three B-finals and finished in the top 20 in each event, at the House of Champions.
  • Came in third in both breaststroke races against UChicago.
  • Was second in the 200 IM and fourth in the 100 breast against Notre Dame.
  • Made the B-finals in the 100 and 200 breast and 200 IM at the Horizon League Championships.
  • Best finish was 10th in the 100 breast.
  • Was sixth in the 200 IM at the ECAC Championships.
Personal:
  • Majoring in Information and Decision Sciences.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

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  • 2022-23Sophomore

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  • 2023-24Junior

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