Swimming & Diving Opens Season at Wheaton

WHEATON, Ill. -- The University of Chicago men's and women's swimming & diving teams opened their 2011-12 campaigns with dual meet victories Saturday at Wheaton (Ill.) College. The men won 166-82, while the women prevailed 145-105.

Results At A Glance

Chicago's men won all individual events and both relays. In the women's race, the Maroons took six of nine individual events and both relays.

Individual Winners - Men

Andrew Salomon (Fr. - Park Ridge, Ill./ Maine South)
200 freestyle (1:46.25), 500 freestyle (4:53.31)

Henry Kimball (Fr. - Boca Raton, Fla./ Boca Raton)
1000 freestyle (10:15.11)

Marius Aleska (Sr. - Riverside, Ill./ Riverside Brookfield) (pictured)
50 freestyle (21.88)

Eric Hallman (So. - Oak Park, Ill./ Oak Park River Forest)
200 IM (2:00.40)

Charles Du (Jr. - Richmond Heights, Mo./ Clayton)
200 butterfly (2:04.11)

Nicolas Santoro (Sr. - Barrington, Ill./ Barrington)
100 butterfly (49.05)

Robert Vanneste (Sr. - St. Petersburg, Fla./ St. Petersburg IB)
200 backstroke (2:04.49)

Andrew Angeles (Fr. - Pasadena, Calif./ Loyola)
200 breaststroke (2:06.95)

Individual Winners - Women

Vivian Yuen (So. - Cupertino, Calif./ Monta Vista)
200 IM (2:13.12), 200 backstroke (2:10.15)

Jennifer Hill (Fr. - Urbana, Ill./ Urbana)
50 freestyle (24.88)

Kit-Ying Ho (Fr. - Johns Creek, Ga./ Northview)
200 butterfly (2:14.92)

Tara Levens (Sr. - Palo Alto, Calif./ Gunn)
100 freestyle (54.50)

Cathy Chen (So. - Potomac, Md./ Churchill)
200 breaststroke (2:35.02)

Team Records

Both teams are now 1-0 on the season.

Notes

Chicago improved to 28-13 (men) and 30-13 (women) in dual meet competition in six years under Head Coach Jason Weber.

Saturday's meet was the only road dual of the season for the Maroons, who will return home for their next seven events (four duals, two invitationals, and one triangular).

Up Next

Chicago hosts the Illinois Institute of Technology next Saturday (Oct. 29) at 1 p.m.