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Swimming and Diving Achieves School Record, Personal Bests In Day One Of Phoenix Fall Classic

Photo by Sarah Thomas.
Photo by Sarah Thomas.
Posted: Nov 18, 2022

by Eric Willuweit

Chicago, Ill. – The Illinois Tech Swimming and Diving team started day one at the Phoenix Fall Classic with a school record falling and several person bests achieved Friday night at the Myers-McLoraine Pool at the University of Chicago.

Anna Slominski broke a 10-year-old school record in the women’s 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.92, finishing sixth overall in the event. The senior from Fredericksburg, Va. continues to push for NCAA qualification.

Six other personal-best times were recorded for Scarlet Hawk swimmers during the opening day of competition:

  • Sam Kalenowski sets a new personal best time of 22.97 in the men’s 50 Freestyle as the lead off leg in the 200 Freestyle Relay.
  • Emma Dutkiewicz sets a new personal best time of 5:48.95 in the women’s 500 Freestyle.
  • Kai Studt sets a new personal best time of 5:46.83 in the men’s 500 Freestyle.
  • Nethmi Bopearatchy sets a new personal best time of 2:25.99 in the women’s 200 IM.
  • Lea Gore sets a new personal best time of 29.53 in the women’s 50 Freestyle.
  • Don Rose sets a new personal best time of 21.97 in the men’s 50 Freestyle.

In addition, Mark Klinchin shaved 00:1.38 off his preliminary time in the men’s 500-yard freestyle, finishing with a time of 4:45.78, good for 19th place.

Team standings after Day 1:

  • Women are in 8th place with 68 points.
  • Men are in 11th place with 46 points.

Coach's Comments

Interim Head Swimming and Diving Coach Billy Bafia: “The women’s team had an impressive first day. A long-standing school record broken, and time drops in almost all of our races. They have really stepped up to take on the competition and challenge themselves well. This is how we learn from our training and prepare for conference. I am looking forward to a very competitive rest of the weekend and season for our women’s team.”

Continued Bafia: “The men’s team had strong races as well with some big time drops from a few individuals like Cameron Kramer in the 200 IM with a time of 2:00.66 and Adrian Korwel in the 100 Breaststroke leg of the 400 Medley Relay with a time of 59.51.”