The University of Chicago men's swimming and diving team began its competitive schedule with a quad meet versus Northwestern University, University of Illinois-Chicago and Olivet Nazarene University on Saturday.
The day's top performers were newcomers. Aaron Guo broke the men's school record in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 9:34.87. His winning time shattered the previous record by more than six seconds (9:41.07). Reona Yamaguchi was a multiple winner in the 100-yard breaststroke (56.82) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:07.64).
Freshman Taye Baldinazzo was second in both the 200-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle.
UChicago Top Finishers (Men)
1,000-yard Freestyle – Aaron Guo (1st, 9:34.87)
100-yard Breaststroke – Reona Yamaguchi (1st, 56.82)
200-yard Breaststroke – Reona Yamaguchi (1st, 2:07.64)
200-yard Freestyle – Taye Baldinazzo (2nd, 1:43.00)
500-yard Freestyle – Taye Baldinazzo (2nd, 4:38.68)