From University of Chicago Athletics
On the final day of the 2023 NCAA Division III Championships, the University of Chicago swimming & diving teams compiled 10 more All-American awards and finished with their most points scored ever at the national meet.
The Maroon men captured third place in the standings with 318 points for their highest team placement ever. The 2022 squad previously held that distinction with a seventh-place showing. At the conclusion of the meet, Head Coach Jason Weber was named the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Men's Swimming Coach of the Year.
The UChicago women claimed seventh place in the team standings with 266.5 points scored. It marked their second-best team placement ever and their third straight in the top 10.
Emily Xu was the top individual finisher on the day, as she took fourth in the women's 100-yard freestyle in 50.33 to grab All-American status. Karen Zhao was a Second Team All-American in the 100 free by taking 11th in a time of 51.23.
Elisabella Forest set a new school record in the women's 200-yard backstroke prelims as she touched the wall in 1:59.83. In the evening finals, Forest's fifth-place showing in 2:00.64 garnered First Team All-America accolades.
The women's 400-yard freestyle relay closed things out with an All-American showing as well. The quartet of Xu, Annabel Olivo, Filippa Kolokotsa and Zhao finished fifth in 3:24.59.
In the final event of the night, the men's 400-yard freestyle relay bolted to a new school record time (2:55.79) and snagged second place in the race. The All-American relay featured Garrett Clasen, Sebastien Vernhes, Kyle Garcia and Arthur Kiselnikov. It marked the first time the Maroon men had all five of their relays place in the top eight at NCAAs.
UChicago produced a pair of All-Americans in the men's three-meter dive. Logan Sherwin was 11th with 450.80 points and Andrew Chen was 15th with 418.95 points.
Three additional Maroons snagged Second Team All-American honors. John Paul Phillips was 14th in the 200-yard backstroke, Marcell Milo-Sidlo was 15th in the 1,650-yard freestyle and Kiselnikov was 16th in the 100-yard freestyle.
UChicago Men's Top Finishers
400-yard Freestyle Relay – 2nd, 2:55.79 (Garrett Clasen, Sebastien Vernhes, Kyle Garcia, Arthur Kiselnikov)
Three-meter Dive – Logan Sherwin (11th, 450.80); Andrew Chen (15th, 418.95)
200-yard Backstroke – John Paul Phillips (14th, 1:48.31)
1,650-yard Freestyle – Marcell Milo-Sidlo (15th, 15:47.87)
100-yard Freestyle – Arthur Kiselnikov (16th, 45.23); Hudson Tritter (22nd, 45.32)
200-yard Breaststroke – Kyle Garcia (17th, 2:01.33)
UChicago Women's Top Finishers
100-yard Freestyle – Emily Xu (4th, 50.33); Karen Zhao (11th, 51.23)
200-yard Backstroke – Elisabella Forest (5th, 2:00.64); Ioanna Georgopoulou (19th, 2:03.22)
400-yard Freestyle Relay – 5th, 3:24.59 (Emily Xu, Annabel Olivo, Filippa Kolokotsa, Karen Zhao)
1,650-yard Freestyle – Samantha Bertschi (21st, 17:24.79)
200-yard Breaststroke – Alicia Soosai (23rd, 2:20.60)