From University of Chicago Athletics

With the NCAA national meet on the horizon, the University of Chicago swimming and diving teams hosted the two-day Midwest Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

The Maroon women took first of five teams (622 points).

UChicago tallied 10 event victories. First-year Yunfan Dong put up an NCAA qualifying time of 2:02.01 in the women's 200-yard backstroke. Sophomore Alice Ye did the same in the 200-yard butterfly in a time of 2:03.23. Ye also picked up a win in the 400-yard IM (4:29.88). Junior Taylor Hammill was a multiple winner in the 200-yard freestyle (1:55.41) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:02.38).

UChicago Top Finishers
500 Free – Taylor Hammill (1st, 5:02.38)
200 Free – Taylor Hammill (1st, 1:55.41)
400 IM – Alice Ye (1st, 4:29.88)
200 Butterfly – Alice Ye (1st, 2:03.23)
200 Back – Yunfan Dong (1st, 2:02.01)
50 Free – Ayisha Afrik (1st, 24.03)
100 Breast – Eleanor Cambron (1st, 1:07.07)
200 Breast – Sydney Grube (1st, 2:23.57)
200 Medley Relay – 1st, 1:49.64 (Vivian Wu, Eleanor Cambron, Sedef Ishaque, Anneliese Merry)
400 Free Relay – 1st, 3:48.78 (Nicole Regueira, Iris Jacobs, Tina Rodriguez, Alice Ye)