Swimming & Diving Release #5

Nov. 18, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS -

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SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK

Mark deSwardt
Cleveland State
Freshman
Durban, South Africa


deSwardt won the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:20.21) in the third-fastest time in CSU history while also leading a 1-2-3 finish in the 200-yard individual medley for the Vikings (1:55.60) at the City College Championship. In the double dual against Notre Dame and Miami, he won the 200-yard butterfly (1:51.38), the 500-yard freestyle (4:33.92) and the 1,000 (9:24.64).

Sarah Wardecke
Milwaukee
Freshman
Appleton, Wis.


Wardecke won four individual events at the IUPUI Quad meet last weekend. On Friday, she won the 50-yard freestyle (24.68), the 100-yard freestyle (52.99) and helped the 200-yard medley relay to second place (1:50.75) with her anchor split of 23.93. On Saturday, Wardecke again won the sprint events, with a time of 24.66 in the 50, and 53.24 in the 100-yard freestyle. She also split 53.16 on the winning 400-yard freestyle relay.

DIVERS OF THE WEEK

Brandon Kuntz
Green Bay
Senior
Pulaski, Wis.


Kuntz had two victories in four dual meet events last week. He tallied impressive wins in the one-meter (266.85) and the three-meter (269.18) on Friday night before posting a 256.43 in the one-meter on Saturday, earning second-place. He also placed fourth in the three-meter on Saturday with a score of 263.40.

Sonia Peterson
UIC
Sophomore
Morton Grove, Ill.


Peterson achieved zone-qualifying scores in both the three-meter (280.05) and the one-meter (267.22) events at Northwestern on Saturday. Both scores are personal-best marks for Peterson.

Other Men's Top Performers

Andrew Gelden
Green Bay
So., Kenosha, Wis.
Gelden had a team-high three individual wins in two dual meets last weekend against St. Cloud State. On Friday, he won the 200-yard breaststroke (2:12.85) and the 400-yard individual medley (4:14.17) before taking the victory in the 200-yard I.M. on Saturday (1:58.85) and placing fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.09).

Sam Keele
Milwaukee
Fr., Idaho Falls, Idaho
Keele helped the Panthers to a 5-1 dual record last weekend, winning two individual events and participating on three relays. On Friday, Keele won the 100-yard breaststroke (59.09) while helping the 200-yard medley relay to a second-place finish. The next day, he won the 200-yard breaststroke (2:12.16) and helped the 400-yard medley relay to victory (3:33.07).

Kevin Heger
UIC
Fr., Rockford, Ill.
Heger posted a personal-best mark of 253.38 in the one-meter event at Northwestern on Saturday.

Zack Van Swol
UIC
Fr., Frankfort, Ill.
Van Swol broke a 14-year-old school record in the 1,000-yard freestyle against Northwestern and Chicago on Saturday, winning the event in 9:35.92. He also swam to victory in the 500-yard freestyle (4:39.12).

Other Women's Top Performers


Kendall Wormley
Butler
Jr., Oswego, Ill.
Wormley posted three personal season- best times this season against Milwaukee, UIC and North Dakota on Saturday, swimming the 100-yard butterfly (1:11.79), 200-yard backstroke (2:35.29) and the 100-yard backstroke (1:11.92).

Kacey Cummings
Cleveland State
Fr., Farmington Hills, Mich.
Cummings won both the one-meter and three-meter events at the City College Championships hosted by CSU on Tuesday. She won the one-meter with a score of 241.05 and the three-meter with a mark of 266.85.

Emily Splain
Cleveland State
Fr.,Cleveland, Ohio
Splain picked up individual victories in the 200-yard freestyle (1:57.86) and the 100-yard backstroke (1:02.06) while also helping the 200-yard medley relay to a win at the City College Championship on Tuesday.

Ashley Warzon
Green Bay
Jr., Sussex, Wis.
Warzon broke the pool record in the 100-yard butterfly with her time of 57.30 against St. Cloud State on Saturday. She also swam on three winning relay teams, added a third-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (55.17) and swam to fourth-place in the 50-yard freestyle (25.42) during the course of the weekend.

Lauren McGraw
Green Bay
Jr., Woodbury, Minn.
McGraw won all four diving events at two dual events against St. Cloud State to improve to 12-0 this season. On Friday, she posted scores of 263.25 and 255.38 on the one and three-meter events, respectively. The next day, she won the one-meter with a score of 240.75 and the three-meter with a mark of 257.55.

Kayla Redig
UIC
Jr., Downers Grove, Ill.
Against Northwestern and Chicago on Saturday, Redig won the 200-yard butterfly in a school record-breaking time of 2:05.59. She also took the title in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 57.74.

Jaclyn Krause
Valparaiso
Jr., Rochester, Minn.
Against Wright State on Saturday, Krause won the 100-yard freestyle by .40 seconds with a time of 55.15 and placed second in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.34. She was also a part of the winning 400-yard freestyle relay (3:42.42).

Ashley Williamson
Youngstown State
So., Dundee, Scotland
Williamson placed third in the 100-yard backstroke (1:10.14)at Akron on Friday. She then placed second in the 200-yard butterfly (2:10.59) and third in the 200-yard backstroke (2:12.78) against Ohio on Saturday.