Illinois Swimmers Break Five Pool Records in Loss to Purdue, 171-129

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Illinois swim and dive teams lost their Big Ten home opener to Purdue, 171-129, on Saturday (Jan. 11) from the ARC Pool.  

Five ARC Pool swimming records were broken including the 200 medley relay (Sophia Paduano, Kayla Duran, Logan Kuehne, Isabella Wilhelm – 1:40.58), 200 IM (Sara Jass – 1:59.77), 50 freestyle (Kuehne – 23.15) and 100 freestyle/200 freestyle (Sydney Stoll – 49.98/1:47.96).

In addition to their pool record the 200 medley relay's time (1:40.58) ranks as the eighth-fastest time in program history. Chloe Diner also recorded a top-10 program mark when she swam the 10th-fastest 100 butterfly in her second-place finish (55.24).

Matilda Garcia led the way for the Illinois divers on the one-meter boards with her fourth-place finish (268.28). Dani O'Kelly placed fifth (260.48) and Bethany Mercer placed sixth (235.88). O'Kelly earned the silver medal on the three-meter boards (278.40). Carlie Rose placed fourth with a new personal-best score (257.55) and Mercer placed fifth (247.35).

POOL RECORDS

50 freestyle: Logan Kuehne (23.15)
100 freestyle: Sydney Stoll (49.98)
100 backstroke: Abby Marcukaitis, Purdue (54.07)
200 freestyle: Sydney Stoll (1:47.96)
200 IM: Sara Jass (1:59.77)
200 medley relay: Sophia Paduano, Kayla Duran, Logan Kuehne, Isabella Wilhelm (1:40.58)
400 freestyle relay: Lara Phipps, Adele Sands, Caitlin Hurley, Maggie Love – Purdue (3:21.97)

TOP-10 PROGRAM MARKS

Eighth – 200 medley relay: Sophia Paduano, Kayla Duran, Logan Kuehne, Isabella Wilhelm (1:40.58)
10th – 100 butterfly: Chloe Diner (55.24)

EVENT WINNERS

50 freestyle: Logan Kuehne (23.15)
100 breaststroke: Chloe Diner (1:01.85)
100 freestyle: Sydney Stoll (49.98)
200 medley relay: Sophia Paduano, Kayla Duran, Logan Kuehne, Isabella Wilhelm (1:40.58)
200 freestyle: Sydney Stoll (1:47.96)
200 IM: Sara Jass (1:59.77)

PERSONAL BESTS

50 backstroke: Kalina Nikolaeva (26.84)
100 freestyle: Isabella Wilhelm (51.24)
100 freestyle: Sophia Yousuf (52.00)
200 freestyle: Sara Jass (1:49.28)
Three-meter dive: Carlie Rose (257.55)

UP NEXT

The Illinois aquatics crew returns to action on Friday (Jan. 17) for a road dual against Iowa in Iowa City.