Dominik Mark Torok competes in the butterfly
Taylor Wolfram

Men's Swimming & Diving Diane Nordstrom

Men's swimming upsets No. 18 Michigan

Badgers down Wolverines and Wildcats on weekend

Men's Swimming & Diving Diane Nordstrom

Men's swimming upsets No. 18 Michigan

Badgers down Wolverines and Wildcats on weekend

MADISON, Wis. -- For the first time since 1980-81, the Wisconsin mens swimming and diving team defeated Michigan in a dual meet. The 22nd-ranked Badgers (2-1, 1-0 B1G) wrapped up a triangular on Saturday at Soderholm Family Aquatic Center with a 185-168 win over No. 18 Wolverines. UW also downed Arizona, 240-101.

Torok continues winning streak

Sophomore Dominik Mark Torok was the only double-event winner on the second day of competition, bringing his weekend total to four victories. The Budapest, Hungary, native won the 200 individual medley in 1 minute, 46.99 seconds. He also claimed the title in the 200 butterfly, touching in an NCAA B qualifying time of 1:45.50.

Aslan, Segal wins events

Juniors Yigit Ashlan and Matthew Segal also won events on Saturday. Aslan won 500 free in 4:27.00 while Segal touched first in the 100 breaststroke in 54.19.

The Badgers had three of the top-five places in the free as sophomore Zach Ward finished second in 4:30.03 and senior Jude Williams took fifth in 4:33.84.  

Relays finish second

Wisconsin finished second in both relays on the final day of competition. The Badgers took runner-up honors in the 200 medley relay with the team of Torok, Segal, Taiko Torepe-Ormsby and Ben Wiegand, finishing in 1:27.68. UW was also second in the 400 free relay as Torepe-Ormsby, Wiegand, Andrew Benson and Jake Newmark touched in 2:56.06.

Other top finishers

UW had four of the top-six places in the 100 freestyle behind a third-place finish from Torepe-Ormsby in 44.44. Benson touched in 44.80 for fourth while freshman Luukas Vainio finished fifth in 44.90. Wiegand took sixth in 45.11.

Wisconsin also had two of the top-four finishers in the 100 backstroke. Newark finished second in 46.99 while freshman Nathan Welker touched in 49.36 for fourth place.

Up Next

The Badgers have two weeks of training before traveling to Minneapolis for a dual against No. 24 Minnesota on Nov. 3. Events begin at 5 p.m. at the Jean Freeman Aquatic Center.

Team scores
Wisconsin 185, Michigan 168
Wisconsin 240, Arizona 101

200 medley relay
2. Wisconsin A (Torepe-Ormsby, Segal, Torok, Wiegand) - 1:27.68
5. Wisconsin B (Newmark, Benson, Jones, Morris) - 1:29.58
8. Wisconsin C (Welker, Henkel, Bock, Casey-Hrenak) - 1:31.75
11. Wisconsin D (DiMartile, Silins, Swanepoel, Butera) - 1:32.12

500 free
1. Yigit Aslan - 4:27.00
2. Zach Ward - 4:30.03
5. Jude Williams - 4:33.84
9. Charlie Jones - 4:36.51

200 IM
1. Dominik Mark Torok - 1:46.99
8. Chris Morris - 1:51.57
9. Matthew Segal - 1:51.85
12. Jake DiMartile - 1:54.39x

100 free
3. Taiko Torepe-Ormsby - 44.44
4. Andrew Benson - 44.80
5. Luukas Vainio - 44.90
6. Ben Wiegand - 45.11x

100 back
2. Jake Newmark - 46.99
4. Nathan Welker - 49.36
9. Jake DiMartile - 51.01
10. Michael Long - 51.54x

100 breast
1. Matthew Segal - 54.19
6. Truman teDuits - 56.48
9. Brayden Henkel - 56.92
10. Janis Silins - 57.02x

200 fly
1. Dominik Mark Torok - 1:45.50 (NCAA B)
6. Zach Ward - 1:51.31
7. Evan Bock - 1:52.82
12. Charlie Jones - 1:54.32x

400 free relay
2. Wisconsin A (Torepe-Ormsby, Benson, Wiegand, Newmark) - 2:56.06
4. Wisconsin B (Vainio, Morris, Casey-Hrenak, Butera) - 3:00.56
10. Wisconsin C (Long, Swanepoel, Silins, Henkel) - 3:09.75
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Players Mentioned

Yigit Aslan

Yigit Aslan

Free
Sophomore
Andrew Benson

Andrew Benson

Free / Fly / Breast / IM
5' 10"
Junior
Evan Bock

Evan Bock

Free/Fly
Sophomore
Jake DiMartile

Jake DiMartile

Back / IM
6' 2"
Junior
Jake Newmark

Jake Newmark

Free/Back / Fly
Junior
Matthew Segal

Matthew Segal

Breast/IM
Sophomore
Truman teDuits

Truman teDuits

Breast / IM
Junior
Ben Wiegand

Ben Wiegand

Free
Redshirt Freshman
Jude Williams

Jude Williams

Free
Junior
Charlie Jones

Charlie Jones

Fly / Free
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Yigit Aslan

Yigit Aslan

Sophomore
Free
Andrew Benson

Andrew Benson

5' 10"
Junior
Free / Fly / Breast / IM
Evan Bock

Evan Bock

Sophomore
Free/Fly
Jake DiMartile

Jake DiMartile

6' 2"
Junior
Back / IM
Jake Newmark

Jake Newmark

Junior
Free/Back / Fly
Matthew Segal

Matthew Segal

Sophomore
Breast/IM
Truman teDuits

Truman teDuits

Junior
Breast / IM
Ben Wiegand

Ben Wiegand

Redshirt Freshman
Free
Jude Williams

Jude Williams

Junior
Free
Charlie Jones

Charlie Jones

Freshman
Fly / Free