Badgers win eight events in home opener

Friday, October 6

Soderholm Family Aquatic Center, Madison, Wis.

3:30 p.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

137

163

Notre Dame

Badgers win eight events in home opener

October 06, 2023 | Men's Swimming & Diving

Wisconsin vs Notre Dame

Wisconsin begins the season against Notre Dame

By: Olivia Bozich

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin men's swimming and diving team opened up the season with a dual meet against Notre Dame at Solderholm Aquatic Center on Friday. The Badgers (0-1) fell short to the Fighting Irish (1-0), 163-137 but were able to hit the wall first in eight events.

Standing out for the Badgers was sophomore Dominik Mark Torok. Torok won three individual events including the 200 fly with a NCAA "B" cut time of 1:45.14, the 200 IM in 1:48.25, and the 200 breast in 1:58.00.

Junior Yigit Aslan kept up the momentum for the Badgers, winning the 1000 free in 9:15.58 and the 500 free in 4:29.17. Wisconsin swept the top-three places in both events as Zach Ward finished as the runner-up in 9:19.14 and 4:29.60, respectively, and Jude Williams tied for runner-up honors in the longer race in 9:19.14 while taking third in the shorter race in 4:32.36.

In the diving well, Daniel Muller made his mark, winning both diving events. Muller finished the 3-meter with 355.95 points, followed up by Jan Lanser, who finished fourth with 290.85 points. Muller also claimed first on the 1-meter with 326.63 points while Lanser finished third with 271.43 points.

The other event winner was Matthew Segal, who touched in 54.66 in the 100 breast. He also placed third in the 200 breast in 2:02.53 and third in the 200 IM in 1:50.77.

Up Next

The Badgers compete against Arizona and Michigan on Oct. 20-21 at Soderholm Aquatic Center. Action kicks off at 4 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday.

Team Scores
1. Notre Dame - 163
2. Wisconsin - 137

200 medley relay
3. Wisconsin A (Torepe-Ormsby, Segal, Benson, Wiegand) - 1:28.94
4. Wisconsin B (Welker, Henkel, Bock, Swanepoel) - 1:31.62

1000 free
1. Yigit Aslan - 9:15.58
2. Zach Ward - 9:19.14
2. Jude Williams - 9:19.14

200 free
2. Luukas Vainio - 1:37.84
3. Jake Newmark - 1:38.05
4. Chris Morris - 1:39.49
7. Nico Butera - 1:42.55x

100 back
4. Nathan Welker - 49.56
6. Jake DiMartile - 50.64
7. Michael Long - 51.56

100 breast
1. Matthew Segal - 54.66
3. Brayden Henkel - 55.78
4. Andrew Benson - 55.90
8. Truman teDuits - 57.35x

3-meter diving
1. Daniel Muller - 355.95
5. Jan Lanser - 290.85

200 fly
1. Dominik Mark Torok - 1:45.14 B
4. Charlie Jones - 1:50.40
6. Evan Bock - 1:51.98
8. Lance Swanepoel - 1:54.60x

50 free
2. Taiko Torepe-Ormsby - 20.03
5. Ben Wiegand - 20.51

100 free
3. Andrew Benson - 45.14
4. Chris Morris - 45.22
5. Ben Wiegand - 45.81
6. Taiko Torepe-Ormsby - 46.01x

200 back
5. Nathan Welker - 1:50.41
6. Michael Long - 1:53.36
7. Jake DiMartile - 1:53.69

200 breast
1. Dominik Mark Torok -1:58.00
3. Matthew Segal - 2:02.53
7. Brayden Henkel - 2:10.78
8. Truman teDuits - 2:12.37x

500 free
1. Yigit Aslan - 4:29.17
2. Zach Ward - 4:29.60
3. Jude Williams - 4:32.36
4. Luukas Vainio - 4:33.45x

100 fly
5. Charlie Jones - 49.45
6. Evan Bock - 49.76
7. Lance Swanepoel - 51.61

1-meter diving
1. Daniel Muller - 326.63
3. Jan Lanser - 271.43

200 individual medley
1. Dominik Mark Torok - 1:48.25
3. Matthew Segal - 1:50.77
7. Jake DiMartile - 1:55.79
8. Truman teDuits - 2:01.20x

400 free relay
2. Wisconsin A (Benson, Morris, Wiegand, Torepe-Ormsby) - 2:59.58
4. Wisconsin B (Vainio, Bock, Jones, Long) - 3:04.02