LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 22 Wisconsin men's swimming and diving team started the new year off with a win over UC San Diego on Saturday. The Badgers picked up 14 event wins to finish the meet off a 211 to 68 win over the Tritons.
Junior Yigit Aslan started the meet off strong, leading the Badger sweep in the 500 free with a final time of 4:27.79. He was closely followed by Zach Ward who placed second in 4:30.60, and Jude Williams who placed third in 4:33.10.
Freshman Nathan Welker started the new year off strong with two individual wins against UC San Diego. Welker hit the wall first in the 100 back in 49.28 seconds, followed by Jake Newmark in second place with a time of 49.93 seconds. Welker also won the 50 back in 23.07. Luukas Vainio maintained the freshman dominance for the Badgers, picking up a first place finish in the 200 free in 1:38.09.
Dominik Mark-Torok won two events in the meet, hitting the wall first in the 100 fly in 48.47 seconds, while also leading the Badger sweep in the 1000 free in 9:15.07. Aslan followed in second place with a time of 9:21.06, and Jude Williams came in third at 9:25.55.
Andrew Benson also picked up two individual wins, coming in first in the 100 IM in 48.99 seconds and earning the first-place finish in the 100 breast in 54.37.
Up Next:
The Badgers head to Evanston, Illinois for a dual meet against Northwestern on Jan. 20.
Final Results
200 Medley Relay
1. Wisconsin A- 1:28.02
2. Wisconsin B- 1:30.92
3. Wisconsin C- 1:31.88
500 Free
1. Yigit Aslan- 4:27.79
2. Zach Ward- 4:30.60
3. Jude Williams- 4:33.10
4. Charlie Jones-4:33.71
100 Back
1. Nathan Welker- 49.28
2. Jake Newmark- 49.93
4. Jake Dimartile- 50.31
5. Micheal Long- 51.58
50 Breast
1. Ben Wiegand- 25.22
2. Matthew Segal- 25.24
3. Brayden Henkel- 25.80
6. Truman Teduits- 26.44
100 fly
1. Dominik Mark-Torok- 48.47
2. Luukas Vainio- 49.22
3. Evan Bock- 49.55
6. Lance Swanepoel- 50.59
50 Back
1. Nathan Welker- 23.07
3. Jake Dimartile- 23.74
5. Jake Newmark- 24.23
100 Breast
1. Andrew Benson- 54.37
3. Brayden Henkel- 56.96
7. Truman Teduits- 58.82
50 Free
1. Taiko Ormsby- 20.04
2. Ben Weigand- 20.11
4. Isaac Hrenak- 20.91
7. Lance Swanepoel- 21.86
100 IM
1. Andrew Benson- 48.99
2. Dominik Mark-Torok- 49.87
3. Chris Morris- 50.67
6. Truman Teduits- 53.18
200 Free
1. Luukas Vainio- 1:38.09
2. Yigit Aslan- 1:39.44
3. Nico Butera- 1:39.71
6. Micheal Long- 1:43.01
50 Fly
1. Taiko Ormsby- 22.29
3. Charlie Jones- 22.38
4. Nathan Welker- 22.42
5. Evan Bock- 22.62
100 Free
1. Chris Morris- 45.24
2. Luukas Vainio- 46.00
3. Isaac Hrenak- 46.26
4. Nico Butera- 46.39
200 IM
1. Zach Ward- 1:50.88
2. Matthew Segal- 1:51.22
4. Jake Dimartile- 1:51.85
1000 Free
1. Dominik Mark-Torok- 9:15.07
2. Yigit Aslan- 9:21.06
3. Jude Williams- 9:25.55
