LA JOLLA, Calif. – The 18th-ranked men's Wisconsin swimming and diving team opened up the second half of their season with a commanding win over UC San Diego, winning all 15 events on Saturday afternoon.

The Badgers started off the day going one, two in the 200 medley relay, as the A team of Sam Lorenz, Matthew Segal, Charlie Jones and Taiko Torepe-Ormsby finished with a time of 1:28.66 and the Wisconsin B was not far behind in second, with a time of 1:30.20.

In the distance events, Yoav Romano led the pack in the 500 freestyle, with a first-place finish in a time of 4:23.90. Teammates Zach Ward and Andrew Hanson earned second and third-place finishes. In the 1000 freestyle, Yigit Aslan took first place by 20 seconds, with a time of 9:07.87.

Matthew Segal, Jack Skarda and Brayden Henkel all went one, two, three in the 50 breast and the 100 breast. In the backstroke, Sam Lorenz came out on top in both the 50 and 100. 

Charlie Jones took home a first-place finish in the 100 fly, with Evan Bock and Domink Torok finishing second and third, respectively. 

The Badgers also claimed top-three finishes in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free and 200 IM events. Wisconsin finished the day with a one, two finish in the 400 free relay, as the A team of C. Morris, Y. Romano, N. Butera, C. Hogan with a time of 2:59.95. 
 

Up next
The Badgers will return home to take on Big Ten opponent Northwestern for Senior Day at Soderholm Aquatic Center on January 18.
 

Final Results

Wisconsin: 232
UC San Diego: 49

200 Medley Relay 
1. Wisconsin A - 1:28.66 (S. Lorenz, M. Segal, C. Jones, T. Torepe-Ormsby)
2. Wisconsin B - 1:30.20 (C. Scharff, B. Henkel, L. Swanepoel, C. Morris)

500 Freestyle 
1. Yoav Romano - 4:23.90
2. Zach Ward - 4:31.42
3. Andrew Hanson. - 4:37.42

50 Breast
1. Matthew Segal - 25.56
2. Jack Skarda - 25.77
3. Brayden Henkel - 25.91
5. Nate Harris - 26.40

100 Back
1. Sam Lorenz - 48.38
2. Nathan Welker - 49.10
3. Finn Bacon - 49.66

100 Fly
1. Charlie Jones - 48.92
2. Evan Bock - 49.66
3. Dominik Torok - 49.67

50 Back
1. Sam Lorenz - 22.48
2. Cooper Scharff - 22.73
3. Michael Long - 23.47
4. Finn Bacon - 23.49

100 Breast
1. Matthew Segal - 55.36
2. Jack Skarda - 56.27
3. Brayden Henkel - 56.80
5. Nate Harris - 57.58

50 Free
1. Taiko Torepe-Ormsby - 20.05
2. Conner Hogan - 20.72
5. Nico Butera - 21.34

200 Free
1. Yoav Romano - 1:37.70
2. Landon Kyser - 1:38.66
3. Luukas Vainio - 1:40.20
5. Aiden Musick - 1:42.47

50 Fly
1. Taiko Torepe-Ormsby - 21.88
2. Charlie Jones - 22.02
4. Evan Bock - 22.74
6. Lance Swanepoel - 22.87

100 IM
1. Dominik Torok - 49.82
2. Chris Morris - 49.86
3. Nathan Welker - 49.94

100 Free
1. Chris Morris - 44.43
2. Conner Hogan - 45.70
3. Nico Butera - 46.31
4. Cooper Scharff - 46.44

200 IM 
1. Landon Kyser - 1:49.96
2. Zach Ward - 1:52.22
4. Nate Harris - 1:54.08

1000 Freestyle
1. Yigit Aslan - 9:07.87
2. Dominik Torok - 9:28.83
4. Andrew Hanson - 9:40.23

400 Free Relay
1. Wisconsin A - 2:59.95 (C. Morris, Y. Romano, N. Butera, C. Hogan)
2. Wisconsin B - 3:03.87 (S. Lorenz, C. Scharff, A. Hanson, L, Vainio)