Wisconsin Badgers
Texas Invitational
Wisconsin opens day one at Texas Invitational
November 18, 2025 | Men's Swimming & Diving
Badgers collect three top-10 times
AUSTIN, Texas — The No. 20 Wisconsin Badgers men's swim team collected three top-10 finishes to cap off opening day competition at the Texas Invitational Tuesday evening.
In the 1650 freestyle, Yoav Romano picked up an NCAA qualifying time and a new personal record. The sophomore touched the wall in 14:54.42, breaking his previous time by just under 10 seconds, which he set last season at the Texas Invite. The time marks the fifth all-time at UW.
The Wisconsin A and B relay teams both notched top-10 all-time performances in the 200 medley. The crew of Welker, Henkel, Jones and Wiegand touched the wall in 1:24.82, the fifth all-time at UW. The Wisconsin B squad of Graham, Gaerthofner, Torok and Scharff finished with a time of 1:25.78 to break into eighth on the list.
Up Next
The Badgers will continue competition tomorrow at both the Texas and Ohio State Invites. Preliminaries begin at 10 a.m. in Texas, with finals at 6 p.m. In Columbus, prelims begin at 9:30 a.m. and finals kick off at 5:30 p.m.
Final Results
200 Medley Relay
6. Wisconsin A (Welker, Henkel, Jones, Wiegand) - 1:24.82
8. Wisconsin B (Graham, Gaerthofner, Mark Torok, Scharff) - 1:25.78
11. Wisconsin C (Bacon, Harris, Swanepoel, Vainio) - 1:27.19
1650 Free
3. Yoav Romano - 14:54.42
10. Declan Kelly - 15:23.38
11. Miles Cratsenberg - 15:23.49
14. Andrew Hanson - 15:33.31
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