On Saturday afternoon, the Illini (6-1, 0-1) took their first loss of the season, 184-111, during their conference opener against the Wisconsin Badgers (4-1, 2-1).
In spite of their loss, the team still collected gold in three events and posted some program Top 10 marks.
Junior Michelle Kaner took first in the 100 backstroke, clocking in at 55.13. Senior Sara Jass won the 200 IM with a time of 2:00.04 and grabbed silver in the 200 backstroke at 2:14.15.
The 200 freestyle relay team, sophomores Isabella Wilhelm, Sophia Yousuf, Stephanie Kirova and junior Maggie Adler earned the third gold.
Sophomore Chloe Diner set a new Top 10 time during the 100 butterfly. Diner placed third at 54.59, the seventh-best mark in Illinois history and a new personal best.
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Diner also reached the podium in the 200 IM, where she finished second at 2:02.68, and the 100 breaststroke, where she took third at 1:01.66.
The 400 medley relay team of sophomores Sophia Paduano, Kayla Duran, Diner and Eva Allan set a Top 3 mark in program history, placing third with a time of 3:40.03.
Senior Liv Dorshorst collected two silvers in distance events, finishing the 1,000 freestyle at 10:04.61 and the 500 freestyle at 4:56.11.
Divers earn bronze
Junior divers Bethany Mercer and Matilda Garcia each took third place in their events. Mercer scored a 217.88 in the platform dive, while Garcia scored a 275.10 in the 1-meter dive.
Up next
The Illini next take to the water in Sarasota, Florida, for the CSCAA Open Water Nationals on Saturday.
