Illinois (6-4) finished second at the Tim Welsh Classic this weekend with 886 points. The team set three top-10 program marks and five personal bests.
Making program history
Sophomore Chloe Diner earned the program’s second-best time in the 100 butterfly (54.27) and took home a bronze medal.
Diner, alongside sophomore Sophia Padauno, sophomore Kayla Duran and junior Maggie Adler, took home a bronze medal and sped to fifth in the program’s record book in the 400 medley relay (3:40.63).
After joining the team this winter, freshman Amelia Semple made a splash in the 3-meter dive. Semple tied for the seventh-best mark in the program with a score of 306.75.
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Finding the podium
Senior Sara Jass took gold in the 200 IM (2:00.83) with Diner securing bronze in the same race at 2:01.37. In a tight race, Jass also took silver in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.33).
Later, Jass, Diner, Adler and freshman Hailey Vlcek found silver in the 800 freestyle relay (7:22.33). Diner also finished second in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.74).
Senior Liv Dorshorst placed second in the 1000 freestyle (10:02.45). After that, junior Kalina Nikolaeva took third in the 200 back (1:59.63). Swimmers Adler, Diner, junior Martina Cibulkova and sophomore Sophia Yousuf raced to third in the 400 freestyle relay (3:22.88).
In the 1-meter boards, Semple earned bronze (281.15).
Up next
The Illini face the Eastern Illinois Panthers (0-5) on Feb. 7 in their final home meet of the season.
