(UW ATHLETICS) ATLANTA – The Wisconsin men’s swim team wrapped up the first day of competition at the NCAA Championships in Atlanta, highlighted by an All-American honor in the 800 freestyle relay.
Wisconsin opened competition with a showing in the 200 medley relay in the morning’s preliminary session. The relay crew of Nathan Welker, Ben Wiegand, Charlie Jones and Cooper Scharff covered the distance in 1:24.19, with three of the four setting lifetime best splits.
To close out the night, the Badgers came out of the gates in the 800 freestyle relay to set a new school record by just over a tenth of a second. The quartet of Enzo Solitario, Luukas Vainio, Yoav Romano and Dominik Mark Torok put together a 6:08.72 finish, earning a ninth place finish and an Honorable Mention All-American honor.
Competition will resume tomorrow morning with the 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 200 freestyle relay. Prelims begin at 9 a.m. (CT) and finals start at 5 p.m. (CT).
Team Scores after Day 1
1. Florida – 86
1. Indiana – 86
3. Texas – 72
4. Arizona State – 62
5. NC State – 61
6. Kentucky – 49
7. Michigan – 48
8. Stanford – 46
9. California – 45
10. Ohio State – 32
11. Virginia – 30
12. Auburn – 22
13. Tennessee – 20
14. Wisconsin – 18
15. Princeton – 14
15. LSU – 14
17. Louisville – 12
18. Georgia – 10
20. Southern California – 8
200 Medley Relay
26. Wisconsin (Welker, Wiegand, Jones, Scharff) – 1:24.19
800 Freestyle Relay
9. Wisconsin (Solitario, Vainio, Romano, Mark Torok) – 6:08.72
