Tommy Gilbert Assistant Swimming Coach | Illinois Wesleyan Titans Website
Tommy Gilbert Assistant Swimming Coach | Illinois Wesleyan Titans Website
The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's swimming and diving teams participated in the first day of the Carthage Classic on Thursday, November 30, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The meet commenced at 4:30 p.m. and featured four events.
For the men's team, two groups of Titans took part in the 800-yard freestyle relay. Sophomore Alex Kula, senior Ethan Lowder, sophomore Jay Jenkins, and senior Lane Wagner achieved a time of 7:24.91, securing sixth place overall. In the 1650-yard freestyle event, senior Henry Moore and juniors Carter Dilger and Colin McKibben finished with times of 17:31.55, 17:39.68, and 18:59.96 respectively, earning sixth, seventh, and twelfth places.
On the women's side, junior Hadley Fudge teamed up with fifth-year Lauren Feddersen, senior Hannah Murray, and freshman Olivia Kula for the 800-yard freestyle relay. They finished in fifth place with a time of 8:11.67. In the same event category for women as men—the 1650-yard freestyle—sophomore Natalie Porter was notable for her performance with a time of 18:45.22 that placed her eighth overall while improving her entry time by nearly a minute.
The Titans are set to compete again on December 1 in twelve individual events starting with preliminaries at 9 a.m., followed by finals at 5 p.m. Results will be available on iwusports.com after the day's events conclude.
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