MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee men's swimming & diving program defeated the visiting Wheaton College Thunder today by a score of 132-68. The win puts the Panthers back above the .500 mark and extends their winning streak over the Thunder to nine meets.
 
The Panthers had their most decisive win of the season in today's meet, taking the top spot in all eleven events.
 
"As we round out our fall semester of dual meets, we end on a good note" head coach Kyle Clements remarked. "We really progressed and grew from the beginning of the year to now, and now we'll turn our focus to our mid-season championship. The next time we race we will be a lot fresher and faster."
 
In a sight rarely seen at a swim meet, the 100 yard breaststroke ended in a tie, with two Panthers recording the exact same time. Hunter Johnson and Travis Hull both touched the wall with a time of 1:01.01, with Johnson making up .64 seconds on Hull in the final 100 yards.
 
Vince Chiappetta excelled in the distance freestyles, taking first place in both the 500 and 1000 yard races by an average of over six seconds. Konnor Pilger took the crown in the 200 yard freestyle, recording a time of 1:47.17.
 
The 100 yard freestyle crown went to Ben Lorenz, who touched the wall in 47.43 seconds, while Griffin Hawley took the top spot in the 50 yard freestyle.
 
In his lone individual event of the day, Jay Jensen won the 400 yard individual medley, leading a Panther sweep of the top three while being followed by Jackson Hodek and Yassin Dwidar.
 
Hayden Christiansen grabbed a win in the 100 yard butterfly with a 52.09 mark, and Kevin Soltys took the top spot in the 100 yard backstroke.
 
Both Milwaukee relay teams came out on top – Jensen, Ahrens, Hawley, and Griffin in the 200 yard freestyle relay, and Hodek, Ethan Ford, Andrew Jones, and Charlie House in the 200 yard medley.
 
Up next for the Panthers is the IUPUI House of Champions Invitational, which will take place November 16-18 in Indianapolis.