MILWAUKEE- The Milwaukee swimming & diving program wrapped up the 2024-25 campaign last week with an impressive showing at the Horizon League Championships, held at IU Natatorium on the campus of IU Indianapolis from Feb. 19-22.
 
The team put together an array of impressive finishes, going on to claim three event titles and shatter countless school records, rewriting numerous marks that had held up, some for numerous seasons.
 
In the end, the women's team placed runner-up for the second consecutive year as well as the third time in the past four seasons, with Kyle Clements earning Horizon League Women's Coach of the Year accolades – marking the sixth such honor of his time leading the program.
 
The men's team wrapped up its best finish at the Horizon League Championships since 2015, taking fourth place. The Panthers set 12 new school records at the meet on the men's side, placing in the top three in six different events. Newcomer Gunnar Seversen made the biggest splash, named Freshman of the Meet for his sensational first league championship performances. 
 
On the women's side, MKE broke five school records and two freshman marks at the meet.  The three league titles were the most for the team since 2017, concluding the event with 12 top-three finishes overall. In fact, Milwaukee's three first-place finishes (100 breaststroke/200 freestyle relay/400 medley relay) were as many Horizon League titles as it had in the last six league championships combined.
 
WOMEN'S SCHOOL RECORDS BROKEN 
*Erika Thomas: 400 IM in 4:20.57, breaking former mark of 4:21.00 set in 2016 
*Maddi Hayashi: 100 Butterfly in 54.81, breaking mark of 55.14 set in 2011 
*Maddi Hayashi: Freshman Record 200 Butterfly in 2:01.50, breaking mark of 2:03.03 set in 2023
*Christiana Brooks: Freshman Record 100 Backstroke in 55.44, breaking mark of 55.62 set in 2015 
*Gabrielle LePine, Carly Plate, Christiana Brooks, Janelle Schulz: 200 free relay in 1:31.63, breaking mark of 1:32.40 set in 2016 
*Mara Freeman, Gabrielle LePine, Maddi Hayashi, Janelle Schulz: 400 medley relay in 3:39.13, breaking mark of 3:40.99 set in 2014 
*Gabrielle LePine, Grace Hudson, Christiana Brooks, Janelle Schulz: 400 free relay in 3:22.70, breaking mark of 3:23.09 set in 2014 
 
WOMEN'S PODIUM FINISHES 
Gabrielle LePine- 1^st 100 breaststroke 1:01.01 
Janelle Schulz- 3^rd 50 freestyle 23.17 
    2^nd 100 freestyle 50.37 
    3^rd 200 freestyle 1:50.18 
Mara Freeman- 2^nd 100 backstroke 54.95 
  2^nd 200 backstroke 2:00.69 
Maddi Hayashi- 2^nd  200 butterfly 2:01.50 
Erika Thomas- 3^rd 400 IM 4:20.57. 
Christiana Brooks- 3^rd 100 backstroke 55.44 
200 freestyle Relay- 1^st 1:31.63 
400 medley relay- 1^st 3:39.13 
400 freestyle relay- 2^nd 3:22.70 
 
MEN'S SCHOOL RECORDS BROKEN 
*Gunnar Seversen: 500 freestyle in 4:25.18, breaking former mark of 4:26.87 set in 2024 
*Gunnar Seversen: 1650 freestyle in 15:26.51, breaking mark of 15:31.77 set in 2015
*Gunnar Seversen: Freshman Record 400 IM in 3:53.48, breaking mark of 3:55.81 set in 2013 
*Charlie House: 100 freestyle in 44.21, breaking mark of 44.32 set in 2011 
*Charlie House: 200 freestyle in 1:37.90, breaking mark of 1:37.97 set in 2020 
*Caleb Carlisle: 100 butterfly in 47.26, breaking his own mark of 47.66 set in 2024 
*Andrew Jones: 100 breaststroke in 54.69, breaking mark of 55.14 set in 2016 
*Alvin Valkki: 200 breaststroke in 1:59.85, breaking mark of 2:01.27 set in 2017 
*Victor Kostov: 100 backstroke in 49.24, breaking mark of 49.27 set in 2024 
*Victor Kostov, Alvin Valkki, Caleb Carlisle, Ben Lorenz: 200 medley relay in 1:28.33, breaking mark of 1:29.36 set in 2024
*Jay Jensen, Charlie House, Jackson Ahrens, Gunnar Seversen: 800 free relay in 6:32.60, breaking mark of 6:37.08 set in 2020 
*Charlie House, Jackson Ahrens, Caleb Carlisle, Ben Lorenz: 200 free relay in 1:19.62, breaking mark of 1:20.45 set in 2024 
*Victor Kostov, Andrew Jones, Caleb Carlisle, Charlie House: 400 medley relay in 3:15.54, breaking mark of 3:16.63 set in 2015
 
MEN'S PODIUM FINISHES 
Gunnar Seversen- 2^nd 1650 freestyle 15:26.51 
Jay Jensen- 3^rd 400 IM 3:52.25 
Caleb Carlisle- 3^rd 200 butterfly 1:47.47 
800 free relay- 3^rd 6:32.60 
200 free relay- 2^nd 1:19.62 
400 medley relay- 3^rd 3:15.54