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Michael McLoone
Daniel Bielski helped the Warhawks defeat UW-Eau Claire in their home Finale on Saturday afternoon.

Men's Swimming/Diving

Men First, Women Second in Home Finale

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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed in their home finale of the season against UW-Eau Claire in the Williams Center.
 
The men's team defeated the Bluegolds by a score of 192.50-100.5. The women's team dropped their match by a score of 137.5-158.5.
 
Junior Dan Bielski (Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka) highlighted the Warhawk men's showing, finishing with two first place finishes and a second place finish in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:57.57. Bielski finished second in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 54.09. UW-Whitewater took the top three spots in the 100-yard backstroke leading with Bielski in first place with a time of 53.38, junior Alexander Gidlow and freshman Peter Loftus (Janesville, Wis./Craig) finished one tenth of a second apart with times of 55.86 and 55.87.
 
Freshman Sam Douglass (Grafton, Wis./Cedarburg) finished the day with a first and second place finish in the 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle. Douglass won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:44.99, and took second in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.33.
 
Senior Riley Maher (Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South) won the 3-meter dive with a score of 228.15, while teammate Keffer Kuhl took second with a score of 225.37. Kuhl also won the 1-meter dive with a score of 218.17.
 
On the Women's side, senior Stacey Kincade (Milton/Milton) highlighted the Warhawks with a first, second and third place finish on the night. Kincade won the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:51.03, she took second in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 5:20.70 and finished the night off with a third place finish in the 200-yard butterfly.
 
Freshman Erin Hawker (Chanhassen, Minn./Hutchinson) finished the night with two second place finishes. She finished with a time of 1:10.14 in the 100-yard breaststroke, and 2:32.65 in the 200-yard breaststroke. The Warhawks took the first three spots of the 100-yard freestyle led by freshman Vada Williams (La Crescent, Minn./Holmen-Aquinas-Onalaska (Wis.)) with a time of 55.24, followed by senior Autumn Mulgrew (Sun Prairie/Sun Prairie) with a time of 56.39 and junior Grace Devine (Sussex/Hamilton) with a time of 56.60.
 
Junior Sierra Becker (River Falls, Wis./River Falls) won both of the diving events for the Warhawks. In the 1-meter dive she finished with a score of 259.95. In the 3-meter dive she totaled a score of 246.15.
 
UW-Whitewater will be back in action next Saturday Feb. 6th where they will take on UW-La Crosse in their conference finale. The meet is set to start at 1 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Dan Bielski

Dan Bielski

Back/Fly/IM
Junior
Riley Maher

Riley Maher

Diving
Senior
Sam Douglass

Sam Douglass

Sprint
Freshman
Peter Loftus

Peter Loftus

Back/IM
Freshman
Sierra Becker

Sierra Becker

Diving
Senior
Grace Devine

Grace Devine

Sprint
Junior
Stacey Kincade

Stacey Kincade

Fly/Distance
Senior
Autumn Mulgrew

Autumn Mulgrew

Back
Senior
Erin Hawker

Erin Hawker

Breast/IM
Freshman
Vada Williams

Vada Williams

Sprint/Back
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Dan Bielski

Dan Bielski

Junior
Back/Fly/IM
Riley Maher

Riley Maher

Senior
Diving
Sam Douglass

Sam Douglass

Freshman
Sprint
Peter Loftus

Peter Loftus

Freshman
Back/IM
Sierra Becker

Sierra Becker

Senior
Diving
Grace Devine

Grace Devine

Junior
Sprint
Stacey Kincade

Stacey Kincade

Senior
Fly/Distance
Autumn Mulgrew

Autumn Mulgrew

Senior
Back
Erin Hawker

Erin Hawker

Freshman
Breast/IM
Vada Williams

Vada Williams

Freshman
Sprint/Back