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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's swimming and diving teams each posted victories in the program's final regular season meet Saturday against UW-La Crosse in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference dual at the Williams Center.
 
The Warhawk women edged the Eagle women 151-149 to improve to 6-1 in dual meets, including 3-1 against WIAC competition.
 
The Warhawk men moved to 5-2 on the year (2-2 WIAC) with a 190-109 triumph.
 
Men's seniors Dan Bielski (Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka), Sam Bowman (Onalaska/Onalaska), Alex Carroll (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North), James Gerlach (Verona, Wis./Verona Area), Alex Gidlow (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley), Paul Hill (Jefferson/Fort Atkinson), Josh Kanute (Geneva, Ill./Marmion Academy) and Andrew Staszak (Franklin/Greendale), along with women's seniors Sarah Arteaga (Greenfield/Whitnall), McKenzie Asplund (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier), Marta Burwell (Oxford, Miss./Oxford), Grace Devine (Sussex/Hamilton), Margaret Lotzer (Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove) and Gabby Swider (Milwaukee/St. Thomas More), were recognized for their career accomplishments prior to the start of their final home meet.
 
Bielski, sophomores Patrick Abrahams (Highland Park, Ill./Deerfield) and Sam Amundson (Janesville, Wis./Janesville Parker) each won two events to lead the men. Bielski swept the backstroke events with a 52.94 in the 100 and a 1:56.26 in the 200. He was also part of the team's winning 200-yard medley relay with Hill, sophomores Jonathan Jaworski (Waukesha, Wis./South) and Peter Loftus (Janesville, Wis./Craig). The group combined for a time of 1:37.22.
 
Abrahams swept the butterfly events with marks of 52.37 and 1:56.84 in the 100 and 200, respectively. Amundson took the 200-yard freestyle in 1:45.05 and the 500-yard freestyle in 4:53.95.
 
Carroll won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:12.98, and sophomore Thomas Stigler (Milwaukee, Wis./Muskego) recorded a 1:00.21 in the 100-yard breaststroke to win the event. Staszak touched the wall first in the 1000-yard freestyle with a 10:20.04.
 
Lotzer, sophomore Erin Hawker (Chanhassen, Minn./Hutchinson) and freshman Meredith Gustafson (Brookfield, Wis./East) each claimed two events to lead the women. Lotzer won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:58.77 and the 500-yard freestyle with a 5:22.23. Hawker swept the breaststroke events, tallying results of 1:08.41 in the 100 and 2:29.27 in the 200. Gustafson won the 200-yard butterfly in 2:15.98 and the 1000-yard freestyle in 11:20.89.
 
Arteaga won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:13.23, and junior Michaela Matthys (Crystal Lake, Ill./McHenry West) placed first in the 100-yard butterfly with a 57.84.
 
Arteaga, Hawker, Matthys and sophomore Vada Williams (La Crescent, Minn./Holmen-Aquinas-Onalaska (Wis.)) teamed up to win the 200-yard medley relay with a mark of 1:51.02.
 
The WIAC Championships are scheduled for Feb. 16-18 at Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown Deer, Wis. Competition begins Thursday, Feb. 16, with preliminaries at 10 a.m.
 
Men:
100-Yard Backstroke: Dan Bielski (Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka) – 52.94, 1st
200-Yard Backstroke: Dan Bielski (Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka) – 1:56.26, 1st
100-Yard Breaststroke: Thomas Stigler (Milwaukee, Wis./Muskego) – 1:00.21, 1st
200-Yard Breaststroke: Alex Carroll (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) – 2:12.98, 1st
100-Yard Butterfly: Patrick Abrahams (Highland Park, Ill./Deerfield) – 52.37, 1st
200-Yard Butterfly: Patrick Abrahams (Highland Park, Ill./Deerfield) – 1:56.84, 1st
50-Yard Freestyle: Jonathan Jaworski (Waukesha, Wis./South) – 21.99, 2nd
100-Yard Freestyle: Alex Gidlow (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) – 49.10, 3rd
200-Yard Freestyle: Sam Amundson (Janesville, Wis./Janesville Parker) – 1:45.05, 1st
500-Yard Freestyle: Sam Amundson (Janesville, Wis./Janesville Parker) – 4:53.95, 1st
1000-Yard Freestyle: Andrew Staszak (Franklin/Greendale) – 10:20.04, 1st
200-Yard Individual Medley: Chandler Lewis (Cedarburg, Wis./Cedarburg) – 2:01.21, 2nd
200-Yard Medley Relay: Bielski/Stigler/Borland/Hill – 1:37.22, 1st
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: A. Gidlow/Hill/Jaworski/Loftus – 3:15.41, 2nd
1-Meter Diving: Tony Benz (Wauwatosa/Wauwatosa West) – 210.37, 3rd
3-Meter Diving: Michael Steplyk (Pleasant Prairie, Wis./LakeView Technology Academy) – 197.12, 3rd
 
Women:
100-Yard Backstroke: Sarah Arteaga (Greenfield/Whitnall) – 1:02.10, 2nd
200-Yard Backstroke: Sarah Arteaga (Greenfield/Whitnall) – 2:11.22, 2nd
100-Yard Breaststroke: Erin Hawker (Chanhassen, Minn./Hutchinson) – 1:08.41, 1st
200-Yard Breaststroke: Erin Hawker (Chanhassen, Minn./Hutchinson) – 2:29.27, 1st
100-Yard Butterfly: Michaela Matthys (Crystal Lake, Ill./McHenry West) – 57.84, 1st
200-Yard Butterfly: Meredith Gustafson (Brookfield, Wis./East) – 2:15.98, 1st
50-Yard Freestyle: Michaela Matthys (Crystal Lake, Ill./McHenry West) – 24.86, 2nd
100-Yard Freestyle: Grace Devine (Sussex/Hamilton) – 56.51, 3rd
200-Yard Freestyle: Margaret Lotzer (Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove) – 1:58.77, 1st
500-Yard Freestyle: Margaret Lotzer (Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove) – 5:22.23, 1st
1000-Yard Freestyle: Meredith Gustafson (Brookfield, Wis./East) – 11:20.89, 1st
200-Yard Individual Medley: Sarah Arteaga (Greenfield/Whitnall) – 2:13.23, 1st
200-Yard Medley Relay: Arteaga/Hawker/Matthys/Williams – 1:51.02, 1st
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Williams/Weston/Devine/Hawker – 3:40.76, 2nd
1-Meter Diving: Leah Klingaman (Brookfield/Brookfield Central) – 161.23, 6th
3-Meter Diving: Kasey Mrkvicka (Lockport, Ill./Lockport) – 176.10, 5th