Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton swimming teams opened their season on Saturday afternoon with a dual meet against the University of Chicago. The Thunder men's swim team defeated the ninth-ranked Maroons 139-66 with the women's team falling to the seventh-ranked Maroons 115-90. Wheaton's men won all but one race in their season-opening event.

The men finished first in every event except one, with freshman Will Rinne leading the way with three event vcitroeis.  Rinne won the 200 IM (1:55.98) and 200 breast (2:09.96) and swam on the victorious 400 medley relay.  Rinne's 200 IM time was the 11^th fastest time in school history and the his 200 breast time was the 12^th fastest time in school history. Jack O'Connor won the 100 free in 48.36 and was joined by other individual event winners Daniel Deysher (200 free, 1:47.79), Micah Kimel (500 free, 5:08.89), and Logan McDaniel (1000 free, 10:29.17).  The men won both relays with Szymczak, Rinne, Christian Cameron, and O'Connor winning the 400 medley relay in 3:30.49 and Kimel, Cleveland Speece, Josh Dull, and Dingfield winning in 3:18.73. 

For the women, Brooke Barnes was a triple winner, winning the 50 free (24.71) and  100 free (53.79), and leading off the victorious 400 free relay, which won in a time of 3:43.12.  She was joined on that relay by Maggie Franke, Kristen Garner, and Ashley Bowen.  Other individual winners for the women were Ashley Bowen (1000 free, 11:15.91) and Meredith Clarkson (200 back, 2:17.32).