Last Thursday, the Wisconsin men and women's swimming teams defeated Iowa by a score of 162-80 and UW-Milwaukee 201-42. The men's team beat Iowa 162-80 and UW-Milwaukee 201-42. The men were led by co-captain Junior Tom Molzahn and freshman Scott Rice. Rice, who was named freshman of the year two weeks ago. continued to dominate by lowering his 200-yard fly time to 1:52.20. When asked if he felt his success would motivate his upperclassmen teammates, Rice responded, \I think so. It's good for them. They need to be a little frightened.""
One of the best performances of the night came from freshman Yi Ting Siow, who broke the pool record with a 2:14.51 in the 200-yard breaststroke. ""It's awesome,"" she said, referring to the milestone. ""I was planning to do that.""
Coach Eric Hansen was happy with his team's performance. ""Everyone has been training so hard,"" he said. ""It's great to see everybody come together as a team and swim inspired.""
Though proud of their first Big Ten win, Hansen maintained national focus. ""We put all of our eggs in the NCAA basket,"" Hansen said. ""We think we can go farther than we have before and we talk about it every day.""
The women will attempt to repeat their success at the SMU Classic in Dallas, while the men will travel to Tucson, Ariz. to declaw the Arizona Wildcats.
