Men's Swimming & Diving Ready to Compete at MAC Championships

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Oct 3

4 PM / 10 AM

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Missouri State

Oct 10

3 PM

Swimming & Diving

UIC

Oct 11

11 AM

Swimming & Diving

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Oct 24

5 PM / 11 AM

Swimming & Diving

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Nov 13

Swimming & Diving

A3 Performance Invite

Nov 20

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Missouri

Jan 9

2 PM

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Purdue (Men)

Jan 10

1 PM

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Indiana State/Evansville

CARBONDALE, ILL. - The Southern Illinois Men's Swimming and Diving team travels to Oxford, Ohio this week for the Mid-American Conference Championships. The meet will take place over four days from March 1-4. The meet kicks off on Wednesday at 5 PM with the 200 medley relay finals. The meet can be streamed on the MAC Championship Page .

The Salukis are coming off a 2nd place finish at last year's MAC Championships, and look to take home the first MAC Title in program history.

"We are looking forward to getting the 2023 MAC Championship started this evening. This has been a special group of men, who have come together since day one with lofty goals in mind," said Head Coach Geoff Hanson. "Every team at this championship has great athletes and our guys are ready to step up and compete at a high level."

Schedule of Events:
Wednesday, March 1 | 5 PM
200 Medley Relay
800 Freestyle Relay

Thursday, March 2 | Prelims 9:30 AM
500 Freestyle
200 IM
50 Freestyle
1-Meter Diving Prelims

Thursday, March 2 | Finals 5 PM
500 Free
200 IM
50 Free
1-Meter Diving
200 Free Relay

Friday, March 3 | Prelims 9:30 AM
100 Butterfly
400 IM
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
3-Meter Diving Prelims

Friday, March 3 | Finals 5 PM
100 Butterfly
400 IM
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
400 Medley Relay

Saturday, March 4 | Prelims 9:30 AM
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly

Saturday, March 4 | Finals 5 PM
1650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
3-Meter Diving
400 Freestyle Relay

Salukis to Watch:

Ruard van Renen (Freshman. Durbanville, South Africa) - Ruard has already set multiple school and conference records in his freshman debut, and looks to carry this success into the championship meet. In November at the A3 Performance Invitational, Van Renen set the MAC Record in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 46.27 leading off the 400 Medley Relay. Van Renen currently sits atop the MAC rankings in both the 100 & 200 Backstroke.

Donat Csuvarszki (Junior. Bekescsaba, Hungary) - Coming off winning the gold in both sprint events last year Donat has put together a respectable 22-2023 season. He sits at the top of the conference in both the 50 & 100 freestyle events.

Jack Khrypunov (Sophomore. Kyiv, Ukraine) - The 2022 MAC Freshman Swimmer of the Year returns as the defending champion in the 100 & 200 butterfly.

Adam Cernek (Senior. Turany, Slovakia) - Brought home the gold in the 100 & 200 backstroke at last year's meet and looks to make a huge impact in his final MAC Championship as a Saluki.

Lee Haywood (Sophomore, Greencastle, Indiana) - Narrowly missed taking home the gold in the 1-meter diving event at last year's championships, finishing in 2^nd place with a score of 300.15. This season he ranks 3^rd and 5^th in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events, respectively.

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