BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's swimming and diving teams embark on the 2024-25 season Friday, Oct. 18 at Lewis University in Romeoville, Ill. The dual against the Division II Flyers is scheduled for a 5 p.m. start time. 

At the helm for IWU is head coach Teresa Fish, who enters her 30th season. The program returns seven Titans on the women's side and welcomes five, while the men return three student-athletes and are joined by four newcomers.  

In total, the Titans have nine new additions to the program, including freshmen Isabella Cano (River Grove, Ill.-East Leyden), Julia Jozwiak (McHenry, Ill.-Wauconda), Emilee Spicer (Bloomington, Ill.-Bloomington), Caroline Stenger (Westlake, Ohio-Westlake), Isadora Tolpin (Highland Park, Ill.-Highland Park), and Sarah Worsley (Shorewood, Ill.-Joliet West) for the women's team and Ben Huk (Des Plaines, Ill.-Maine West), Jacob Nacional (Bolingbrook, Ill.-Bolingbrook), David Ren (Chicago, Ill.-Hinsdale Central), and Tate Thomas (Joliet, Ill.-Joliet West) joining the men's program.  

Last season, the Titans saw eight swimmers garner all-conference honors at the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin meet last February. Returning All-CCIW selections are senior Emily Marks (Cary, Ill.-Cary Grove), juniors Kayleigh Kuschewski (Batavia, Ill.-Batavia), and Natalie Porter (Danville, Ill.-Danville), and sophomore Sam Borre (Hoffman Estates, Ill.-James B. Conant). 
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Kuschewski and Marks competed in the 200 medley relay, taking first place with a time of 1:46.78 to secure their All-CCIW accolades, while Kuschewski also earned second in the 100 yard backstroke clocking in at 58.29.

Borre returns with an All-CCIW nod after she placed third in the 200 yard backstroke (2:07.68) as a freshman.

Porter, IWU's sole returning champion, took home the gold in the 1650 yard freestyle with a time of 17:46.14 as she shaved nearly a minute off of her season best. 

The Titans are opening their season in Romeoville, while Lewis has already had one meet securing a 1-0 record on both the men's and the women's sides against Olivet Nazarene University. IWU has faced Lewis a total of seven times dating back to 2016 and is looking to secure its first win against the Division II Flyers.

Results will be posted to iwusports.com following the completion of the meet.