No. 22 Badgers overcome Notre Dame

Saturday, October 17

Madison, Wis.

12 p.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

160

140

University of Notre Dame

Final Results (PDF)

No. 22 Badgers overcome Notre Dame

October 17, 2026 | Men's Swimming & Diving

Final Results (PDF)

Romano wins 1000 free to set new personal best

By: Olivia Zimmerman

MADISON, Wis. — The No. 22 Wisconsin men's swimming and diving team won the dual over Notre Dame at Soderholm Family Aquatic Center on Saturday, Oct. 17, recording a final score of 160 to 140.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Junior Yoav Romano scored big for the team, placing first in both the 1000 (8:54.78) and 500 free (4:16.67). Romano's win in the 1000 free set a new personal record for the swimmer. He also swam third for Wisconsin A in the 400 free relay to win first place with the team (2:53.42).

The team recorded a total of 36 top-three finishes with 12 wins across 16 events.

Luukas Vainio was also a major asset for the team with first-place finishes in the 200 free (1:34.66) and the 100 free (43.89). The senior joined Romano on the winning Wisconsin A relay in the 400 free.

Additional individual event wins include sophomore Enzo Solitario in the 200 fly (1:43.39), Brayden Henkel in the 100 breast (53.19), Adam Graham in the 200 back (1:43.97) and Landon Kyser in the 200 IM (1:47.05).

In the diving well, senior Lucas Daniels earned third place in both the 1-meter (305.55) and 3-meter (316.88). Freshman Jacob Pollina earned fourth in the 1-meter (273.75) and second in the 3-meter (319.65).

TOGETHER WE SWIM:

In addition to hosting their first official meet of the year, the Badgers were representing something much bigger than swimming and diving.

As a part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the team hosted a Pink Out meet, donning pink caps and apparel to shine light on a very important cause.

UP NEXT:

Wisconsin will round out their stretch of home meets with Minnesota on Nov. 6 at 5 p.m.

FINAL RESULTS

Wisconsin - 160

Notre Dame - 140

200 Medley Relay
2. Wisconsin A (Welker, Henkel, Solitario,Povaliaev) - 1:26.55
3. Wisconsin B (Kyser, Skarda, Swanepoel, Vainio) - 1:27.95

1000 Free
1. Yoav Romano - 8:54.78
3. Ashton Joswiak - 9:17.45
4. Max Stewart - 9:19.06
6. Andrew Hanson - 9:30.41

200 Free
1. Luukas Vainio - 1:34.66
2. Carter Jewell - 1:37.56
3. Adam Graham - 1:38.09

100 Back
2. Nathan Welker - 47.56
4. Landon Kyser - 48:07
5. Finn Bacon - 48.59
8. Joshua Smith - 50.32

100 Breast
1. Brayden Henkel - 53.19
2. Nate Harris - 53.65
4. Jack Skarda - 55.55
5. Benjamin Cescon - 55.69

200 Fly
1. Enzo Solitario - 1:43.39
3. Ege Kocak - 1:47.73
3. Lance Swanepoel - 1:47.73

50 Free
3. Mikhail Povaliaev - 20.45
5. Nathan Welker -20.94

3-meter
2. Jacob Pollina - 319.65
3. Lucas Daniels - 316.88

100 Free
1. Luukas Vainio - 43.89
4. Ege Kocak - 44.73
6. Mikhail Povaliaev - 45.82
8. Carter Jewell - 45.96

200 Back
1. Adam Graham - 1:43.97
4. Finn Bacon - 1:46.34
5. Landon Kyser - 1:47.12
7. Joshua Smith - 1:50.88

200 Breast
2. Nate Harris - 1:58.47
3. Benjamin Bescon - 2:00.04
5. Brayden Henkel - 2:03.24
6. Jack Skarda - 2:05.42

500 Free
1. Yoav Romano - 4:16.67
5. Max Stewart - 4:31.39
7. Ashton Joswiak - 4:32.99
8. Andrew Hanson - 4:36.06

100 Fly
2. Enzo Solitario - 47.01
4. Lance Swanepoel - 49.82

1-meter
3. Lucas Daniels - 305.55
4. Jacob Pollina - 273.75

200 IM
1. Landon Kyser - 1:47.05
3. Nate Harris - 1:47.69
4. Ege Kocak - 1:47.90
8. Benjamin Cescon - 1:52.17
10. Joshua Smith - 1:54.26

400 Free Relay
1. Wisconsin A (Vainio, Solitario, Romano, Welker) - 2:53.42
4. Wisconsin B (Povaliaev, Jewell, Hanson, Graham) - 3:01.93
5. Wisconsin C (Joswiak, Henkel, Skarda, Bacon) - 3:07.37