Oct. 29, 2001

It came down to the wire for both the University of Illinois at Chicago men's and women's swimming and diving teams, but the Flames fell a bit short in their bid for victory against the Eastern Illinois Panthers on Saturday.

The men dropped a 130-107 decision to Eastern Illinois, while the women fell 125-118 at the Lantz Natatorium.

"It was a weekend of tough competition," UIC head swimming and diving coach Paul Moniak said. "I hope that this will help us prepare for the Horizon League championships and hopefully we can win more of the closer meets."

Earning a pair of victories for the men's team on Saturday was senior Paul Torres (1000-freestyle, 9:51.78, 100-yard breaststroke, 1:00.36) and sophomore Enric Claret (200-yard Individual Medley, 1:58.65, 500-yard freestyle, 4:52.99).

Other individuals earning victories for the men's team includes: Mike Magee (1-meter diving, 256.5), David Kimmerly (100-yard backstroke, 54.85) and Joe Scharnak (3-meter diving, 217.125).

For the second straight week, freshman diver Caitlin Carey swept the diving events as she won the 1-meter event (232.425) and the 3-meter event (224.025).

Winners on the swimming side, includes: Jamie Redway (1000-yard freestyle, 10:48), Natasha Legarda (200-yard Individual Medley, 2:17.91) and Julie-Anne Chico (100-yard backstroke, 1:04.53).