With October in the rearview mirror and three meets down, the Irish swimming and diving programs head into the heart of the season with some major successes already in the back pocket. As of Oct. 30, the Irish boast 23 top-25 times in the NCAA right now, according to USA Swimming. Seven of those marks are top-10.
Men’s complete list —
50 free:
Chris Guiliano ranks fourth (19.35)
Abdelrahman El-Araby ranks 18th (19.74)
100 free:
Guiliano ranks first (41.63)
200 free:
Guiliano ranks third (1:33.75)
Cason Wilburn ranks 22nd (1:35.79)
50 back:
Tommy Janton ranks seventh (21.39)
Liam McDonnell ranks 20th (21.85)
100 back:
Janton ranks third (45.86)
Marcus Gentry ranks seventh (46.05)
Tanner Filion ranks 20th (46.99)
200 back:
Janton ranks seventh (1:41.29)
Filion ranks 11th (1:42.82)
Gentry ranks 12th (1:42.98)
100 breast:
Dillon Edge ranks 22nd (54.02)
100 fly:
Wilburn ranks eighth (46.45)
200 fly:
Tate Bacon ranks 20th (1:45.97)
200 IM
Edge ranks 17th (1:46.95)
Guiliano, El-Araby, Wilburn and Janton were Division I NCAA qualifiers last year, while Filion and McDonnell reached the meet at the Division III levels at Whitman College and John Carroll, respectively.
Women’s complete list —
500 free:
Maggie Graves ranks 17th (4:47.79)
1000 free:
Graves ranks 18th (9:52.15)
50 back:
Jessica Geriane ranks 24th (25.05)
200 back:
Madelyn Christman ranks sixth (1:54.98)
100 breast:
Ellie Jew ranks 21st (1:00.95)
200 breast:
Jew ranks 23rd (2:13.25)
Jew is the only Notre Dame returner that qualified for NCAAs last year.
Up next, Notre Dame heads to Louisville for a final dual meet before midseason invitationals and the U.S. Open.