Carbondale Reporter

Southern Illinois University swimmer Alex Santiago concluded his participation in the Men's NCAA Championships this week, marking the end of the 2025 season for the university's swim team. Santiago competed in three events: the 50-yard freestyle, the 100-yard butterfly, and the 100-yard freestyle.

Santiago began his events on Thursday with the 50-yard freestyle preliminaries, posting a time of 19.21 seconds, which placed him 30th. On Friday, he participated in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing in 45.11 seconds. Although he came in 20th in the preliminaries, Santiago set new records for both the Missouri Valley Conference and his school, breaking his own previous records. His final event was the 100-yard freestyle preliminaries on Saturday, where he completed the swim in 42.34 seconds, resulting in a 39th place finish.

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