Jack Haidl, Michigan State Finalist, to Attend Wheaton College (Illinois) in the Fall

By Claire Wong on SwimSwam

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Saline Swim Team’s Jack Haidl, a Dexter, Michigan native will join the Wheaton College Thunder this fall. Haidl, a Dexter High School graduate, is a distance free specialist.

I would like to announce my commitment to Wheaton College for the next phase of my academic, swimming and spiritual journey!  I am so thankful for the support from my high school and club team coaches and teammates.  Also a huge thanks to Coach Ayers and the Wheaton family, and my family for the amazing support so far. I am very excited to begin the next phase of my life at Wheaton!

Haidl helped Dexter to a 10th place finish—in a field of 46 teams—at the Michigan Boys Division 2 State Championships to wrap up his high school swimming career. His 12 individual points was the 2nd most of his team, and all 12 were via his 7th place finish in the 500 free. He swam a 4:43.52, the second fastest time of his career and just off the 4:42.18 he swam in prelims to snag his first sectional cut. Haidl also swam the 200 free (1:47.00), finishing in 19th, and contributed a split of 49.23 in Dexter’s 400 free relay to help them finish 10th overall. 

Just a week later, Haidl carried his momentum at the Michigan Ultra Championships, swimming a 9:47.25 in the 1000 free to shave nearly 20 seconds from his previous best of 10:06.64.

At Speedo Sectionals – Columbus (LCM) in July, Haidl hit best times in every event he swam; his highest finish came in the 400 free, where he took 29th in 4:18.38. Though off his prelim swim of 4:17.29, both swims were significantly under his previous best of 4:25.03. Haidl also competed in the 200 free (2:03.08) and 800 free (8:53.76), coming in 85th and 18th, respectively. Haidl went on to time trial the 100 free, touching the wall in 57.59 to set yet another personal best.

Best times (SCY):

• 100 free – 50.22
• 200 free – 1:47.00
• 500 free – 4:42.18
• 1000 free – 9:47.25
• 1650 free – 17:20.44

Wheaton College, a D3 school, is located in Wheaton, Illinois and a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). At the 2025 CCIW Championships, Wheaton finished in 3rd, and distance/IM specialist Jed Ritchie, a rising sophomore, led the team with 57 points. Haidl would’ve been 3rd on Wheaton’s roster in both the 500 and 1000 free this past year, behind the aforementioned Ritchie and Isaac Eilmes, a rising junior. 

His commitment strengthens Wheaton’s already-strong mid-distance group, as Haidl’s best time in the 500 would have placed 6th at the CCIW Championships this past season—an event Wheaton already had 3 A-finalists in. Further, Haidl would have scored in both the 200 free and 1650 free.

Joining Haidl this fall is a breaststroke-heavy freshman class, featuring Nick John (breast), Solomon Berg (breast), Peyton Truman (breast), and  Zak Kohoutek (sprint free).

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