Michigan Women, West Virginia Men Win Orange Bowl Swimming Classic

Collegiate swimmers leap off the starting blocks for the 50-meter women's freestyle event Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at the Orange Bowl Swimming Classic in Key Largo, Fla. Michigan placed first in the women's division while West Virginia University won the men's division. The event, staged at the Jacobs Aquatic Center, was the highlight of the winter collegiate swimming training season in the Florida Keys. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

KEY LARGO – The University of Michigan and West Virginia University won the women’s and men’s divisions respectively at the Orange Bowl Swimming Classic Saturday in the Florida Keys.

The Michigan ladies crushed their opponents, winning by 195 points over second-place West Virginia University Saturday at the Jacobs Aquatic Center. The University of Vermont women’s team placed third.

“When you are at Michigan you are expected to win,” said Michigan Head Coach Mike Bottom. “We are a long way from winning a (women’s championship) but we’re getting closer.”

In the men’s division, West Virginia University beat second-place Saint Leo University by 81.5 points. George Mason University male swimmers placed third.

“Saint Leo has a very strong group of men, but we won on the depth of our team,” said West Virginia Head Coach Vic Riggs. “We used it (the Classic) as an opportunity to get a good indication of where we are training wise and if we need to make changes.”

The 24-event meet was the highlight of the collegiate swimming training season in the Keys.

Results: Orange Bowl Classic

University of Michigan junior Marie Georger, touches the wall Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at the Orange Bowl Swimming Classic in Key Largo, Fla. Michigan placed first in the women's division while West Virginia University won the men's division. The event, staged at the Jacobs Aquatic Center, was the highlight of the winter collegiate swimming training season in the Florida Keys. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Stephen Frink/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO) — Photo Courtesy: Stephen Frink

University of Michigan women swimmers compete in 200-meter individual medley Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at the Orange Bowl Swimming Classic in Key Largo, Fla. Michigan placed first int he women's division while West Virginia University won the men's division. The event, staged at the Jacobs Aquatic Center, was the highlight of the winter collegiate swimming training season in the Florida Keys. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Stephen Frink/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO) — Photo Courtesy: Stephen Frink

West Virginia University's Ross Glegg WVU reaches for the wall to win Men's 100-Meter Freestyle event Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at the Orange Bowl Swimming Classic in Key Largo, Fla. West Virginia University won the men's division while Michigan placed first in the women's division. The event, staged at the Jacobs Aquatic Center, was the highlight of the winter collegiate swimming training season in the Florida Keys. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Stephen Frink/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO) — Photo Courtesy: Stephen Frink

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