Michigan Swimming Posts 11 NCAA-Best Times at Intrasquad Meet; MacNeil’s 100 Fly 4th All-Time

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Maggie MacNeil swam a stellar 100 butterfly in Michigan's intrasquad meet. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

The University of Michigan swimming programs saw its swimmers post 11 current NCAA-best times at the Maize & Blue Intrasquad, held on Friday (Oct. 18) at Canham Natatorium.

Of all swimmers in the pool on Friday, U-M posted 52 times that now rank in the NCAA Top 20, including 29 in the top five.

“Our goal at the beginning of the week was to swim fast in fast water and that’s exactly what our team did tonight,” said head coach Mike Bottom. “Everyone did an incredible job from top-to-bottom, which really speaks to the level in which we’re training right now as a team.”

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • Sophomore Maggie MacNeil won the 100-yard butterfly by over four seconds, resetting her previously-held Big Ten, U-M and pool records to 49.57. She also went 21.70 in the 50-yard freestyle, which was only a few tenths off her school record. It is the fourth-fastest performance all-time, edging her already fourth-place time of 49.59. She is behind Louise Hansson (49.26 and 49.34) and Kelsi Dahlia (49.43).
  • Junior Ricardo Vargas blew away the field in the distance events, going 4:15.90 in the 500-yard freestyle and 8:47.47 in the 1,000-yard freestyle. Vargas, senior Felix Auböck (4:15.91) and sophomore Patrick (4:17.91) went 1-2-3 in the 500-yard freestyle — the top three times in the nation this season.
  • Seniors Tommy Cope and Charlie Swanson posted the nation’s two fastest times in the 200-yard IM (1:45.08/1:45.81). They also both added an individual event win later in the meet: Swanson in the 400-yard IM (3:45.77) and Cope in the 200-yard breaststroke (1:54.82).
  • Junior Luiz Gustavo Borges was the king of the sprints, posting NCAA-best times in both the 50-yard freestyle (19.77) and 100-yard freestyle (43.53).
  • Senior Miranda Tucker was sharp, breaking 59 seconds in the 100-yard breaststroke to lead the country (58.77). She also now ranks No. 2 in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:09.89)
  • Senior Miles Smachlo now ranks No. 1 in the 200-yard butterfly (1:44.37) and is No. 2 in the 100-yard butterfly (46.43).
  • Among national ranks, senior Vanessa Krause is second in the 200-yard butterfly (1:56.42), freshman Kaitlynn Sims is third in the 500-yard freestyle (4:42.02) and sophomore Victoria Kwan is fourth in the 400-yard IM (4:14.04).
  • The men’s and women’s divers both competed on the three-meter springboard. Senior Jake Herremans had the highest score for the men (380.00), while sophomore Allie Klein led the way for the women (304.00).

The women’s team returns to dual-meet action on Friday, Nov. 1, facing Iowa in Iowa City. The meet will begin at 2 p.m. The men will compete the following day (Saturday, Nov. 2) against Indiana and Iowa in Bloomington, Ind. That meet will begin at 10 a.m.

— The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with the University of Michigan. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com.

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Carrie Bercot Harmon
4 years ago

Way to make lemonade out of lemons, blue!!!!!

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