The No. 7-ranked University of Michigan women’s swimming and diving team recognized six seniors and topped Miami (Ohio) 161-125 on Saturday (Feb. 1) at Canham Natatorium.
The quartet of Stephanie Balduccini, Casey Chung, Brady Kendall and Letitia Sim started the final dual meet of the season with a win in the 400-yard medley relay, clocking a time of 3:32.36.
Marian Ploger took care of business in the 1,000-yard freestyle, posting a time of 9:43.21 to outrace the field.
Hannah Bellard won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:44.62. Lindsay Flynn and Rebecca Diaconescu completed the event sweep with times of 1:48.05 and 1:48.18, respectively.
Claire Newman secured her first victory of the afternoon in the 100-yard breaststroke, clocking a 1:01.15. Ella Jo Piersma took first in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:57.67.
Balduccini secured her first individual win of the meet in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.56 seconds. Christey Liang took the top spot in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 48.82.
Sim dominated the field in the 200-yard breaststroke, winning the event with a time of 2:13.93.
Kathryn Shanley won the 500 free in her final dual meet in Canham with a time of 4:47.01. Piersma secured her second triumph of the day, winning the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 53.01.
Bellard closed out the individual events with a win in the 400-yard IM, posting a mark of 4:09.82.
Malia Amuan, Josie Connelly, Lexi Greenhawt and Piersma wrapped up the meet by taking first place in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a mark of 1:30.20.
In diving, Kiarra Milligan swept both springboard events, winning the one-meter dive with a score of 330.00 and the three-meter dive with a tally of 350.45.
Men’s meet
The No. 10-ranked University of Michigan men’s swimming and diving team honored its seven-member senior class before downing Miami (Ohio), 171-111, on Saturday (Feb. 1) in Canham Natatorium.
Eitan Ben-Shitrit, Ozan Kalafat, Tyler Ray and Jack Wilkening took the win in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:06.60 to start the meet.
Joshua Brown led the way in a Michigan sweep of the 1,000-yard freestyle, logging a mark of 8:56.62. William Savarese and Ryan Healy took second and third with times of 9:05.19 and 9:06.45, respectively.
Colin Geer won the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall at 1:34.68. Gal Groumi and Eduardo Moraes rounded out the top three with marks of 1:34.72 and 1:34.83. Ethan Schwab outraced the field in the 100-yard breaststroke, logging a time of 53.93.
Freshman Lorne Wigginton captured the victory in the 200-yard butterfly, throwing down a time of 1:44.56. Ray clocked a 19.36 in the 50-yard freestyle to take the win for the Maize and Blue.
Bence Szabados posted a time of 43.13 in the 100-yard freestyle to take first overall. Schwab completed the sweep of the breaststroke events, winning the 200-yard race with a mark of 1:58.82.
Freshman Inbar Danziger won the 200-yard backstroke with a mark of 1:45.26, and Moraes took first in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:20.97.
Wigginton took his second win of the day, closing out the individual events with a time of 3:42.69 in the 400-yard IM.
Geer, Ray, Szabados and Wilkening combined to win the 200-yard freestyle relay with a mark of 1:17.46 to close out the senior day meet.
Julian Cardenas won the one-meter dive with a score of 384.55 while Logan Hepner took the three-meter dive with a mark of 400.40.
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