Weekly Release #9
2/13/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Upcoming Schedule
Thu-Sat., Feb. 15-17 -- at Big Ten Championships (Bloomington, Ind.), 11 a.m./7 p.m.
Fri-Sat., Feb. 23-24 -- host Last Chance Invite (Canham Natatorium), 5 p.m./11 a.m.
Big Ten Championships
The 16th-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team (4-5, 4-2 Big Ten) will travel to Bloomington, Ind., to compete in the 2001 Big Ten Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Championships Thursday through Saturday (Feb. 15-17). Indiana University will be hosting the three-day event at the Counsilman and Billingsley Aquatic Center.
Complete results will be provided at the Indiana and Big Ten Championships sites.
The Schedule of Events
Events will begin each day with preliminaries at 11 a.m., and the finals session will start at 7 p.m. The Big Ten Championship schedule is as follows:
| Thursday, Feb. 15 | 200-yard freestyle relay 500-yard freestyle 200-yard individual medley 50-yard freestyle 1-meter diving 400-yard medley relay |
Friday, Feb. 16 | 200-yard medley relay 400-yard individual medley 100-yard butterfly 200-yard freestyle 100-yard breaststroke 100-yard backstroke 3-meter diving 800-yard freestyle relay |
Saturday, Feb. 17 | 1,650-yard freestyle 200-yard backstroke 100-yard freestyle 200-yard breaststroke 200-yard butterfly Platform diving (exhibition) 400-yard freestyle relay |
Admission Info
Admission to the event can be purchased as a three-day pass, including all sessions, for $15. Individual session tickets are also available. Single-session tickets to preliminary events are $3 while single-session tickets to event finals are $5. Students, with valid ID, can purchase tickets for $3 to any session. Please contact the Indiana box office at (812) 855-4006 or (800) 447-4648 for more information.
The Quest for 13
Michigan is looking to win its 13th Big Ten Conference team championship in the 20-year history of the competition, which began in 1982. From 1987 to 1998, U-M set a precedent in winning an incredible 12 consecutive team titles. Head coach Jim Richardson and diving coach Dick Kimball guided the way in all 12 Big Ten team titles.
Returning Individual Big Ten Champions
Senior Jennifer Crisman (Hudsonville, Mich./Jenison HS), U-M's only returning individual champion, is the three-time defending champion in the 100-yard backstroke and will attempt to become the eighth person in conference history to win four straight titles in one individual event. She would join former Wolverines Alecia Humphrey (1992-95, 100- and 200-yard backstrokes) and Shannon Shakespeare (1997-2000, 200-yard individual medley) in the select group.
The Wolverines have three other returning Big Ten champions from last year -- one seniors, a junior and one sophomore. Crisman and senior Missy Sugar (Newburgh, Ind./Evansville Day School) each swam on the victorious 200- and 400-yard freestyle and 400-yard medley relay teams. Sophomore Laura Kaznecki (Wolverine Lake, Mich./Western HS) was a member of the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays, while junior Lindsay Carlberg (Carmel Ind./Carmel HS) swam on the winning 400-yard medley relay team.
U-M Big Ten Championships Event Titles
| Jennifer Crisman (11) | 2000 -- | 100-yard backstroke (54.21)* 200-yard freestyle relay (1:31.04) 400-yard freestyle relay (3:19.44) 400-yard medley relay (3:39.80) |
| | 1999 -- | 100-yard backstoke (54.23) 200-yard medley relay (1:41.15) 400-yard freestyle relay (3:18.51) |
| | 1998 -- | 100-yard backstroke (54.71) 200-yard freestyle relay (1:30.97) 200-yard medley relay (1:42.13) 400-yard medley relay (3:40.89) |
| Missy Sugar (7) | 2000 -- | 200-yard freestyle relay (1:31.04) 400-yard freestyle relay (3:19.44) 400-yard medley relay (3:39.80) |
| | 1999 -- | 400-yard freestyle relay (3:18.41) 800-yard freestyle relay (7:16.27) |
| | 1998 -- | 400-yard freestyle relay (3:19.16) 800-yard freestyle relay (7:19.51) |
| Laura Kaznecki (2) | 2000 -- | 200-yard freestyle relay (1:31.04) 400-yard freestyle relay (3:19.44) |
| Lindsay Carlberg (1) | 2000 -- | 400-yard medley relay (3:39.80) |
* denotes Big Ten Championship meet record | ||
Recap of 2000 Big Ten Championships
Last year the Maize and Blue finished second of 11 teams in the Big Ten Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Championships (Feb. 17-19) in Indianapolis, Ind. U-M took first in seven events -- four individual races and three relays -- and scored 501 points to finish second to Minnesota (562.5), which won its second straight championship.
U-M's Shannon Shakespeare was named Diver of the Championship after becoming just the seventh person to win an event four straight years, doing so in the 200-yard individual medley with a Big Ten-record time (1:57.66). She was also a part of the 400-yard medley relay team that finished in a championship record time of 3:39.80. Shakespeare had a first-place performance in the 200-yard freestyle, clocking in at 1:46.37 and set her last record of the meet in the 100-yard freestyle in 48.90. Jennifer Crisman set a meet record in the 100-yard backstroke (54.21), slicing 0.02 off her own mark from the previous year.
Absolute Arsenault
Freshman Samantha Arsenault (Peabody, Mass./Gardner HS) has not slowed down since returning from Sydney, Australia, with her 2000 Olympic gold medal in the 800-yard freestyle. As of the Feb. 6 national rankings, Arsenault is among the national top 25 in five of the six freestyle races, including a No. 2 listing in the 500-yard freestyle (4:42.91). Eight other U-M swimmers are listed in the national top 25 times in their respective events.
U-M Individuals in the National Top 25 Rankings (2/6/01)
| Name | Event (Yards) | Rank | Time | Date |
| Samantha Arsenault | 500 freestyle | 2nd | 4:42.91 | Dec. 3 |
| | 1,000 freestyle | 7th | 9:52.33 | Nov. 3 |
| | 200 freestyle | 12th | 1:48.19 | Dec. 2 |
| | 1,650 freestyle | 19th | 16:41.90 | Dec. 3 |
| | 100 freestyle | 21st | 50.71 | Dec. 3 |
| Traci Valasco | 200 breaststroke | 12th | 2:14.51 | Dec. 3 |
| | 100 breaststroke | 24th | 1:03.79 | Dec. 2 |
| Lindsay Carlberg | 200 backstroke | 10th | 1:59.33 | Dec. 2 |
| Erin Abbey | 200 backstroke | 12th | 1:59.71 | Dec. 2 |
| Jennifer Crisman | 50 freestyle | 12th | 23.10 | Nov. 3 |
| Emily Fenn | 1,650 freestyle | 12th | 16:35.21 | Jan. 27 |
| Lori Eberwein | 500 freestyle | 17th | 4:50.05 | Dec. 1 |
| Sara Johnson | 200 individual medley | 21st | 2:03.25 | Dec. 1 |
| Jennifer Arndt | 200 backstroke | 24th | 2:01.01 | Dec. 2 |
Diver of the Week Part II
Freshman Tealin Kelemen (Riverton, N.J./Moorestown Friends School) was named Big Ten Diver of the Week (Jan. 22-27) after winning the one-meter (297.60) and three-meter (307.56) diving events at Northwestern (Jan. 27), both with NCAA zone qualifying marks. This was the second time in three weeks that Kelemen had received the honor and the third time this season. She also was honored on Dec. 6 and Jan. 16.
Kelemen, who has won 11 one- and three-meter diving events this season, is looking to become U-M's first Big Ten diving champion since Carrie Zarse (1993-96) won the one-meter in 1993 and Mary Fischbach (1984, '87-88) won back-to-back three-meter titles in 1987-88.
Last Time in the Pool
The Wolverines have been off for nearly three weeks since dropping dual meets on the road at No. 18 Notre Dame (157-143, Jan. 26) and No. 23-ranked Big Ten Confefence rival Northwestern (157-143, Jan. 27).
Despite their loss to Notre Dame the Maize and Blue had several strong performances. In the 200-yard freestyle 2000 Olympic gold medalist Samantha Arsenault, Emily Fenn (Wesport, Conn./Staples HS) and Missy Sugar finished 1-2-3, with Arsenault's time of 1:50.26 enough for an NCAA consideration time. Arsenault also took first in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 51.18.
Senior Jennifer Crisman won the 50-yard freestyle in 23.54 and took second in the 100-yard backstroke (56.67) at Notre Dame. She also took first in the 100-yard backstroke (56.56) and second in the 100-yard butterfly (56.16) against the Wildcats. Tealin Kelemen finished second in both the one- and three-meter diving events with zone qualifying marks of 274.12 and 324.6, respectively, against Notre Dame, then won both events at Northwestern with NCAA zone qualifying marks of 297.60 and 307.56, respectively.
Wolverines Listed 16th in Coaches Poll
U-M is ranked No. 16 in the latest CSCAA Coaches Poll (Feb. 1) and is ahead of three other Big Ten schools in the rankings. Wisconsin leads at No. 12, followed by No. 13 Penn State, No. 18 Northwestern, No. 19 Minnesota and No. 21 Indiana. The next poll is scheduled to be released Feb. 15.
Speedo America's CSCAA Coaches Poll (2/1/01)
1. Georgia 197 2. Arizona 194 3. Stanford 182 4. California 176 5. Auburn 169 6. UCLA 161 7. Florida 148 8. North Carolina 145 9. Texas 135 10. Southern Cal 131 11. Southern Methodist 119 12. Wisconsin 109 13. Penn State 100 14. Virginia 93 15. Notre Dame 87 16. MICHIGAN 84 17. Arizona State 73 18. Northwestern 60 19. Minnesota 54 20. Maryland 49 21. Indiana 44 22. Tennessee 32 23. Hawaii 29 24. Princeton 10 Kentucky 10
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