Weekly Release #4
11/30/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Upcoming Schedule
Thu-Sat., Dec. 2-4 -- at Texas Invitational (Austin, Texas)
This Week: Texas Invitational
The ninth-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team will compete in the Texas Invitational hosted by the University of Texas on Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 4-6. Prelims will be held at 10 a.m. CST and finals will begin at 6 p.m. CST on each day of the three-day event. The meet will take place at UT's Lee and Joe Jamail Swimming Center in Austin, Texas. Joining Michigan at the Texas Invitational will be Arizona, Arizona State, No. 4 California, UC Santa Barbara, No. 18 Hawaii, No. 8 Texas, Texas Christian and No. 2 Southern Cal.
Schedule of Events
| Thursday, Dec. 2 | 10 a.m. (Prelims) | 6 p.m. (Finals) |
| | 100-yard Butterfly | 200-yard Freestyle Relay |
| | 500-yard Freestyle | 500-yard Freestyle (women) |
| | 200-yard IM | 100-yard Butterfly |
| | 50-yard Freestyle | 500-yard Freestyle (men) |
| | 15 minute break | 200-yard IM |
| | 200-yard Freestyle Relay | 15 minute break |
| | One-meter Springboard | 400-yard Medley Relay |
| | | One-meter Springboard |
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| Friday, Dec. 3 | 10 a.m. (Prelims) | 6 p.m. (Finals) |
| | 400-yard IM | 200-yard Medley Relay |
| | 200-yard Freestyle | 400-yard IM |
| | 100-yard Breaststroke | 200-yard Freestyle |
| | 100-yard Backstroke | 100-yard Breaststroke |
| | 15 minute break | 100-yard Backstroke |
| | 200-yard Medley Relay | 15 minute break |
| | Three-meter Springboard | 800-yard Freestyle Relay |
| | | Three-meter Springboard |
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| Saturday, Dec. 4 | 10 a.m. (Prelims) | 6 p.m. (Finals) |
| | 200-yard Backstroke | 200-yard Backstroke |
| | 100-yard Freestyle | 100-yard Freestyle |
| | 200-yard Breaststroke | 200-yard Breaststroke |
| | 1,650-yard Freestyle (Final) | 15 minute break |
| | Platform Diving | 400-yard Freestyle Relay |
| | | Platform Diving |
Vanderkaay, Tarwater Power U-M Past Michigan State
The No. 9 University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team claimed a 132-111 victory on Friday, Nov. 19 over in-state rival Michigan State at Charles McCaffree Pool. The Wolverines swept the top three spots in the 500-yard freestyle, the 1,650-yard freestyle and the 400-yard individual medley en route to the win. Peter Vanderkaay (Rochester, Mich./Adams HS) and Davis Tarwater (Knoxville, Tenn./The Webb School) each won a pair of events the lead the Wolverines (3-0, 2-0 Big Ten).
We're Going Live
If you're unable to make it to Canham Natatorium this season, you can keep up on all the U-M swimming and diving action as it is happening. MGoBlue.com will provide living scoring for both of Michigan's scheduled dual meets in 2004-05.
Where's The Broom
The Wolverines swept the top three spots in the 500-yard freestyle, the 1,650-yard freestyle and the 400-yard individual medley in their dual meet at Michigan State. In the 500-yard freestyle, Alex Vanderkaay (Rochester, Mich./Adams HS) posted the top time, finishing in 4:35.67. Brendan Neligan (Briarwood, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy HS) claimed second and Johnny Austermann (Huntington Woods, Mich./Berkley HS) finished in third. Peter Vanderkaay won the mile in 15:55.51, followed by Zayd Ma (Ann Arbor, Mich./Clonlara HS) in second and Jorge Carral (Mexico City, Mexico/The Bolles School, Fla.) in third. In the 400-yard IM, Chuck Sayao (Mississauga, Ontario/Cawthra Park HS) won the event in 3:59.03. Alex Vanderkaay finished in second and the top three was rounded out by Nicholas Douville (Dayton, Ohio/Archbishop Alter HS) in third.
What The Deuce
In Michigan's 132-111 victory over Michigan State, Davis Tarwater and Peter Vanderkaay each claimed a pair of individual victories to lead the Wolverines. Tarwater won the 50-yard freestyle in 21.21 and posted the top time in the 100-yard butterfly at 49.37. He now has three individual wins this season. Peter Vanderkaay won his third and fourth individual titles of the year with wins in the 100-yard freestyle (46.25) and the 1,650-yard freestyle (15:55.51). Last season, Peter Vanderkaay was the NCAA Champion in the 1,500-meter freestyle.
A Great Dane
Freshman Dane Grenda (Hockessin, Del./Salesianum HS) won his first individual event as a Wolverine, earning a victory in the 100-yard backstroke at Michigan State. Grenda touched the wall in 51.88 to win the event.
The Michigan 500
Traditionally, the Wolverines have had a dominate swimmer in the 500-yard freestyle and have won the last eight Big Ten titles in the event. This season, Michigan has won the 500-yard freestyle at every meet so far. Brendan Neligan won the 500-yard freestyle at Eastern Michigan in 4:35.15 and freshman Alex Vanderkaay has won the event in U-M's past two meets. Vanderkaay won the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:43.85 at Wisconsin and clocked in at 4:35.25 at Michigan State.
CSCAA Top 25 (11/17/04)
RANK, SCHOOL Points 1. Auburn 199 2. Southern Cal 189 3. Florida 188 4. Stanford 172 California 172 6. Minnesota 156 7. Arizona 155 8. Texas 144 9. MICHIGAN 134 10. Virginia 130 11. Tennessee 119 12. Kentucky 112 13. North Carolina 97 14. Indiana 93 15. Northwestern 82 16. Georgia 80 17. Purdue 78 18. Hawaii 68 19. Texas A&M 49 20. Wisconsin 40 21. Notre Dame 37 22. BYU 31 23. Pittsburgh 24 24. Alabama 20 25. Florida State 14
On the Horizon
The Wolverines will head to California for their winter training and an exhibition meet with No. 2 Southern Cal and Nova Aquatics on Dec. 29 in Irvine, Calif. Michigan will return to action with a meet at No. 4 Stanford on Jan. 7 at 1 p.m. PST. That meet will take place in Palo Alto, Calif.
Contact: Paul Dickerson (734) 763-4423
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