Notes: NCAA Championships - Day 3
3/28/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
March 28, 2015
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• U-M has finished in the top five at the NCAA Championships in four consecutive seasons (2012 -- fifth; 2013 -- first; 2014 -- fourth; 2015 -- third). The last time U-M accomplished that feat was 1993-96.
• The Wolverines have recorded 15 consecutive top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships (2001-15).
• This is only the fifth time in the last 28 years that U-M failed to crown at least one national champion (others: 1998, 2002, 2011, 2012).
• Dylan Bosch has earned NCAA All-America status in the 200-yard IM, 400-yard IM and 200-yard butterfly in each of his first three seasons. He is now an 11-time NCAA All-American.
• According to SwimSwam, PJ Ransford, 18, broke the U.S. 17-18 National Age Group record that previously stood for 31 years. The old record was 14:38.22, held by Jeff Kostoff from 1984. Additionally, Ransford's split at the 1,000-yard mark (8.46.40) is the second fastest in both Big Ten and Michigan history.
• Richard Funk and Bruno Ortiz graduate with the top two times in program history in the 100-yard breaststroke (51.41 and 51.67, respectively). They are only two swimmers in Michigan history to ever break the 52-second barrier in that event.
• Richard Funk set a new Big Ten record in the 100-yard breaststroke on Friday (51.41 during preliminaries). The old record was 51.50, set by Cody Miller (Indiana) in 2014.
• In addition to program record-setting swim in the 100-yard freestyle on Saturday, Bruno Ortiz also set a new U-M record in the 50-yard freestyle on Thursday (19.09). It was also the second-fastest time in Big Ten history.
• Bruno Ortiz capped his collegiate career as a 16-time NCAA All-American, six-time NCAA All-America honorable mention and 16-time Big Ten champion.
• Anders Nielsen went faster in all three of his events at the NCAA Championships than he did last month at the Big Ten Championships in the same pool. He went 1:32.73 in the 200-yard freestyle (1:33.49 at Big Tens), 4:12.16 in the 500-yard freestyle (4:14.06 at Big Tens) and 14:56.53 in the 1,650-yard freestyle (14:57.38 at Big Tens). In Big Ten history, he is ranked No. 2 in the 200-yard freestyle and No. 4 in the 500-yard freestyle.
• Paul Powers was one of only three freshmen to get a second swim in the 50-yard freestyle. He finished eighth (19.44). The other swimmers included Florida's Caeleb Dressel (1st) and North Carolina State's Ryan Held (14th).
• Eight swimmers on the team's roster were swimming at the NCAA Championships for the first time. U-M sent a total of 16 swimmers to the event.
CAREER BESTS
50-yard Freestyle
Bruno Ortiz -- 19.09 (No. 1 in U-M, No. 2 in Big Ten)
100-yard Freestyle
Bruno Ortiz -- 42.26 (No. 1 in U-M, No. 2 in Big Ten)
200-yard Freestyle
Anders Nielsen -- 1:32.73 (No. 2 in U-M/Big Ten)
500-yard Freestyle
Anders Nielsen -- 4:12.16 (No. 4 in U-M/Big Ten)
1,650-yard Freestyle
PJ Ransford -- 14:34.36 (No. 5 in U-M history/Big Ten)
100-yard Backstroke
Aaron Whitaker -- 46.24 (No. 2 in U-M, No. 8 in Big Ten)
200-yard Backstroke
Tristan Sanders -- 1:40.34 (No. 2 in U-M, No. 6 in Big Ten)
Aaron Whitaker -- 1:41.14 (No. 3 in U-M, No. 10 in Big Ten)
100-yard Butterfly
Evan White -- 46.56 (No. 9 in U-M)
100-yard Breaststroke
Richard Funk -- 51.41 (No. 1 in U-M/Big Ten)
Bruno Ortiz -- 51.68 (No. 2 in U-M, No. 4 in Big Ten)
200-yard Breaststroke
Richard Funk -- 1:52.60 (No. 1 in Big Ten, No. 2 in Big Ten)
Chris Klein -- 1:54.46 (No. 4 in U-M, No. 8 in Big Ten)
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