Michigan
Louisville
Wolverines Sharp to Open Dual at Louisville
10/20/2017 8:42:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
» Evan White (1:47.49), Tommy Cope, Charlie Swanson and Jacob Montague went 1-2-3-4 in the 200-yard IM.
» The Wolverines went 1-3-4-5 in the 500-yard freestyle, headlined by Felix Auböck (4:20.72). Ricardo Vargas took third (4:24.08) in his collegiate debut.
» Jake Herremans won the one-meter springboard, scoring over 350.00 for the second consecutive meet to start the season.
Site: Louisville, Ky. (Ralph Wright Natatorium)
Score: No. 12 Michigan 118, No. 7 Louisville 49 (Day 1 of 2)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Oct. 21 -- at No. 7 Louisville, Day Two (Louisville, Ky.), 11 a.m.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The No. 12-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team won eight of nine events to secure a 118-49 lead over No. 7 Louisville in the first part of a two-day dual on Friday (Oct. 20) at Ralph Wright Natatorium.
The best event of the night came early, as Michigan swept the top four spots in the 200-yard IM. Senior Evan White won by nearly a second (1:47.49), followed by sophomores Tommy Cope (1:48.54), Charlie Swanson (1:48.99) and Jacob Montague (1:49.65). Montague and Cope later went 1-2 in the 200-yard breaststroke, each man finishing within a half-second of each other (1:59.40/1:59.84).
The Wolverines dominated in the lone distance event, going 1-3-4-5 in the 500-yard freestyle. Sophomore Felix Auböck touched first (4:20.72), while freshman Ricardo Vargas -- a 2016 Olympian from Mexico -- made his collegiate debut in third (4:24.08). Senior PJ Ransford(4:28.79) and freshman Will Roberts (4:30.89) rounded out the top five.
Sophomore Miles Smachlo turned in an impressive swim in the 200-yard butterfly (1:46.58), winning by over a second over Louisville's Zach Harting. Another sophomore, James Jones, held off Louisville's Andrej Barna to win the 100-yard freestyle (44.53).
Sophomore Jake Herremans topped the podium on the one-meter springboard (350.10). He now has two scores of 350.00-or-more in that event to start the season.
The Wolverines also won the 200-yard freestyle relay to open the meet (1:19.02), getting sub-20 splits from Borges (19.54), Peek (19.46) and Powers (19.43). The 400-yard medley relay was a close finish, as only .09 seconds separated first through third, but it was Michigan that took first and second. The foursome of Tristan Sanders, Montague, Smachlo and Jones touched at 3:14.56.
Michigan and Louisville return to the pool Saturday (Oct. 21) to finish the dual meet. The action begins at 11 a.m. inside Ralph Wright Natatorium.
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