Three Swimmers, Two Alums to Compete at World Championships
7/20/2017 2:29:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Swimmers Mokhtar Al-Yamani, Felix Auböck and incoming freshman Ricardo Vargas, along with alums Richard Funk (2012-15) and Anders Lie Nielsen (2013-16), will represent their respective countries and the University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team at the 2017 FINA World Championships, beginning Sunday (July 23) at Danube Arena. The Championships will run for eight days and conclude on July 30.
Joining the five men's swimmers in Budapest are women's swimmer Siobhán Haughey and alum Claudia Lau (2012-15), both of whom will represent Hong Kong. Additionally, head coach Mike Bottom will coach Al-Yamani for Yemen, while assistant coach Sam Wensman will coach Auböck for Austria.
Preliminaries begin at 9:30 a.m. (3:30 a.m. ET), with finals following at 5:30 p.m. (11:30 a.m. ET).
Mokhtar Al-Yamani (Yemen)
Monday, July 24 -- 200-meter freestyle (preliminaries, semifinals*)
Tuesday, July 25 -- 200-meter freestyle (final*)
Wednesday, July 26 -- 100-meter freestyle (preliminaries, semifinals*)
Thursday, July 27 -- 100-meter freestyle (final*)
Felix Auböck (Austria)
Sunday, July 23 -- 400-meter freestyle (preliminaries, final*)
Monday, July 24 -- 200-meter freestyle (preliminaries, semifinals*)
Tuesday, July 25 -- 800-meter freestyle (preliminaries), 200-meter freestyle (final*)
Wednesday, July 26 -- 800-meter freestyle (final*)
Saturday, July 29 -- 1,500-meter freestyle (preliminaries)
Sunday, July 30 -- 1,500-meter freestyle (final*)
Ricardo Vargas (Mexico)
Sunday, July 23 -- 400-meter freestyle (preliminaries, final*)
Tuesday, July 25 -- 800-meter freestyle (preliminaries)
Wednesday, July 26 -- 800-meter freestyle (final*)
Saturday, July 29 -- 1,500-meter freestyle (preliminaries)
Sunday, July 30 -- 400-meter IM (preliminaries, final*), 1,500-meter freestyle (final*)
Richard Funk (Canada)
Sunday, July 23 -- 100-meter breaststroke (preliminaries, semifinals*)
Monday, July 24 -- 100-meter breaststroke (final*)
Tuesday, July 25 -- 50-meter breaststroke (preliminaries, semifinals*)
Wednesday, July 26 -- 50-meter breaststroke (final*)
Anders Lie Nielsen (Denmark)
Monday, July 24 -- 200-meter freestyle (preliminaries, semifinals*)
Tuesday, July 25 -- 200-meter freestyle (final*)
Wednesday, July 26 -- 100-meter freestyle (preliminaries, semifinals*)
Thursday, July 27 -- 100-meter freestyle (final*)
Friday, July 28 -- 50-meter freestyle (preliminaries, semifinals*)
Saturday, July 29 -- 50-meter freestyle (final*)
* Pending qualification
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