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Wolverines Sharp in Closing Out Iowa, Denver in Double Dual
11/3/2018 2:16:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
» Maggie MacNeil set a pool record and came close to touching her school record in winning the 100-yard butterfly.
» The Wolverines won the 400-yard medley relay by more than six seconds (3:38.13) and the 200-yard freestyle relay by nearly four seconds (1:30.88).
» Christy Cutshaw won the platform diving exhibition event.
Site: Iowa City, Iowa (Campus Recreation and Wellness Center)
Scores: #3 Michigan 255, Iowa 97; #3 Michigan 276, Denver 77
Records: U-M (5-0, 2-0 B1G), Iowa (2-3, 1-2 B1G), Denver (5-2)
Next U-M Event: Sat-Sun., Nov. 10-11 -- at Big Ten/ACC Challenge (West Lafayette, Ind.), 5 p.m./10 a.m.
• Complete Results (PDF)
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Freshman Maggie MacNeil set a pool record in the 100-yard butterfly and was one of seven different individual-event winners in leading the No. 3-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team to a sweep of Iowa (255-97) and Denver (276-77) on Saturday (Nov. 3) to cap the two-day event at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.
"I think we had some best times and some best in-season times on both sides," said head coach Mike Bottom. "Our diving was real consistent, probably the most consistent we've been in a long time. As a team, even with some absences, we're showing that we're well-rounded and have enough depth to fill in holes when needed."
Two weeks after setting the school record in a training suit, MacNeil came close to surpassing that mark on Saturday, winning the 100-yard butterfly in 51.57 and establishing a new pool record. Senior Siobhán Haughey, who set her own pool record in the 200-yard freestyle yesterday, came within a tenth of a second of having another, taking the 100-yard freestyle in 48.35.
The Wolverines were dominant in the distance events, going 1-2-3-4 in the 500-yard freestyle behind sophomore Sierra Schmidt (4:53.41). Senior Catie DeLoof, one of the team's sprinters, went up in distance and took second behind Schmidt (4:54.02), while seniors Becca Postoll and Katie Duggan were third and fourth, respectively.
Junior Miranda Tucker won the 200-yard breaststroke (2:14.13), combining for a 1-2-3 finish with senior Yirong Bi and sophomore Alex Hughes, while junior Chloe Hicks, a transfer from Virginia Tech, notched her first win in the maize and blue in the 200-yard backstroke (2:00.20). Bi came back two races later to win the 400-yard individual medley (4:19.76), just ahead of teammate Kate Krolikowski.
The Wolverines also captured both relays in dominating fashion. The 400-yard medley relay team of senior Taylor Garcia, Tucker, MacNeil and Haughey won by more than six seconds (3:38.13), while the foursome of MacNeil, Haughey, Garcia and DeLoof won the 200-yard freestyle relay by more than three seconds (1:30.88).
After one- and three-meter springboard events yesterday, the divers performed an exhibition on platform, with sophomore Christy Cutshaw grabbing the win (277.10).
"Maggie continues to swim really well in whatever event she's thrown in to," added Bottom. "Also great to see Chloe get a win in the 200-yard backstroke. That was a fun swim and is big for her confidence. The biggest thing for us now is continuing to learn how we can get better when the environment gets rougher. That's the key."
Bi, Cutshaw, DeLoof, Haughey, junior Vanessa Krause and MacNeil will represent Michigan at the Big Ten/ACC Swimming & Diving Challenge next weekend (Nov. 10-11) in West Lafayette, Indiana. The full team will be back in action for the UGA Invitational, to be held Nov. 29-Dec. 1 in Athens, Georgia.
• Day 1 Results
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