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Wolverines Sharp in Season Opener, Top Oakland, Miami
9/28/2018 9:48:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
» The Wolverines won all 16 events in wins over Oakland (245-55) and Miami (248-52).
» Catie DeLoof led all swimmers with three event wins, while fellow seniors Siobhán Haughey and Yirong Bi won two each.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Canham Natatorium)
Scores: Michigan 245, Oakland 55; Michigan 248, Miami 52; Miami 190, Oakland 108
Records: U-M (2-0), OAK (0-2), MU (1-1)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Sept. 29 -- host JDRF Awareness Relay-Only Meet (Canham Natatorium), 10:30 a.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team opened the 2018-19 season in dominating fashion, winning all 16 events in wins over Oakland (245-55) and Miami (248-52) on Friday (Sept. 28) at Canham Natatorium.
Senior Catie DeLoof was among the best swimmers of the meet, posting a trio of individual wins. She first won the 100-yard backstroke (54.68) before getting NCAA "B" cuts in the sprints, winning the 50-yard freestyle (22.65) and 100-yard freestyle (49.20).
Senior Siobhán Haughey took two events on the night, winning the 200-yard freestyle (1:47.11), just barely sneaking under the NCAA "B" standard. She also claimed the 200-yard breaststroke later in the meet (2:14.62).
The distance group looked strong, with senior Yirong Bi (9:55.53) and sophomore Sierra Schmidt (10:00.02) going 1-2 in the 1,000-yard freestyle. The Wolverines later went 1-2-3-4 in the 500-yard freestyle, also won by Bi (4:51.75).
Two freshmen looked very good in their debuts. Victoria Kwan won a pair of events, touching first in the 200-yard butterfly (2:01.18) and later in the 200-yard IM (2:04.040), while Maggie MacNeil was dominant in the 100-yard butterfly, winning by almost three seconds (52.69).
Other victors included senior Jamie Yeung in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.19) and junior Jacqui Schafer in the 200-yard backstroke (2:01.08).
Michigan showed its depth and quality on the springboards, going 1-2-3-4 on both one- and three-meter. Sophomores Nikki Canale and Christy Cutshaw -- both NCAA Championships qualifiers last year as freshmen -- won one-meter (296.00) and three-meter (292.00), respectively.
The Wolverines swept both relays. The foursome of MacNeil, Tucker, sophomore Claire Maiocco and Haughey opened the meet winning the 200-yard medley relay (1:49.29), while Haughey, MacNeil, Yeung and Kwan took first in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:22.79).
The Wolverines return to the pool tomorrow (Saturday, Sept. 29) for their JDRF Awareness Relay-Only Meet, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Canham Natatorium. Admission is free.
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