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Wolverines Fly By No. 15-Ranked Indiana
1/11/2020 3:45:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
» The fifth-ranked Wolverines won 12 of 16 events to topple Indiana, 186-114, on Saturday inside Canham Natatorium.
» Sophomore Olivia Carter, the transfer from Georgia, won all three of her individual swims in her home debut. She led 1-2-3 finishes in both butterfly events.
» Sophomore Maggie MacNeil and freshman Kaitlynn Sims each won two events.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Canham Natatorium)
Score: #5 Michigan 186, #15 Indiana 114
Records: U-M (4-0, 2-0 Big Ten), IU (3-4, 0-1 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Jan. 18 -- at Ohio State (Columbus, Ohio), 2 p.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 5-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team won 12 of 16 events to defeat No. 15 Indiana, 186-114, on Saturday (Jan. 11) at Canham Natatorium. Newcomer Olivia Carter, the sophomore transfer from the University of Georgia, won all three of her individual events in her home debut.
"More than anything, this meet was about the team coming together," said head coach Mike Bottom. "My message before to the team was that it was going to take everyone in order to beat a great team like Indiana, and we were able to do that. The atmosphere in here was incredible and definitely gave our team some energy."
The Wolverines set the tone early, winning the 200-yard medley relay by almost four seconds. Sophomore Maggie MacNeil gave the Wolverines a massive lead after the opening leg, splitting 23.82, while senior Miranda Tucker, Carter and junior Daria Pyshnenko followed suit behind her, touching at 1:38.52.
Carter, who made her Michigan debut last week at the Orange Bowl Swim Classic in the Florida Keys, looked right at home on Saturday. Her addition bolsters an already potent butterfly group, as she headlined 1-2-3 finishes in both events. Carter first won the 200-yard butterfly (1:58.80), sweeping the event along with sophomore Victoria Kwan (1:59.71) and senior Vanessa Krause (2:01.21), then later won the 100-yard butterfly (54.20), finishing ahead of Krause (55.11) and freshman Megan Glass (55.40). Carter capped her afternoon with a win in the 200-yard IM (2:01.48).
Freshman Kaitlynn Sims cruised to victories in both distance events, winning the 500-yard freestyle (4:46.07) and 1,000-yard freestyle (9:45.52). Junior Sierra Schmidt finished behind her both times (4:48.29/9:52.25), allowing the distance duo to finish six seconds clear of the field in the 500-yard freestyle and a whopping 12 seconds clear in the 1,000-yard freestyle.
MacNeil continued her winning ways on Saturday, too, posting dominant wins in the 100-yard backstroke (51.89; won by nearly four seconds) and in the 100-yard freestyle (48.42; won by nearly two seconds). Pyshnenko was the other swimmer to post a win, taking the 50-yard freestyle with an impressive in-season time (22.62).
The Wolverines got a big boost in the diving well. Freshman Lucy Hogan was at the forefront of a 1-2-3-4 finish on three-meter, scoring 311.93 for the win ahead of junior Camryn McPherson (293.63), junior Nikki Canale (280.58) and freshman Lauren Cheetham (277.95). Canale later won on one-meter (279.97).
With the win well in hand, Michigan cruised to a win in the 400-yard freestyle relay, as the quartet of MacNeil, Pyshnenko, Tucker and freshman Sophia Kudryashova touched in 3:20.27, nearly four seconds ahead of Indiana.
Michigan will be back in the water next Saturday (Jan. 18) when it faces rival Ohio State in Columbus. The combined men's and women's dual meet will begin at 2 p.m.
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