Michigan to Return to Canham Natatorium for Two-Day Meet With MSU, Rutgers

Friday, January 22

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Michigan to Return to Canham Natatorium for Two-Day Meet With MSU, Rutgers

1/21/2021 10:42:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

By: Brad Rudner

» The University of Michigan swimming and diving program splits up for a two-day meet at Canham Natatorium this weekend.
» The men's team hosts Michigan State on Friday (Jan. 22) at 5:30 p.m., while the women's team hosts Michigan State and Rutgers on Saturday (Jan. 23) at 11 a.m.
» This will be the last scheduled meeting between Michigan and Michigan State. Last fall, Michigan State made the decision to cut men's and women's swimming and diving.

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The University of Michigan swimming and diving program is back in the pool at Canham Natatorium this weekend, beginning Friday (Jan. 22) when the No. 9-ranked men's team (1-1) hosts Michigan State at 5:30 p.m. On Saturday (Jan. 23), the No. 5-ranked women's team (2-0) will host a double-dual meet with the Spartans and Rutgers at 11 a.m. The diving portion for both genders will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Both sessions are scheduled to be streamed via Big Ten Network Plus.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, Jan. 22 (Men)
400-yard Medley Relay
200-yard Freestyle
100-yard Backstroke
100-yard Breaststroke
200-yard Butterfly
50-yard Freestyle
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Backstroke
200-yard Breaststroke
500-yard Freestyle
100-yard Butterfly
400-yard IM
200-yard Freestyle Relay

Saturday, Jan. 23 (Women)
Diving - 10:30 a.m.
Women's 3M + Men's 1M
Women's 1M + Men's 3M

Swimming - 11 a.m.
400-yard Medley Relay
200-yard Freestyle
100-yard Backstroke
100-yard Breaststroke
200-yard Butterfly
50-yard Freestyle
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Backstroke
200-yard Breaststroke
500-yard Freestyle
100-yard Butterfly
400-yard IM
200-yard Freestyle Relay

Team Notes

• Michigan will be participating in its first team competition at Canham Natatorium in 357 days. Their last meet was a dual against Michigan State on Jan. 31, 2020.

• This will be the last scheduled meeting between Michigan and Michigan State. Back in the fall, Michigan State made the decision to cut men's and women's swimming and diving.

• The Wolverines opened the season last Saturday (Jan. 16) with a double-dual meet against Indiana and Northwestern in Bloomington, Ind. The women's team won both decisions for a clean sweep, while the men's team went 1-1. [ Recap ]

• To date, U-M swimmers have achieved 30 NCAA 'B' cuts -- 17 for the men, 13 for the women.

• Junior Olivia Carter is off to a fantastic start to the season, winning three events (plus swimming anchor on the winning 400-yard freestyle relay) in last Saturday's meet. She was named Big Ten Women's Swimmer of the Week on Wednesday (Jan. 20).

• On the men's side, breaststroke continues to be an area of strength. Against Indiana and Northwestern, juniors Will Chan (100-yard breaststroke) and AJ Bornstein (200-yard breaststroke) each clocked victories. In the fall, another junior, Mason Hunter, went 51.80, a time that ranks fifth-best in the NCAA this season.

• One area of depth for the women's team appears to be in backstroke. Against Indiana and Northwestern, U-M went 1-2-4 in the 100-yard backstroke and 1-2-3 in the 200-yard backstroke. Freshman Casey Chung and sophomore Mariella Venter alternated victories in both events.

• The following freshmen made their dual-meet debuts against Indiana and Northwestern: Juan Ceresa, Casey Chung, Wyatt Davis, Claire Donan, Kalli Fama, Sophie Housey, Noelle Kaufmann, James LeBuke, Jake Mitchell, Charlie Morici, Claire Newman, Taylor Peters, Bence Szabados, Yugo Tsukikawa, Sophia Tuinman and Claire Tuttle.

• Last Saturday's meet also was the first opportunity for the Michigan divers to compete for NCAA Zone Diving qualifying scores. Three divers surpassed the required marks and qualified: seniors Ross Todd (1M, 3M), Chris Canning (3M) and Christy Cutshaw (1M).

Opponent Preview

Michigan State
• Head Coach: Matt Gianiodis
• Diving Coach: Eric Best

Men: Michigan State did not participate in its scheduled meet with Purdue and Illinois last Saturday (Jan. 16) due to COVID-19 issues within the program. Last season, the Spartans finished 10th at the Big Ten Championships.

Series: Michigan leads, 90-5-0. The two teams first met in the 1922-23 season.

Women: Michigan State did not participate in its scheduled meet with Purdue and Illinois last Saturday (Jan. 16) due to COVID-19 issues within the program. Last season, the Spartans finished 12th at the Big Ten Championships.

Series: Michigan leads, 42-2. The two teams first met in the 1974-75 season.

Rutgers
• Head Coach: Jon Maccoll
• Diving Coach: Frederick Woodruff

Rutgers did not compete in its scheduled tri-meet with Penn State and Ohio State last week, though one diver, Jenna Douglass, did. The Scarlet Knights were 11th at the Big Ten Championships last year.

Series: Michigan leads, 3-0. The two teams have not met in a dual meet since 2018.

Up Next

• Saturday, Feb. 6 -- vs. Ohio State (Canham Natatorium), TBD