Michigan
Big Ten Championships
Groumi Claims First Gold at Big Tens; U-M Remains Third
2/24/2022 10:07:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
» Michigan is in third place (408 points) after the second day of the Big Ten Championships in West Lafayette, Ind.
» Gal Groumi claimed the first gold medal for Michigan at the Big Ten Championships in the 200-yard IM.
» Jake Mitchell nabbed a silver medal in the 500 free and Jared Daigle captured the bronze in the 200-yard IM.
» The Wolverines collected one A-cut and ten B-cut times.
Site: West Lafayette, Ind. (Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center)
Event: Big Ten Championships (Day 2 of 4)
U-M Team Standing: 3rd place of 8 Teams (408 points)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Feb. 25 -- at Big Ten Championships - Day 3 (West Lafayette, Ind.), 10 a.m./5:30 p.m.
• Complete Results (PDF) | Photo Gallery
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team claimed three medals (one gold, one silver and one bronze) on the second day of the Big Ten Championships on Thursday (Feb. 24) at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.
The Wolverines finished the second day of the Big Ten Championships with 408 points and are in third place. Ohio State sits in first place with 487.5 points, with Indiana just behind in second (449 points).
Jake Mitchell started the second day of competition for Michigan in the 500 free claiming the silver medal with a time of 4:12.88, setting a personal best and nabbing a B-cut. Patrick Callan finished sixth in the A-final, Connor Hunt finished 11th and Bora Unalmis finished 16th overall, grabbing major points for the Wolverines.
In the 200-yard IM, Gal Groumi claimed the first gold medal for the Wolverines, setting a new personal best time of 1:41.54. Right behind Groumi was Jared Daigle, who nabbed the bronze medal with a new personal best time of 1:43.63.
Ross Todd finished fifth in the consolation final and 13th overall with a score of 344.10 on the one-meter springboard, while Cameron Gammage finished 17th with a score of 309.80.
In the final individual event on the day, Cam Peel finished in fifth, Bence Szabados in the sixth, Will Chan in eighth, James LeBuke tied for 18th, Niklas Eberly tied for 20th, and River Wright finished in 22nd in the 50 free.
The quartet of Nadav Aaronson, Will Chan, Gal Groumi, and Cam Peel finished fourth in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:05.44.
The 400 medley relay team collected the only A-cut time of day while ten Wolverines collected ten B-cut times.
The Big Ten Championships will resume Friday (Feb. 25) with preliminaries beginning at 10 a.m. and finals starting at 5:30 p.m.
Results
Team Standings
1. Ohio State 487.5 2. Indiana 449 3. MICHIGAN 408 4. Purdue 288.5 5. Wisconsin 278 6. Northwestern 236 7. Penn State 230 8. Minnesota 179
500-Yard Freestyle
1. Jacob Newmark, Wisconsin 4:12.43 B 2. Jake Mitchell, U-M 4:12.88 B 6. Patrick Callan, U-M 4:16.72 B 11. Connor Hunt, U-M 4:20.29 B 16. Bora Unalmis, U-M 4:24.03
200-Yard IM
1. Gal Groumi, U-M 1:41.54 B 3. Jared Daigle, U-M 1:43.63 B
50-Yard Freestyle
1. Jose Armstrong, Ohio State 18.93 A 5. Cam Peel, U-M 19.44 B 6. Bence Szabados, U-M 19.46 B 8. Will Chan, U-M 19.67 B T18. James LeBuke, U-M 19.80 B T20. Niklas Eberly, U-M 19.82 B 22. River Wright, U-M 19.87 B
One-Meter Springboard
1. Andrew Capobianco, Indiana 454.25 13. Ross Todd, U-M 344.10 17. Cameron Gammage, U-M 309.80
400-Yard Medley Relay
1. Indiana 3:00.95 A
(Brendan Burns, Joshua Matheny,
Tomer Frankel, Rafae Miroslaw)
4. Michigan 6:14.59 A
(Nadav Aaronson, Will Chan,
Gal Groumi, Cam Peel)
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