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NCAA Championships
Michigan Set to Compete at NCAA Championships
3/12/2022 4:43:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
» The Wolverines qualified 10 swimmers, two divers, and all five relays for the NCAA Championships.
» Michigan is coming off three top-six finishes at the NCAA Championships (fourth in 2018, third in 2019, sixth in 2021).
» Maggie MacNeil is a top-four seed in three events, including the second seed in the 100-yard butterfly.
THIS WEEK
Wed-Sat., March 16-19 -- at NCAA Championships (Atlanta, Ga.)
Championships Central
Wednesday, March 16 -- at NCAA Championships, 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN3 | Live Results: Swimming / Diving | Live Video
Thursday, March 17 -- at NCAA Championships, 10 a.m./6 p.m.
TV: ESPN3 | Live Results: Swimming / Diving | Live Video: Prelims / Finals
Friday, March 18 -- at NCAA Championships, 10 a.m./6 p.m.
TV: ESPN3 | Live Results: Swimming / Diving | Live Video: Prelims / Finals
Saturday, March 19 -- at NCAA Championships, 10 a.m./6 p.m.
TV: ESPN3 | Live Results: Swimming / Diving | Live Video: Prelims / Finals
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Twelve members of the University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team are slated to compete at the 2022 NCAA Championships, Wednesday through Saturday (March 16-19), at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Ga. The action begins with the 200-yard medley relay on Wednesday at 6 p.m. For the remaining three days, preliminaries begin at 10 a.m. with finals at 6 p.m.
Maggie MacNeil, Olivia Carter, Claire Newman, Kaitlynn Sims, Kathryn Ackerman, Kathryn Shanley, Letitia Sim, Lindsay Flynn, Megan Glass, Victoria Kwan, Allie Klein and Lucy Hogan will all compete for the Wolverines at the 2022 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.
Live championship coverage will air on ESPN3 for preliminary and finals sessions Wednesday through Saturday.
Schedule of Events and Michigan Invited Participants
Wednesday, March 16 (6 p.m.)
200-yard Medley Relay
800-yard Freestyle Relay
Thursday, March 17 (10 a.m./6 p.m.)
500-yard Freestyle: Kaitlynn Sims, Kathryn Ackerman, Kathryn Shanley
200-yard IM: Olivia Carter, Letitia Sim, Victoria Kwan
50-yard Freestyle: Maggie MacNeil, Claire Newman, Lindsay Flynn
One-meter Diving: Allie Klein
200 Freestyle Relay
Friday, March 18 (10 a.m./6 p.m.)
400-yard IM: Kathryn Ackerman, Victoria Kwan
100-yard Butterfly: Maggie MacNeil, Olivia Carter
200-yard Freestyle: Megan Glass
100-yard Breaststroke: Letitia Sim
100-yard Backstroke
Three-meter Diving: Allie Klein
400-yard Medley Relay
Saturday, March 19 (10 a.m./6 p.m.)
1650-yard Freestyle: Kaitlynn Sims, Kathryn Ackerman, Kathryn Shanley
200-yard Backstroke
100-yard Freestyle: Maggie MacNeil, Claire Newman, Lindsay Flynn, Megan Glass
200-yard Breaststroke: Letitia Sim
200-yard Butterfly: Olivia Carter, Victoria Kwan
Platform Diving: Lucy Hogan
400-yard Freestyle Relay
Scoring Format
The top eight times (places 1-8) in each preliminary race will advance to the evening's finals and earn NCAA All-America (the only exception is the 1,650-yard freestyle, which is a timed final). The next eight times (places 9-16) will swim in the 'B' final and earn NCAA All-America honorable mention. The top 16 finishers will score points for their team.
NOTE: A change to the schedule involves relays. All relays will be timed finals instead of the traditional prelims-finals cadence. Each heat will have only four relays with one empty lane separating each team.
NCAA Championships Tidbits
History: The Wolverines have scored points at the NCAA Championships every season since 1983. It has five top-five finishes in program history: 1993 (5th), 1995 (2nd), 1996 (3rd), 2018 (4th) and 2019 (3rd). The program has never had three consecutive top-four or top-five finishes at the NCAA Championships. At last year's NCAA Championships Michigan finished sixth.
Champions: U-M has 16 NCAA champions in its history (13 in individual swimming events, three in diving, one relay). The latest of champions are Maggie MacNeil in the 100 free and 100 fly, and Olivia Carter in the 200 fly.
Defending Their Titles: Maggie MacNeil and Olivia Carter are set to defend their national titles in the 100 free, 100 fly and 200 fly. MacNeil finished first in the 100 free and 100 fly and was second in the 50 free. Carter has her eyes set on a repeat in the 200 fly after claiming the title at the 2021 NCAA Championships.
Last Time Out
Big Ten Championships (Feb. 16-19): The Wolverines finished second at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 16-19) in Madison, Wis. Senior Maggie MacNeil won three individual events and was named Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships for the third consecutive year. Olivia Carter was the only other individual Wolverine who took home a title, which was in the 200 fly. The 200 free and 400 free relay teams both took home the gold as well.Â
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