Michigan
NCAA Championships
MacNeil Claims Bronze in 50 Free, Helps Relay to Seventh on Day Two of NCAAs
3/17/2022 10:43:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
» Maggie MacNeil finished third in the 50-yard freestyle on the first full day of the NCAA Championships.
» The quartet of MacNeil, Claire Newman, Olivia Carter and Lindsay Flynn earned All-America honors in the 200-yard freestyle relay, finishing seventh.
» The Wolverines are in ninth place (66 points) heading into Friday's action.
Site: Atlanta, Ga. (McAuley Aquatic Center)
Event: NCAA Championships (Day 2 of 4)
U-M Team Standing: 9th place (66 points) after Day 2
Next U-M Event: Friday, March 18 -- at NCAA Championships - Day Three (Atlanta, Ga.), 10 a.m./6 p.m.
• Complete Results (PDF)
ATLANTA, Ga. -- The University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team posted top-eight finishes in two events to move up two spots into ninth place on the second day of competition at the NCAA Championships Thursday (March 17) at McAuley Aquatic Center.
In the 50-yard freestyle final, Maggie MacNeil shined for Michigan once again, as she went a blistering 21.38 to finish third, earning All-America honors and 16 points for the Wolverines.
In the final event of the night, the quartet of MacNeil, Claire Newman, Olivia Carter and Lindsay Flynn finished seventh in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:27.04, good for All-America honors and 24 team points.
During the prelims, Kathryn Ackerman and Kathryn Shanley finished 37th and 39th, respectively, in the 500 freestyle. Letitia Sim was the fastest Wolverine in the 200 individul medley, finishing 21st with a time of 1:56.50. Right behind her was Victoria Kwan, who finished 28th with a time of 1:56.88.
In the prelims of the 50 freestyle, MacNeil raced her way to a second-place finish in her heat and fourth overall to advance to the A final. Flynn was the next Wolverine to finish with a time of 22.12, setting a new personal-best time to finish tied for 25th.
Allie Klein battled through all six dives on the one-meter springboard to finish 32nd with a score of 264.45.
The NCAA Championships run through Saturday (March 20) at McAuley Aquatic Center with preliminaries starting at 10 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m. daily. All sessions will be streamed live on ESPN3.
Top 10 Teams (After Day 1)
1. Virginia 210 2. Texas 128 3. Stanford 123 4. Alabama 120 5. NC State 99 6. Louisville 95 7. California 89 8. Ohio State 83 9. MICHIGAN 66 10. Florida 62
Event Winners/U-M Finishers (Day 2)
500-Yard Freestyle
1. Lia Thomas, Penn 4:33.82 37. Kathryn Ackerman, U-M 4:45.11 39. Kathryn Shanley, U-M 4:45.20
200-Yard Individual Medley
1. Alex Walsh, Virginia 1:50.08 21. Letitia Sim, U-M 1:56.50 T28. Victoria Kwan, U-M 1:56.88
50-Yard Freestyle
1. Kate Douglass, Virginia 20.84 3. Maggie MacNeil, U-M 21.38 T25. Lindsay Flynn, U-M 22.12 46. Claire Newman, U-M 22.48
1-Meter Springboard
1. Mia Vallee, Miami 365.75 32. Allie Klein, U-M 264.45
200-Yard Freestyle Relay
1. Virginia 1:24.96
(Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh,
Lexi Cusomo, Gretchen Walsh)
6. MICHIGAN 1:27.04
(Lindsay Flynn, Claire Newman,
Maggie MacNeil, Olivia Carter)
Players Mentioned
