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Michigan Finishes Seventh at NCAAs; Carter Ties for Second in 200-yard Butterfly
3/19/2022 10:00:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
» Michigan took seventh place at the 2022 NCAA Championships.
» Olivia Carter claimed the silver in the 200-yard butterfly with a personal-best time.
» The quartet of Claire Newman, Lindsay Flynn, Maggie MacNeil and Carter tied for fourth in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
» Michigan climbed two spots in the team standings on the final day and finished with 184.5 points.
Site: Atlanta, Ga. (McAuley Aquatic Center)
Event: NCAA Championships (Day 4 of 4)
U-M Team Finish: 7th place (184.5 points)
Next U-M Event: Season completed
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ATLANTA, Ga. -- The University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team finished seventh with 184.5 points at the 2022 NCAA Championships, moving up two places on the final day of competition Saturday (March 19) at McAuley Aquatic Center.
In the 200-yard butterfly, Olivia Carter went a blistering 1:51.19, a personal-best time, to tie Stanford's Reagan Smith for second place. Carter was in fifth place with 100 yards to go, then kicked it into gear to move up three spots.
In the 100-yard freestyle, Maggie MacNeil and Lindsay Flynn touched the wall second and third in the consolation final, finishing 10th and 11th overall. MacNeil clocked 47.21 and Flynn went a personal-best time of 47.67.
In the final event of the night, the 400-yard freestyle relay quartet of Claire Newman, Flynn, MacNeil and Carter tied for fourth with a time of 3:09.95 to push Michigan into the seventh-place team finish.
MacNeil and Flynn both advanced to the B final in the 100 freestyle to start off the final day of the NCAA Championships. Newman finished 36th with a time of 48.70, just missing her personal-best time, and Megan Glass finished 56th with a time of 49.64.
Letitia Sim picked up yet another personal best during the NCAA Championships, this time in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:08.19 to finish 18th.
In the 200 fly, Carter swam her way into the A final after winning her heat and finishing fourth in the prelims with a time of 1:51.86. Victoria Kwan finished 25th with a time of 1:55.56.
Kathryn Shanley was the fastest Wolverine in the 1,650-yard freestyle, finishing in 24th place with a time of 16:11.17. Kaitlynn Sims clocked a time of 16:30.66 to place 41st.
Lucy Hogan had a great diving series to finish 24th on the platform with a score of 251.10.
Final Team Standings (Top 10)
1. Virginia 551.5 2. Texas 406 3. Stanford 399.5 4. Alabama 288 5. NC State 279 6. Louisville 196.5 7. MICHIGAN 184.5 8. California 180 9. Ohio State 165 10. Tennessee 127
Event Winners/U-M Finishers (Day 4)
1,650-Yard Freestyle
1. Paige McKenna, Wisconsin 15:40.84 24. Kathryn Shanley, U-M 16:11.17 28. Kaitlynn Sims, U-M 16:30.66
200-Yard Backstroke
1. Regan Smith, Stanford 1:47.76
100-Yard Freestyle
1. Gretchen Walsh, Virginia 46.05 10. Maggie MacNeil, U-M 47.42 11. Lindsay Flynn, U-M 47.67 36. Claire Newman, U-M 48.70 56. Megan Glass, U-M 49.64
200-Yard Breaststroke
1. Kate Douglass, Virginia 2:02.19 18. Letitia Sim, U-M 2:08.19
200-Yard Butterfly
1. Alex Walsh, Virginia 1:50.79 T2. Olivia Carter, U-M 1:51.19 25. Victoria Kwan, U-M 1:55.56
Platform Diving
1. Tarrin Gilliland, Indiana 372.95 24. Lucy Hogan, U-M 251.10
400-Yard Freestyle Relay
1. Virginia 3:06.91
(Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh,
Reilly Tiltmann, Gretchen Walsh)
T4. MICHIGAN 3:09.95
(Lindsay Flynn, Claire Newman,
Maggie MacNeil, Olivia Carter)
All-Americans
• Olivia Carter -- 200 Butterfly (T2nd)
• Maggie MacNeil -- 50 Freestyle (3rd), 100 Butterfly (3rd)
• 400 Freestyle Relay -- Lindsay Flynn, Claire Newman, Maggie MacNeil, Olivia Carter (T4th)
• 200 Medley Relay -- Maggie MacNeil, Letitia Sim, Olivia Carter, Lindsay Flynn (6th)
• 200 Free Relay -- Lindsay Flynn, Claire Newman, Maggie MacNeil, Olivia Carter (6th)
• 400 Medley Relay -- Maggie MacNeil, Letitia Sim, Olivia Carter, Lindsay Flynn (6th)
Honorable Mention All-Americans
• Olivia Carter -- 100 Butterfly (9th)
• Letitia Sim -- 100 Breaststroke (10th)
• Maggie MacNeil -- 100 Freestyle (10th)
• Lindsay Flynn -- 100 Freestyle (11th)
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