Michigan
Big Ten Championships
U-M Claims Two Silver Medals on Night One of Big Ten Championships
2/15/2023 7:35:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
» The quartet of Casey Chung, Letitia Sim, Natalie Kan and Lindsay Flynn kicked off the 2023 Big Ten Championships with a second-place finish in the 200-yard Medley Relay.
» Megan Glass, Katie Crom, Riley Francis and Christey Liang swam their way to a second-place finish in the 800-yard Freestyle Relay.
» Michigan earned two NCAA 'A' qualifying times on the first night of the Big Ten Championships.
Site:Â Ann Arbor, Mich. (Canham Natatorium)
Event:Â Big Ten Championships (Day 1 of 4)
U-M Team Result:Â Third Place of 12 Teams (112 points)
Next U-M Event:Â Thursday (Feb. 16) -- vs. Big Ten Championships - Day 2 (Canham Natatorium), 10 a.m./5:30 p.m.
• Complete Results (PDF) | Photo Gallery
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team sits in third place after opening the first day of the Big Ten Championships with two second-place finishes on Wednesday (Feb. 15) at Canham Natatorium.
The quartet of Casey Chung, Letitia Sim, Natalie Kan and Lindsay Flynn set the pace for the Wolverines with a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay, finishing in 1:35.96 and earning an NCAA 'A' cut time. The Wolverines were seeded sixth heading into the event, but the stellar start from Chung and the spring from Flynn moved U-M past Indiana for the second-place finish.
The team of Megan Glass, Katie Crom, Riley Francis and Christey Liang battled back from sixth place after the first two legs to touch the wall second in the 800-yard freestyle relay. The squad finished with a time of 7:00.78 and earn Michigan's second NCAA 'A' qualifying time of the night.
The Wolverines will return to the pool on Thursday (Feb. 16) at 10 a.m. in Canham Natatorim for day two of the Big Ten Championships. Preliminaries will begin at 10 a.m. and finals start at 5:30 p.m.
Results
Team Standings
1. Indiana 118 2. Ohio State 116 Michigan 112 4. Wisconsin 102 Northwestern 102 6. Penn State 98 7. Rutgers 90 Minnesota 90 9. Nebraska 80 10. Illinois 66 11. Purdue 64 12. Iowa 62
200-yard Medley Relay
1. Ohio State      1:33.95*!   (Nyah Funderburke, Hannah Bach Kathrine Zenick, Teresa Ivan)  2. MICHIGAN        1:35.96*   (Casey Chung, Letitia Sim,    Natalie Kan, Lindsay Flynn)
800-yard Freestyle Relay
1. Indiana      6:58.44*!   (Anna Peplowski, Ching Gan,    Mac Looze, Kristina Paegle)  3. MICHIGAN.       7:00.78*   (Megan Glass, Katie Crom,    Riley Francis, Christey Liang)
* NCAA 'A' standard
! Pool Record
& Big Ten Championships Record
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