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Sim Captures 100 Breaststroke 'B' Final, Michigan 21st After Three Days at NCAAs
3/17/2023 9:35:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
» Michigan is in 21st place with 29 points after three days of competition.
» Letitia Sim led from start to finish in the 100-yard breaststroke to take home the 'B' final win and ninth overall with a time of 58.48.
» The Wolverines will return to the pool Saturday for the final day of the NCAA Championships.
Site: Knoxville, Tenn. (Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center)
Event: NCAA Championships (Day 3 of 4)
U-M Team Standing: 21st Place, 29 Points After Day 3
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 18 -- at NCAA Championships - Day Four (Knoxville, Tenn.), 10 a.m./6 p.m.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team is in 21st place after the third night of the NCAA Championships on Friday (March 17) at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center.
Letitia Sim, the only Wolverine in the individual final on night three, led from start to finish first in the 'B' final of the 100-yard breaststroke and ninth overall with a time of 58.48.
In the 400-yard medley relay, the team of Noelle Kaufmann, Sim, Brady Kendall and Lindsay Flynn swam a blistering 3:30.52 to finish 12th to earn All-America honorable mention.
In the 400-yard individual medley prelims, Kathryn Ackerman got the Wolverines started with a first-place finish in the second heat, swimming a 4:12.83, but finished 29th overall. Devon Kitchel finished 39th overall with a time of 4:16.96.
Up next was Natalie Kan in the 100-yard butterfly. She finished with a time of 52.57 to finish 35th. In the 200-yard freestyle, Katie Crom went 1:45.54 to place 26th in the prelims.
On the diving side, Kiarra Milligan finished with a score of 276.80 to place 29th on the three-meter springboard.
The Wolverines will return to the pool Saturday (March 18) for the final day of the NCAA Championships at Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center. Prelims start at 10 a.m., and the finals start at 6 p.m.
Results
Team Standings
1. Virginia   347.5
2. Texas           272.5
3. Stanford        239
4. Louisville      191.5
5. NC State        190
6. Ohio State      170
7. Florida         146
8. Tennessee       135
9. North Carolina  125
10. Indiana         121
11. California     105
12. Southern California 86
13. LSUÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 79
14. Alabama        75
15. Georgia        70.5
16. Wisconsin      67
17. Kentucky       42
18. Minnesota      37
19. Miami (FL)Â Â Â Â Â 36
20. Arizona        32
21. Michigan       29
22. Virginia Tech  25
South Carolina 25
24. Texas A&MÂ Â 22
25. Duke           20
26. Auburn         13
Northwestern   13
28. Arkansas       12
29. Miami (OH)Â Â Â Â Â 9
30. Florida State  7
Purdue         7
32. UCLAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6
33. Arizona State  4
34. Utah           2
35. Florida Int'l  1
Akron          1
400-Yard IM
1. Alex Walsh, Virginia    3:57.24 29. Kathryn Ackerman, U-M 4:12.83 39. Devon Kitchel, U-M   4:16.96
100-Yard Butterfly
1. Kate Douglass, Virginia  48.46! 35. Natalie Kan, U-M     52.57
200-Yard Freestyle
1. Taylor Ruck, Stanford 1:42.36 26. Katie Crom, U-M      1:45.54
100-Yard Breaststroke
1. Lydia Jacoby, Texas    57.07 9. Letitia Sim, U-M      58.48
100-Yard Backstroke
1. Gretchen Walsh, Virginia 48.26!
Three-Meter Springboard
1. Aranza Vazquez Montano, North Carolina 385.80 29. Kiarra Milligan, U-MÂ 276.80
400-Yard Medley Relay
1. Virginia         3:22.39   (Gretchen Walsh, Alex Walsh,    Kate Douglass, Amiee Canny) 14. Michigan         3:30.52   (Noelle Kaufmann, Letitia Sim    Brady Kendall, Lindsay Flynn) ! NCAA Record * Meet Record
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