Michigan
NCAA Championships
Balduccini Shines on Day Three of NCAA Championships
3/21/2025 11:59:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Site: Federal Way, Wash. (Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center)
Event: NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships (Day 3 of 4)
U-M Team Result: 9th Place of 38 Teams (121 Points)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 21 -- at NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships -- Day Four (Federal Way, Wash.), Prelims: 10 a.m. PT; Finals: 6 p.m. PT
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- The No. 8-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team saw eight swimmers and one diver take part in the third day of competition at the NCAA Championships on Friday (March 21) at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center. Michigan currently sits ninth with a total of 121 points.
Stephanie Balduccini led the way for the Maize and Blue during the preliminary session, earning the top seed in the 200-yard freestyle. Letitia Sim advanced to the consolation final for the second time after placing 14th. In diving, Kiarra Milligan finished 13th in the preliminaries of the three-meter springboard to advance to the 'B' final.
Milligan finished 16th in the consolation final with a score of 237.30 to kick off the finals session. Balduccini battled in the 200-yard freestyle final and finished third with a time of 1:40.69. Sim closed out the individual swims with a time of 58.56 seconds to finish 13th overall in the 100-yard breaststroke. U-M finished 13th in the 400-yard medley relay as the team of Casey Chung, Sim, Brady Kendall and Lindsay Flynn combined to post a mark of 3:29.26.
Michigan will wrap up the NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday (March 22) at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center. Preliminaries will start at 10 a.m. PT, and finals will start at 6 p.m. PT.
Standings After Day Three
1. No. 1 Virginia 383
2. No. 3 Stanford 292
3. No. 2 Texas 288
4. No. 7 Indiana 209
5. No. 4 Tennessee 195
6. No. 5 Florida 177
7. No. 6 Louisville 160.5
8. No. 8 California 139.5
9. NO. 8 MICHIGAN 121
10. No. 10 NC State 114
11. No. 14 Wisconsin 93
12. No. 12 USC 90
13. Miami (Fla.) 75.5
14. No. 15 North Carolina 50
15. No. 18 Arizona State 41.5
16. No. 16 Alabama 41
17. No. 13 Georgia 38
18. No. 11 Ohio State 37
19. Kansas 25
Purdue 25
21. Pittsburgh 21
22. Arizona 20
23. No. 21 Duke 18
24. Virginia Tech 17
25. No. 17 South Carolina 15
No. 19 LSU 15
Southern Illinois 15
Cincinnati 15
29. Houston 13
30. Brigham Young 12
31. No. 20 Texas A&M 11
32. No. 22 Auburn 6
No. 25 Princeton 6
34. Arkansas 4
35. No. 23 Minnesota 2
Florida State 2
Akron 2
38. Washington State 1
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