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U-M Falls Short of Pittsburgh in Close Finish
10/9/2026 5:57:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
» Marian Ploeger, Julia Strojnowska and Ridley Hanger swept the podium in the 1,000-yard freestyle, finishing first through third, respectively.
» Hazel Huilman finished first in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events and placed third in the 200-yard individual medley.
» Divers Charlotte Martinkus and Elonia Feliciti Lobedecis secured first-place finishes, with Martinkus winning the 1-meter dive and Lobedecis claiming the top spot in platform diving.
Scores: Pittsburgh 135, #6 Michigan 130
Records: U-M (0-1), PITT (1-1)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Oct. 9 -- CSL Match #4 (Knoxville, Tenn.), 6:30 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 6-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team hosted Pittsburgh at Canham Natatorium on Friday (Oct. 9), narrowly dropping the dual meet by a score of 135-130 despite several standout performances from the Wolverines.
U-M swept the podium in the 1,000-yard freestyle, led by Marian Ploeger, who took first place with a time of 9:47.50. Julia Strojnowska finished second (9:56.72), followed by Ridley Hanger in third (10:03.41).
Gioia Balzano earned two individual victories for the Maize and Blue, winning the 200 free (1:45.32) and the 100-yard butterfly (53.99 seconds).
Miyaka Chang also recorded a pair of first-place finishes, winning the 100-yard breaststroke (53.37) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:55.55). Anna Hulan followed Chang in the 200 back, placing second with a time of 1:57.62.
Michigan continued its strong performance in the distance events, with Ploeger claiming her second victory of the meet in the 500 free (4:46.54). Hanger finished runner-up with a time of 4:56.03.
Hazel Huilman added two individual wins for the Wolverines, taking first in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.13) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:18.64). She also placed third in the 200-yard individual medley (2:06.46), while Hulan secured the victory with a time of 2:02.46.
On the diving boards, Charlotte Martinkus captured first place in the 1-meter event with a score of 288.90.
Elonia Feliciti Lobedecis added another victory for Michigan in the platform diving event, posting a winning score of 258.83. Fellow Wolverine Mia Henniger finished second with a score of 247.58.
The Michigan women's swimming team will return to action tonight in Knoxville, Tenn., for the second round of College Swimming League competition. The meet is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN+.
