Michigan in 10th After Day One at NCAA Championships
Site: Athens, Ga. (Gabrielsen Natatorium)
Event: NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships (Day 1 of 4)
Score: 10th of 20 teams (32 points)
Next U-M Event: Thursday, March 21 — at NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships – Day 2 (Athens, Ga.)
ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 13-ranked University of Michigan women’s swimming and diving team kicked off the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday (March 20) at Gabrielsen Natatorium with the 200-yard medley and 800-yard freestyle relays.
U-M scored in both relays on the opening evening of NCAAs to sit 10th with 32 total points. The Florida Gators hold the lead over defending national champion Virginia with 72 points after two events.
In the 200-yard medley relay, the quartet of Lindsay Flynn, Lexi Greenhawt, Natalie Kan and Brady Kendall powered through the pool and finished 12th overall to earn All-America Honorable Mention. Flynn on the freestyle leg posted a 50-yard split of 21.43 to put the Wolverines firmly in the mix at the end, ultimately finishing fourth in the heat.
Following a 45-minute break, Malia Amuan, Stephanie Balduccini, Katie Crom and Christey Liang battled in the second heat of the 800-yard freestyle relay. The Maize and Blue fell behind early, but a 1:42.38 200-yard split by Balduccini caught the Wolverines up and gave Liang a shot at a heat win. Liang stuck with Georgia’s Zoie Hartman throughout the final leg, but the Bulldog was able to out-touch Liang by three one-hundredths of a second to take the heat win for the hosts. The quartet finished on the podium at eighth overall, garnering All-America accolades along the way.
Michigan will return for the second day of the NCAA Championships on Thursday (March 21) for the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard IM, 50-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle relay. Preliminaries for the individual events will start at 10 a.m. with the finals getting underway at 6:00 p.m.
Team Standings Through Day 1
1. No. 2 Florida — 72 points
2. No. 1 Virginia — 70 points
3. No. 6 Tennessee — 62 points
4. No. 7 Stanford — 54 points
5. No. 3 Texas — 50 points
6. No. 4 California — 48 points
T-7. No. 8 Indiana — 36 points
T-7. No. 5 Southern California — 36 points
T-7. No. 9 Ohio State — 36 points
10. No. 13 MICHIGAN — 32 points
11. No. 15 Georgia — 26 points
T-12. No. 18 Wisconsin — 20 points
T-12. No. 10 Louisville — 20 points
14. No. 17 Duke — 18 points
15. No. 14 North Carolina — 14 points
16. No. 23 Arizona State — 10 points
17. No. 25 Virginia Tech — 6 points
T-18. No. 16 Auburn — 4 points
T-18. No. 12 Texas A&M — 4 points
20. No. 19 Alabama — 2 points
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