Wolverines Finish Strong on Final Day of Minnesota Invitational
12/4/2021 11:59:00 PM
// Kyler Ludlow
» Maggie MacNeil made it a clean sweep in her individual events on Saturday night, winning the 100-yard freestyle in an NCAA-best 47.17.
» Olivia Carter clocked the fastest 200-yard butterfly in the NCAA this season, finishing first with a 1:51.62.
» The Wolverines finished the day with two individual NCAA 'A' qualifiers, nine NCAA 'B' qualifiers and an 'A' qualifier in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Site: Minneapolis, Minn. (Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center)
Event: Minnesota Invitational (Day 4 of 4)
U-M Team Standing: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Jan. 8 -- vs. Indiana (Canham Natatorium), TBA
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Seniors Olivia Carter and Maggie MacNeil highlighted the night for the No. 4-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team, turning in NCAA-leading times in the 200-yard butterfly and 100-yard freestyle, respectively, on the final night of the Minnesota Invitational on Saturday (Dec. 4) at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.
Carter (1:51.62) topped the field in the 200 fly, splitting 29.48 over the last lap to best the rest of the field by more than a second. Not only does the win give Carter the automatic NCAA qualifier, but it also goes down as the top time in the NCAA this season.
MacNeil made it a clean sweep of her individual events on the week, winning the 100-yard freestyle in 47.15, giving her the top time in the nation this season. The London, Ontario, native also took first in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly this weekend.
The senior duo also pulled an 'A' qualifier as part of the 400-yard freestyle relay, touching first with the NCAA's third-fastest time this season (3:11.34). Freshman Lindsay Flynn, sophomore Claire Newman, MacNeil and Carter took first place by more than a second in the final event of the invitational.
The night started with freshman Kathryn Shanley (16:10.40) taking fourth place in the 1,650-yard freestyle and securing an NCAA 'B' cut. Junior Kaitlynn Sims (16.17.07) also made the 'B' cut and finished with the sixth-best time on the night.
Junior Mariella Venter (1:55.51) and sophomore Kathryn Ackerman (1:57.08) each locked in NCAA 'B' cut times in the 200-yard backstroke, finishing sixth and 14th, respectively, on the night.
Joining MacNeil with tremendous performances in the 100-yard freestyle were sophomore Claire Newman and freshman Lindsay Flynn. Newman took third place with a career-best 48.51, while Flynn finished fifth thanks to a 48.83, which was also a career-high. Both times qualify as an NCAA 'B' cut.
Freshman Letitia Sim (2:09.72) concluded her strong weekend in the pool with a second-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke.
Sophomore diver Taylor Peters took fourth place in the platform, scoring a 214.70. Senior Allie Klein placed sixth (208.05) and freshman Evie Johnson took eighth (207.50), while junior Lauren Cheetham (200.30) made it all four divers scoring above 200 on the night.
Michigan will return to the friendly confines of Canham Natatorium in 2022 when the Wolverines welcome Big Ten foe Indiana to Canham Natatorium for Senior Day Saturday, Jan. 8.
NCAA Qualifying Times/Scores
Preliminaries - p
200-yard Medley Relay
A - Maggie MacNeil, Letitia Sim, Olivia Carter, Lindsay Flynn (1:34.91)
800-yard Freestyle Relay
B - Megan Glass, Kathryn Ackerman, Victoria Kwan, Olivia Carter (7:03.97)
500-yard Freestyle
B - Kathryn Ackerman (4:41.66)p
B - Kathryn Shanley (4:44.47)
B - Kaitlynn Sims (4:45.62)
200-yard IM
B - Letitia Sim (1:55.99)
B - Victoria Kwan (1:57.52)
B - Olivia Carter (1:57.74)
50-yard Freestyle
A - Maggie MacNeil (21.50)
B - Lindsay Flynn (22.12)p
B - Claire Newman (22.27)p
B - Abbey Ketslakh (22.75)p
400-yard Medley Relay
A - Maggie MacNeil, Letitia Sim, Olivia Carter, Lindsay Flynn (3:27.22)
One-meter Springboard
Allie Klein (306.45)
Lucy Hogan (283.90)
100-yard Butterfly
A - Maggie MacNeil (49.97)
B - Olivia Carter (51.54)
B - Letitia Sim (52.90)
B - Noelle Kaufmann (53.12)
B - Natalie Kan (53.27)
400-yard IM
B - Kathryn Ackerman (4:07.38)p
200-yard Freestyle
B - Sophia Kudryashova (1:46.52)
B - Megan Glass (1:46.52)
B - Katii Tang (1:47.06)
100-yard Breaststroke
B - Letitia Sim (59.06)
100-yard Backstroke
B - Casey Chung (53.26)p
200-yard Freestyle Relay
A - Maggie MacNeil, Claire Newman, Olivia Carter, Lindsay Flynn (1:27.64)
Three-meter Springboard
Allie Klein (314.20)
1,650-yard Freestyle
B - Kathryn Shanley (16:10.40)
B - Kaitlynn Sims (16:17.07)
200-yard Backstroke
B - Mariella Venter (1:55.20)p
B - Kathryn Ackerman (1:56.03)
100-yard Freestyle
A - Maggie MacNeil (47.15)
B - Claire Newman (48.52)
B - Lindsay Flynn (48.83)p
200-yard Breaststroke
B - Letitia Sim (2:09.72)
200-yard Butterfly
A - Olivia Carter (1:51.62)
B - Victoria Kwan (1:56.13)
400-yard Freestyle Relay
A - Lindsay Flynn, Claire Newman, Maggie MacNeil and Olivia Carter (3:11.34)
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