Michigan Swimming and Diving Update: October Racing
10/20/2020 4:02:00 PM
// Brad Rudner
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- For the first time in more than seven months, the University of Michigan men's and women's swimming and diving teams returned to racing in an intrasquad-style environment last Saturday (Oct. 17) at Canham Natatorium.
"Since we've been back, this team has put in a lot of hard work," said head coach Mike Bottom, "and it was awesome to finally see some fast swimming and racing. We've got more work to do, but our team is embracing the challenge and is striving to be better every day."
Here are some of the highlights from the session:
• Senior Luiz Gustavo Borges (São Paulo, Brazil) showcased some speed, going 19.75/43.75 in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles. Those times were right on par with his performances from last year's Maize and Blue Intrasquad (19.77/43.53). The big difference came on the 200-yard freestyle relay, where Borges split 19.06 on the anchor this year compared to a 19.98 leadoff last year.
• Junior Mason Hunter (Rome, Ga.) looked sharp, going 53.27 in the 100-yard breaststroke and 1:59.18 in the 200-yard breaststroke. Those are massive improvements over his times at last year's Intrasquad (54.61/2:03.05).
• Senior Will Roberts (Annapolis, Md.) had a strong morning, posting a 9:01.82 in the 1,000-yard freestyle. That time is slightly faster than his 1,000-yard split in the 1,650-yard freestyle (9:02.39) at last year's Minnesota Invite. Roberts also swam the 200-yard butterfly in 1:45.57, more than a second faster than his old personal best (1:46.64 from December 2018).
• Among the newcomers, Wyatt Davis (Carmel, Ind.) stood out, going 46.80 in the 100-yard backstroke, a time that nearly would've made the 'A' final at last year's Big Ten Championships (eighth was 46.70). That time, though unofficial, would have made him the 10th-best performer for that event in program history. His classmate, Jake Mitchell (Carmel, Ind.), went 4:20.83 in the 500-yard freestyle, a time that also would have nearly made the 'A' final at last year's Big Ten Championships (eighth was 4:19.97).
"Being back after a long layoff, we thought it might take a long time to be able to move forward. But the biggest takeaway so far has been that we have a lot of guys who are ahead of where they were at this point last year," said associate head coach Dr. Josh White. "Now the expectation has adjusted. We can be better and accomplish things we haven't before, as opposed to just getting back to where we were or simply getting back into shape. There's still a long way to go, but we've been training really well and that's only going to help us. It was just plain fun to see people racing again."
• Though she has only been back on campus for a few weeks, junior Maggie MacNeil (London, Ontario, Canada) blazed by the field in the 50-yard freestyle (22.12) and 100-yard backstroke (51.86). Four days prior, MacNeil put on a racing suit in the middle of practice and went 57.20 in the 100-meter butterfly, a time that would have given her a new pool record had it been official. The standing record is 57.50, set by American Olympian Dana Vollmer back in 2011.
• Senior Daria Pyshnenko (Lake Forest, Ill.) was behind MacNeil in the 50-yard freestyle, going 22.77.
• Sophomore Kaitlynn Sims (Montgomery, Texas) was steady in the distance events, clocking in at 4:49.09 in the 500-yard freestyle and 9:54.57 in the 1,000-yard freestyle.
• Several of the team's freshmen had team-best times: Kathryn Ackerman (Grand Haven, Mich.) in the 200-yard IM and 200-yard backstroke, Noelle Kaufmann (Mt. Kisco, N.Y.) in the 200-yard freestyle and Claire Tuttle (Hudsonville, Mich.) in the 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard breaststroke.
"Overall, everyone is excited to be back training and just being together," said associate head coach Rick Bishop. "Our freshman class, they're doing a lot of good things and bringing the energy. It was nice to see them in their first opportunity to race. We have a ways to go, certainly, but we're improving with each week."
• The divers completed their portion of the intrasquad before swimming began to mimic an environment much like what they would see at a Big Ten Championship meet. Diving coach Mike Hilde said the goal was to put each diver into their single strongest event to see where they were at and examine what they each needed to improve upon.
"This time has really allowed us to slow down and focus on each person's movements and details," Hilde said. "Since we haven't had any competitions, we've made it a point to zero in on fundamentals and technique before moving into the harder optionals."
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