Michigan vs Miami-OH
- February 1, 2025
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
- SCY (25 yards)
Michigan hosted Miami-OH for senior day this previous Saturday. Each groups suited up. The Michigan males earned the win 171-111 whereas the ladies received 161-125.
Ladies’s Recap
Main the way in which for the Michigan ladies was Ella Jo Piersma. She earned two particular person wins on the day, sweeping each fly occasions. After swimming the 200 fly at 2023 Huge Tens, she didn’t swim the occasion on the championship degree this previous season. She has introduced her focus again to the 200 fly as she swam the occasion at midseason and once more right here this previous weekend posting a lifetime better of a 1:57.67. She additionally swam a 53.01 within the 100 fly for the win.
Along with her particular person wins, she was a member of Michigan’s successful 200 free relay. The relay consisted of Lexi Greenhawt, Malia Amuan, and Josie Connelly because the touched in a 1:30.20. Michigan’s ‘A’ relay was disqualified.
Additionally main the way in which for the Wolverines was Hannah Bellard. Bellard swam to wins within the 200 free (1:44.62) and 400 IM (4:09.82). The swim marked a private greatest by 0.03 seconds within the 200 free. Bellard was on the 800 free relay for the staff at Huge Tens final season.
Bellard additionally swam the 200 breast, swimming a lifetime greatest 2:16.95 to complete behind teammate Letitia Sim who received in a 2:13.39. Sim additionally received the 400 medley relay alongside Casey Chung, Brady Kendall, and Stephanie Balduccini. Chung’s relay lead off cut up of a 52.38 was a season greatest.
The Miami ladies have been led by Madeline Padavic as she received the 100 backstroke in a 53.12. She was barely sooner within the relay as she swam a 52.64 then and her greatest time stands at a 52.18 from December’s midseason meet.
Chrisna Bezuidenhout additionally earned a win, touching first within the 200 again as she swam a lifetime better of a 1:55.75. She entered the season with a lifetime better of a 1:58.01 and has dropped 3 times this season already.
Males’s Recap
Lorne Winnington earned two wins on the day for Michigan as he received the 200 fly in a 1:44.56 and the 400 IM in a 3:42.69. Each swims have been simply off his lifetime better of 1:44.47 and three:41.87 that he swam at midseason. It took occasions of 1:42.10 within the 200 fly and three:42.93 within the 400 IM to earn NCAA invitations final seaosn.
Ethan Schwab swept the breaststroke occasions on the day, successful the 100 breast in a lifetime better of a 53.93. He swam to a 1:58.82 within the 200 for the win as nicely.
Tyler Ray helped the staff sweep the relays because the staff of Jack Wilkening, Ozan Kalafat, Ray, and Eitan Ben-Shitrit swam to a 3:06.60 within the 400 medley relay. Ray additionally helped the staff of Bence Szabados, Ray, Wilkening, and Colin Geer win the 200 free relay as they touched in a 1:17.46. Ray earned his particular person win touching in a 19.36 within the 50 free whereas Szabados received the 100 free in a 43.13.
Geer swam to a lifetime greatest within the 200 free as he received in a 1:34.68, dropping nearly two seconds off his lifetime greatest. That now sits at #4 on the roster this season.
The Miami-OH males have been led by Henju Duvenhage who swam to 2 particular person wins. He posted season greatest occasions in each of his wins as nicely, swimming to a 46.66 within the 100 again and a 46.70 within the 100 fly. Duvenhage received each occasions on the MAC Championships final season swimming a 46.37 within the 100 fly and a 46.17 within the 100 again.
