Michigan
U.S. Open (Day 3)
Thompson, Siciliano, McWha lead Michigan at U.S. Open
12/4/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Michigan was led by an All-American trio that each finished in the top 20 for the 1,500-meter freestyle event. Junior Chris Thompson (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg HS) finished seventh with a time of 15:43.22, sophomore Tim Siciliano (San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos HS) placed 12th (15:51.94) and senior tri-captain Mike McWha (Windsor, Ontario/Kennedy Collegiate Institute) finished 19th (16:05.91).
Senior Francisco Suriano Siu (San Salvador, El Salvador/Academia Britanica Cuscatleca) finished 24th in the 200-meter breaststroke, and true freshman Paul Ely (Beaverton, Ore./Sunset HS) placed 28th in the 200-meter butterfly. In the 400-meter freestyle relay, U-M finished 15th (3:36.26).
Former Michigan great Tom Malchow (1996-99) set a meet record time of 1:57.16 in the 200-meter butterfly on his way to a first-place finish. Ex-Michigan great Marcel Wouda (1993-95) finished second in the 200-meter breaststroke.
Event Winners/U-M Finishes
100-meter Freestyle
1. P. Van Den Hoogenband, Dutch 49.18 59. Garrett Mangieri, U-M 53.34 108. Jordan Watland, U-M 54.60
200-meter Breaststroke
1. Morgan Knabe, Univ. of Calgary 2:16.11 24. Francisco Suriano Siu, U-M 2:24.22 38. Jeff Hopwood, U-M 2:27.35 54. Scott Meyer, U-M 2:30.69 62. Josh Hack, U-M 2:31.09 DQ Scott Werner, U-M
200-meter Butterfly
1. Tom Malchow, Club Wolverine 1:57.16 28. Paul Ely, U-M 2:06.88 45. Eric Wilson, U-M 2:09.31 71. Tony Kurth, U-M 2:12.42
1,500-meter Freestyle
1. Grant Hackett, Queensland Acad. 15:02.83 7. Chris Thompson, U-M 15:43.22 12. Tim Siciliano, U-M 15:51.94 19. Mike McWha, U-M 16:05.91 44. Chuck Kennedy, U-M 16:36.96
400-meter Freestyle Relay
1. AIS "A", Australia 3:21.93 15. Michigan 3:36.26
Day 1 Results
Day 2 Results
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