Michigan Caps Regular Season with Win at MSU

Saturday, February 4

East Lansing, Mich.

11:00 AM

Michigan

160

Michigan State

2/4/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving

Feb. 4, 2017

» Michigan won 13 of 14 events, including both relays and both diving events, to prevail 160-90 in the regular-season dual finale.
» Chris Klein won a pair, taking top honors in the 50-yard breaststroke (25.30) and 100-yard IM (50.17).
» Steven Anderson got his first NCAA Zone Diving qualifying score on three-meter (324.00).

• Complete Results

Site: East Lansing, Mich. (McCaffree Pool)
Score: #7 Michigan 160, Michigan State 90
Records: U-M (5-1, 3-1 Big Ten), MSU (2-6, 0-5 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Sat-Sun., Feb. 18-19 -- host Michigan First Chance Meet (Canham Natatorium), 11 a.m.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- In its final dual meet of the season, the No. 7-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team won 13 of 14 events in a 160-90 victory over Michigan State on Saturday (Feb. 4) at McCaffree Pool.

With the Big Ten Championships a few weeks away, the meet provided each team an opportunity to swim different student-athletes in different events. Ten different swimmers won an individual event, headlined by senior Chris Klein, who won both the 50-yard breaststroke (25.30) and 100-yard IM (50.17).

Arguably the best race of the day came in the 100-yard backstroke, where freshman Rob Zofchak out-touched Michigan State's Lachlan McLeish by less than a tenth-of-a-second (50.37).

The Wolverines went 1-2-3 in a pair of events. Freshman Charlie Swanson headlined the effort in the 400-yard IM (3:51.67), while classmate Miles Smachlo won the 200-yard freestyle (1:38.84).

Other individual winners included junior Paul Powers in the 50-yard backstroke (22.78), senior Vinny Tafuto in the 50-yard butterfly (21.83), freshman James Jones in the 100-yard butterfly (48.55) and freshman Felix Auböck in the 500-yard freestyle (4:27.61). Michigan also won the 400-yard medley relay (3:17.17) and the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:20.84).

In the diving well, freshman Steven Anderson picked up his NCAA Zone Diving cut, winning three-meter (324.00). Sophomore Collin DeShaw took home the one-meter title (304.88).

Members of the team will compete at the Michigan First Chance Meet in two weeks (Feb. 18-19) at Canham Natatorium. Action begins at 11 a.m. on both days.

Communications Contact: Brad Rudner