Michigan
Northwestern
Borges, Chan Win Two to Lead Michigan Past Northwestern
10/20/2018 1:12:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
» The Wolverines won all 16 events for the second consecutive dual meet.
» Sophomore Luiz Gustavo Borges and freshman Will Chan each won two swimming events to lead the sixth-ranked Wolverines in a 183-109 win over Northwestern on Saturday at Canham Natatorium.
» Junior Jake Herremans (one-meter) and sophomore Ross Todd (three-meter) split the diving events.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Canham Natatorium)
Score: #6 Michigan 183, Northwestern 109
Records: U-M (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten), Northwestern (0-1, 0-1 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sat., Nov. 2-3 -- at Iowa, vs. Denver (Iowa City, Iowa), 6 p.m./10 a.m. CDT
• Photo Gallery | Complete Results (PDF)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 6-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team won all 16 events for the second consecutive dual meet in a 183-109 win over Northwestern on Saturday (Oct. 20) at Canham Natatorium. Sophomore Luiz Gustavo Borges and freshman Will Chan each won two events to lead the way.
Junior Felix Auböck began things with an 11-second win in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:09.90), followed by a close 1-2 finish from Borges (1:38.53) and senior Mokhtar Al-Yamani (1:38.67) in the 200-yard freestyle.
Senior Kai Williams led wire-to-wire in claiming the 100-yard backstroke (48.81). Freshman Will Chan had a fantastic swim in the 100-yard breaststroke, winning by nearly three seconds with the third-fastest time in the NCAA this season (53.69).
Sophomore Will Roberts continued his strong start to the season, touching first in the 200-yard butterfly (1:47.67), followed by classmate Ricardo Vargas in second (1:47.89). Right before the first break, junior James Jones took the 50-yard freestyle (20.73).
After the break, Borges won his second sprint of the morning, taking the 100-yard freestyle (44.67). Freshman Bora Unalmis got his first collegiate win in the 200-yard backstroke (1:48.51), while junior Tommy Cope was victorious in the 200-yard breaststroke with the ninth-fastest time in the NCAA (1:59.67).
100 FR: A little sprint action from Gus Borges, finishing first at 44.67. #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/0ktntisZ22
— Michigan Swimming & Diving (@umichswimdive) October 20, 2018
Vargas took over in the 500-yard freestyle (4:19.92), while senior Jon Burkett won the 100-yard butterfly by two seconds (47.80). Chan picked up his second win in the 200-yard IM, out-touching junior Jacob Montague by less than two tenths-of-a-second (1:50.03).
In the diving well, junior Jake Herremans won one-meter (328.80), while sophomore Ross Todd took top honors on three-meter (331.20). Todd was also second on three-meter (331.20).
The Wolverines also won both relays. The foursome of freshman Eric Storms, Chan, Burkett and Borges won the 200-yard medley relay by two seconds (1:27.68), while freshman Patrick Callan, sophomore Dylan Boyd, Borges and Cope closed out with a similar two-second win in the 400-yard freestyle relay (2:59.66).
Michigan will be back in action in two weeks, traveling to Iowa City, Iowa, for a two-day double dual meet with Iowa and Denver. Action will begin on Friday, Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. CDT and will conclude Saturday, Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. CDT.
Players Mentioned
