Michigan
ACC/Big Ten Challenge
MacNeil Resets Records; Helps Big Ten to Day-One Leads Over ACC
11/10/2018 8:23:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
» Maggie MacNeil flirted with breaking the 50-second barrier in the 100-yard butterfly, re-establishing her school record (50.09).
» Felix Auböck rallied down the last 100 yards to win the 500-yard freestyle (4:13.06).
» Siobhán Haughey picked up an NCAA "A" cut in the 200-yard freestyle (47.09) and swam on two winning relays.
Site: West Lafayette, Ind. (Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center)
Event: Big Ten/ACC Swimming & Diving Challenge (Day 1 of 2)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Nov. 11 -- at Big Ten/ACC Swimming & Diving Challenge - Day 2 (West Lafayette, Ind.), 10 a.m.
• Complete Results (PDF)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Eleven University of Michigan student-athletes suited up for the Big Ten and helped the conference jump out to leads on the first day of the ACC/Big Ten Swimming and Diving Challenge, held Saturday (Nov. 10) at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.
Women
Score: Big Ten 123, ACC 44 - After Day 1
Freshman Maggie MacNeil had the swim of the night, nearly cracking 50 seconds to win the 100-yard butterfly in dominating fashion (50.09). That is a new school record, lowering the mark she set just last month in a practice suit (51.49), and remains the top time in the nation thus far this season.
MacNeil (50.66 on the butterfly leg) and senior Siobhán Haughey (47.27 on freestyle) helped the Big Ten win the 400-yard medley relay by just over three-and-a-half seconds (3:25.71). Those two swimmers, along with Beata Nelson (Wisconsin) and Lilly King (Indiana) destroyed the old pool record and were six-and-a-half seconds under this year's NCAA "A" cut.
Haughey and senior Catie DeLoof went 2-3 in the 100-yard freestyle. Haughey came up .13 seconds short of the win, but surpassed the NCAA "A" cut (47.09), while DeLoof came in 48.34.
Senior Yirong Bi was in the middle of a 1-2-3 finish for the Big Ten in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing second to Penn State's Ally McHugh by just .16 seconds (4:39.79).
Sophomore Christy Cutshaw was part of a 1-2-3-4 sweep on platform, finishing third (259.05).
Three swimmers helped the Big Ten win the 800-yard freestyle relay to close the night. Bi (1:46.54), DeLoof (1:43.81) and Haughey (1:42.88) -- along with Minnesota's Chantal Nack -- claimed first at 6:58.30, two seconds ahead of the ACC.
Men
Score: Big Ten 85, ACC 82 - After Day 1
Junior Felix Auböck rallied over the last 100 yards to overtake Notre Dame's Zach Yeadon and win the 500-yard freestyle (4:13.06), the fastest time in the nation this season. Sophomore Ricardo Vargas took third (4:17.40).
Three of the four spots in the Big Ten lineup for the 400-yard IM were held by Michigan. Junior Tommy Cope was second (3:45.80), while classmate Charlie Swanson was fourth (3:46.17). Vargas was sixth (3:50.87). All three men were under the NCAA "B" cut.
Sophomore Luiz Gustavo Borges was among the field in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing seventh (44.48).
Cope and Swanson each pulled doubles on Saturday, returning to the pool to swim the 200-yard breaststroke. Cope was sixth (1:58.95), while Swanson was seventh (2:02.69).
The Big Ten showed its depth and quality on the three-meter platform and sophomore Ross Todd was part of that, finishing sixth (373.75).
The Big Ten/ACC Swimming & Diving Challenge concludes Sunday (Nov. 11) at 10 a.m. The session will be televised on Big Ten Network and streamed live on BTN2Go. Bernie Guenther (play-by-play), Margaux Farrell (swimming analyst) and Michael Hixon (diving analyst) will be on the call.
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