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Vargas' Nation-Best Race Leads Michigan Men on Day One at Iowa
11/2/2018 11:14:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
» The Wolverines won eight of 11 events on the first night of a double dual meet with Iowa and Denver on Friday (Nov. 2) in Iowa City.
» Moving up the NCAA Top 10 rankings included event-winners Ricardo Vargas (No. 1, 1000-yard freestyle), Miles Smachlo (No. 5 in the 200-yard butterfly) and Patrick Callan (No. 6 in the 200-yard freestyle).
» Ross Todd (one-meter) and Chris Canning (three-meter) each took second place in the diving events.
Site: Iowa City, Iowa (Campus Recreation and Wellness Center)
Scores: #6 Michigan 135, Iowa 70; #6 Michigan 162, Denver 41 -- After Day 1
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Nov. 3 -- at Iowa, vs. Denver (Iowa City, Iowa) - Day 2, 10 a.m. (CT)
• Complete Results (PDF)
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The No. 6-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team won eight of 11 events to lead Iowa (135-70) and Denver (162-41) after the first day of a double dual meet on Friday (Nov. 2) at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.
The Wolverines showcased their freestyle prowess, going 1-2-3 in the early distance events. Sophomore Ricardo Vargas posted the nation's No. 1 time with the win (8:56.41), and was followed by classmate Will Roberts and freshman Bora Unalmis. Freshman Patrick Callan won the 200-yard freestyle with the sixth-fastest time in the NCAA (1:36.66), with senior Mokhtar Al-Yamani and junior Felix Auböck following behind.
Senior Kai Williams got his hand on the wall in the 100-yard backstroke (49.52), beating Iowa's Kenneth Mende by .03 seconds, while juniors Charlie Swanson (55.42) and Jacob Montague (55.67) had a close 1-2 finish in the 100-yard breaststroke. Swanson also won the 200-yard IM (1:48.44) later in the meet, with classmate Tommy Cope less than a second behind in second.
Junior Miles Smachlo made his dual-meet debut on Friday and had a great swim, winning the 200-yard butterfly by nearly two seconds (1:45.98). His time ranks fifth in the nation and is an NCAA "B" cut.
The other victory on the night came in the 200-yard medley relay at the beginning of the session, as freshman Eric Storms, Montague, senior Jon Burkett and freshman Will Chan finished at 1:29.36, less than a half-second ahead of Michigan's "B" team.
In the diving well, sophomore Ross Todd took second on one-meter (345.85), while sophomore Chris Canning was second on three-meter (357.85). The Wolverines went 2-3-4 on each springboard.
The three teams will conclude their double dual meet Saturday (Nov. 3) at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. The meet will begin at 10 a.m. CDT.
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