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Minnesota Invite
Wolverines Primed For Big Swims, Dives at Minnesota Invite
12/3/2019 12:50:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
» The No. 18-ranked Wolverines face two top-five opponents at the Minnesota Invite this week, held Dec. 4-8 in Minneapolis, Minn. Preliminaries begin at 10 a.m. (CT), with finals following at 6 p.m. Additionally, select swimmers will compete in a non-scored Long Course Time Trial on Sunday at 9 a.m.
» The meet serves as an opportunity for swimmers to wear racing suits in pursuit of NCAA qualifying times. Last year, U-M achieved 49 NCAA standards (44 swimming, five diving).
» In addition to Minnesota, Michigan will face No. 3 California, No. 5 Texas, Arizona, Iowa and Harvard at the Minnesota Invite this week. At last year's NCAA Championships, California finished second, Michigan took third and Texas was fifth. Arizona was 14th.
THIS WEEK
Wed-Sun., Dec. 4-8 -- at Minnesota Invite (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Live Results
Wednesday, Dec. 4 -- 6 p.m. CST
Thursday, Dec. 5 -- 10 a.m./6 p.m. CST
Friday, Dec. 6 -- 10 a.m./6 p.m. CST
Saturday, Dec. 7 -- 10 a.m./6 p.m. CST
Sunday, Dec. 8 -- 9 a.m. CST
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The No. 18-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team will suit up for its annual midseason meet this week, taking on several of the nation's best squads at the Minnesota Invite, Wednesday through Sunday (Dec. 4-8) at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis.
The meet begins with two relays on Wednesday (Dec. 4) at 6 p.m. CST, with each of the following three days will see preliminaries at 10 a.m. CST, and finals at 6 p.m. CST. Select swimmers will be back in the pool on Sunday (Dec. 8) for a non-scored Long Course Time Trial beginning at 9 a.m. CST.
Schedule of Events (all times CST)
Wednesday, Dec. 4 (6 p.m.)
200-yard Medley Relay
800-yard Freestyle Relay
Thursday, Dec. 5 (10 a.m./6 p.m.)
500-yard Freestyle
200-yard IM
50-yard Freestyle
400-yard Medley Relay
Three-Meter Diving (begins at 12 p.m.)
Friday, Dec. 6 (10 a.m./6 p.m.)
400-yard IM
100-yard Butterfly
200-yard Freestyle
100-yard Breaststroke
100-yard Backstroke
200-yard Freestyle Relay
One-Meter Diving (begins at 12 p.m.)
Saturday, Dec. 7 (10 a.m./6 p.m.)
200-yard Backstroke
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Breaststroke
200-yard Butterfly
1,650-yard Freestyle
400-yard Freestyle Relay
Platform Diving (begins at 12 p.m.)
Scoring
The top 32 swimmers from preliminaries will advance to finals. Only 'A' and 'B' finals will score points.
A: 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11
B: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Relay (A): 40-34-32-30-28-26-24-22
Relay (B): 18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2
Notes
• In addition to Minnesota, Michigan will face No. 3 California, No. 5 Texas, Arizona, Iowa and Harvard at the Minnesota Invite this week. At last year's NCAA Championships, California finished second, Michigan took third and Texas was fifth. Arizona was 14th.
• The midseason meet is an opportunity for teams to throw on racing suits and race for NCAA Championships qualifying times. The Wolverines won the UGA Fall Invitational last year, capturing 49 NCAA standards: eight 'A' and 36 'B' in swimming, and an additional five Zone Diving qualifying scores. They also set six school records.
• Michigan fell to No. 18 in the latest TYR/CSCAA Top 25 poll, released on Nov. 13. The next edition of the rankings will be put out next Wednesday (Dec. 11). [ Rankings ]
• The Wolverines have won all three of their dual meets to date, scoring wins over Navy (190-110), Miami University (229-71) and Iowa (173-127). Their remaining meets all come against Big Ten teams, including Indiana (Jan. 11), Ohio State (Jan. 18) and Michigan State (Jan. 31).
• On Nov. 19, the program announced the signings of nine prep standouts to NLIs for the 2019-20 season. The signees include Kathryn Ackerman (Grand Haven, Michigan), Casey Chung (Ann Arbor, Michigan), Claire Donan (Louisville, Kentucky), Sophie Housey (Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan), Natalie Kan (Hong Kong), Noelle Kaufmann (Mt. Kisco, New York), Claire Newman (Freeland, Michigan), Sophia Tuinman (Northville, Michigan) and Claire Tuttle (Hudsonville, Michigan). The crop of incoming swimmers also includes Olivia Carter (Greensboro, North Carolina), a transfer from the University of Georgia. She plans to enroll in January and join the team for the second half of the season. Carter has three years of eligibility remaining. [ Release ]
Up Next
Friday, Jan. 3 -- at Orange Bowl Classic (Key Largo, Fla.), 10 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 11 -- vs. Indiana (Canham Natatorium), 11 a.m.
