200 Freestyle Relay Clears NCAA 'A' Cut on Day Three of Minnesota Invite

Friday, December 3

Minneapolis, Minn.

10:00 AM / 6:00 PM CT

Michigan

Minnesota Invitational

Will Chan (Michigan Photography)

200 Freestyle Relay Clears NCAA 'A' Cut on Day Three of Minnesota Invite

12/3/2021 11:26:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving

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By: Kyler Ludlow

» U-M's 200-yard Freestyle Relay of Cam Peel, Bence Szabados, Niklas Eberly and Will Chan finished fourth with an NCAA 'A' cut time of 1:16.92.
» The Wolverines picked up 12 more NCAA cuts on the day.
» Gal Groumi took second in the 100-yard Butterfly with the fourth-fastest time in the NCAA this season.

Site: Minneapolis, Minn. (Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center)
Event: Minnesota Invite (Day 3 of 4)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Dec. 4 -- at Minnesota Invite - Day Four (Minneapolis, Minn.), 10 a.m./6 p.m. CST

• Complete Results (PDF) | Photo Gallery

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- The No. 4-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team finished with 11 individual NCAA cut times and an 'A' cut for the 200-yard freestyle relay on the third day of the Minnesota Invitational on Friday (Dec. 3) at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.

The highlight of the night was the quartet of junior Cam Peel, sophomore Bence Szabados, freshman Niklas Eberly and senior Will Chan finishing the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:16.92 to hit the NCAA 'A' cut time.

Friday started with freshman Gal Groumi nearly pulling out a victory in the 100-yard butterfly, falling just .01 seconds off the leader at 45.16. His time is the fourth-best in the country this season. Szabados turned in a 46.70 for an eighth-place finish in the final, but both Wolverines secured NCAA 'B' cuts.

Senior Jared Daigle finished fourth (3:44.39) in the A Final of the 400-yard IM, but secured his 'B' cut with a 3:43.33 in the prelims.

Fellow senior Patrick Callan turned in a personal-best 1:32.77 in the 200-yard freestyle final, coming in second place and finishing with an NCAA 'B' cut. Also hitting the 'B' cut time in the final was sophomore Jake Mitchell, who touched the wall in 1:34.00.

The Wolverines continued their strong performance in the 100-yard breaststroke as seniors Chan (52.19) and Mason Hunter (53.50) finished the A Final in sixth and eighth, respectively. Chan's time was his best of the day, while Hunter turned in a 53.11 in the prelims to hit the NCAA 'B' cut.

Rounding out the performances on the individual side was sophomore Wyatt Davis (46.26), junior Nadav Aaronson (48.46) and Storms (48.02) in the 100-yard backstroke. Davis and Aaronson finished fifth and eighth in the A Final, respectively, while Eric Storms competed in the B final. All three turned in their best times of the day during the prelims for their 'B' cuts.

In the diving well, senior Ross Todd finished in fifth place on the three-meter springboard (289.25).

The Minnesota Invite concludes Saturday (Dec. 4) with preliminaries at 10 a.m. CST and finals at 6 p.m.

Michigan NCAA Qualifying Times/Scores

Preliminaries - p

200-yard Medley Relay
A - Wyatt Davis, Will Chan, Gal Groumi, Cam Peel (1:23.47)

800-yard Freestyle Relay
A - Patrick Callan, Jake Mitchell, Wyatt Davis, Gal Groumi (6:11.02)

500-yard Freestyle
B - Patrick Callan (4:12.60)
B - Jake Mitchell (4:14.58)
B - Bora Unalmis (4:19.33)p

200-yard IM
B - Gal Groumi (1:41.99)
B - Jared Daigle (1:43.83)
B - Wyatt Davis (1:46.06)p

50-yard Freestyle
B - Bence Szabados (19.39)
B - Cam Peel (19.48)
B - Will Chan (19.69)p
B - Niklas Eberly (19.87)p

400-yard Medley Relay
A - Wyatt Davis, Will Chan, Gal Groumi, Cam Peel (3:05.11)

Three-Meter Diving
Ross Todd, 389.95

100-yard Butterfly
B - Gal Groumi (45.16)
B - Bence Szabados (46.44)p
B - Eric Storms (47.42)p