Michigan
Big Ten Championships
Groumi's Gold, Trio of Podium Finishes Help U-M Remain Third on Day Two at Big Tens
2/23/2023 9:17:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
» Gal Groumi swam to a gold medal in the 200-yard IM, while Eitan Ben-Shitrit grabbed the bronze.
» Wyatt Davis set the school record in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 45.25.
» Michigan sits in third place after two days with 403 points. Ohio State leads with 487 points.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Canham Natatorium)
Event: Big Ten Championships (Day 2 of 4)
U-M Team Standing: 3rd of 8 Teams (403)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Feb. 23 -- host, Big Ten Championships - Day Three (Canham Natatorium.), 10 a.m./5 p.m.
• Complete Results (PDF)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team earned three podium finishes to help it sit in third place (403 points) after day two of the Big Ten Championships on Thursday (Feb. 23) at Canham Natatorium. Ohio State leads in the team standings with 487 points.
Gal Groumi picked up the Wolverines' first first gold of the championships, winning the 200-yard individual medley in a time of 1:41.20 to successfully defend his title and earn an NCAA 'A' cut in the process. He led from start to finish, with Eitan Ben-Shitrit finishing in bronze-medal position with a personal-best 1:43.31 for an NCAA 'B' cut and the bronze medal. Jared Daigle and Ansel Froass finished sixth and eighth, respectively. The Wolverines combined to score 114 points in the 200-yard IM.
Wyatt Davis set the 100-yard backstroke program record on the first leg of the 400-yard medley relay, finishing in 42.25 seconds and eclipsing the previous record (45.48) set by Miguel Ortiz in 2013. While the relay team was later disqualified on a false start, the time stands as the Michigan record.
On the diving side, Cameron Gammage picked up some big team points for U-M while breaking a school record. His 406.30 points on the one-meter springboard were good for a fourth-place finish and set the new program standard, besting the previous mark of 406.30 set by Jake Herremans in 2018. Kameron Liberman finished fourth in the B-final with 324.45 points.
In the 50-yard freestyle, Bence Szabados got out to a fast start and was tied for first over the opening 25 yards but snagged silver with a personal-best time of 19.05 and an NCAA 'B' cut. Cam Peel finished in fifth in 19.28 and earned an NCAA 'B' cut as well. Nikola Acin picked up an eighth-place finish in the B-final with a time of 19.84.
Eduardo Moraes was the top finisher for the Maize and Blue in the 500 free with fourth-place time of 4:17.75. In the B-final, Logan Zucker finished second, Ozan Kalafat finished fifth and Connor Hunt finished sixth. Juan Ceresa picked up points for the Wolverines in the C-final, finishing seventh in 4:27.05.
The Wolverines will continue as host of the Big Ten Championships on Friday (Feb. 24) starting with prelims at 10 a.m. and finals at 5:30 p.m. inside Canham Natatorium. The action from both sessions will be streamed live on B1G+.
Results
Team Standings
1. Ohio State 487 2. Indiana         478 3. Michigan        403 4. Wisconsin       341 5. Minnesota      280 6. Purdue          240 7. Northwestern    210 8. Penn State      204
500-Yard Freestyle
1. Jake Newmark, Wisconsin 4:12.96 4. Eduardo Moraes, U-M   4:17.75 10. Logan Zucker, U-M    4:17.35 13. Ozan Kalafat, U-M    4:19.71 14. Connor Hunt, U-M     4:22.08 23. Juan Ceresa, U-M     4:27.42
200-Yard IM
1. Gal Groumi, U-MÂ Â 1:41.20 3. Eitan Ben-Shitrit, U-M 1:43.31 6. Jared Daigle, U-MÂ Â Â Â Â 1:44.28 8. Ansel Froass, U-MÂ Â Â Â Â 1:44.48 17. Jacque Wenger, U-MÂ Â Â 1:45.69
50-Yard Freestyle
1. Can Mathias, Indiana  19.00 2. Bence Szabados, U-M   19.05 5. Cam Peel, U-M         19.28 16. Nikola Acin, U-M     19.84
1-Meter Diving
1. Carson Tyler, Indiana   431.05 4. Cameron Gammage, U-M  406.30 12. Kameron Liberman, U-M 324.45
400-Yard Medley Relay
1. Indiana         3:01.53   (Brendan Burns, Josh Matheny,    Tomer Frankel, Rafael Miroslaw) -- MICHIGAN       DQ   (Wyatt Davis, Brendan Fitzpatrick,    Gal Groumi, Bence Szabados)
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