Michigan
Be Better; Invitational
Michigan Sweeps Four Events at Be Better; Invitational to Start Season
9/29/2023 9:47:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Canham Natatorium)
Event: Be Better; Invitational
Score: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Sept. 30 -- Maize vs. Blue Intrasquad Meet (Canham Natatorium), 9 a.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team came together with Hope College and Calvin University on Friday (Sept. 29) at Canham Natatorium to honor the memory of former Wolverine swimmer Ian Miskelley hosting the Be Better; Invitational.
The Michigan men swept four traditional events and placed first in every event in the season opener.
In the first individual event of the evening, Tyler Ray took the top spot in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 48.66 seconds. Maciej Gabrys and Yousuf Al-Matrooshi took second and third with marks of 50.20 and 50.68, respectively.
The sweeps continued with the 100-yard backstroke with Jack Wilkening, Jacque Wenger and Gal Groumi going one-two-three and freshman Ryan Healy finished eighth overall.
The Wolverines dominated the 100-yard breaststroke with Ozan Kalafat, Cameron Luarde, Matthew Kroll and Ethan Scwab capturing the top four positions. Kalafat finished with a time of 56.64, and Luarde, Kroll and Schwab finished within 1.3 seconds of each other.
In the 200-yard freestyle, Logan Zucker posted a winning time of 1:40.79. Gal Groumi and Juan Ceresa completed the sweep of the event with marks of 1:43.01 and 1:44.22, respectively.
In the diving well, the Maize and Blue captured the top five spots on the one-meter springboard with Cameron Gammage finishing first (315.05 points).
In non-traditional events, Bence Szabados was the last one standing 25-yard mystery shootout, beating out teammate Brendan Fitzpatrick in the final race, which was a 25-yard breaststroke.
The Wolverines return to the pool on Saturday (Sept. 30) for the Maize vs. Blue Intrasquad Meet at 9 a.m. at Canham Natorium. The meet is open to the public and admission is free.
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