Michigan
First Chance Meet
Michigan Posts Multiple Personal Bests on Day One of First Chance Meet
2/17/2024 7:58:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Canham Natatorium)
Event: Michigan Forst Chance Meet (Day 1 of 2)
Scores: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Feb. 18 -- host, First Chance Meet - Day Two (Canham Natatorium), 10 a.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan swimming and diving program got off to a strong start on the opening day of the First Chance Meet on Saturday (Feb. 17) at Canham Natatorium.
In the morning session, Ryan Healy posted a personal-best mark in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:24.63. Jack Callan logged a season-best time of 4:24.43 to beat out Healy and take first in the event that featured five Wolverines who all logged new best times in 2023-24 in the race.
In the men's 200-yard individual medley, Cameron Luarde set a new career-best of 1:46.05 to take the top spot. Maciej Gabrys lowered his personal-best mark by nearly five seconds, touching the wall at 1:48.20, and Ethan Schwab beat his previous best time by more than three seconds, registering a time of 1:48.34 to finish third.
Michigan got the evening session started with three solid times in the men's 400 IM as Healy, Josean Massucco and Yugo Tsukikawa all posted season-best marks.
Callan and Jaden Ficklen both registered time drops in the 200 free, logging times of 1:37.13 and 1:37.57, respectively. Both marks were two seconds faster than their previous best times in 2023-24.
Four Michigan men posted strong times in the 100-yard breaststroke. Luarde and Matthew Kroll tallied season-best times of 54.03 and 54.69 seconds, respectively, while the freshman tandem of Schwab and Jaeddan Gamillalogged marks of 54.05 and 54.98.
On the women's side, Taylor Morris posted a new career best in the 100-yard backstroke, touching the wall at 54.08 to comfortably finish ahead of two Eastern Michigan swimmers.
The Michigan First Chance Meet will wrap up on Sunday (Feb. 18) at 10 a.m. inside Canham Natatorium when select swimmers from Michigan will look to boost their resumes before conference championships begin.
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