Michigan
NCAA Championships
Michigan Men Score in Both Relays on First Night of NCAA Championships
3/27/2024 9:01:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Site: Indianapolis, Ind. (IU Natatorium)
Event: NCAA Championships (Day 1 of 4)
Score: 13 of 21 Teams (18 points)
Next U-M Event: Thursday, March 28 -- NCAA Championships - Day 2 (Indianapolis, Ind.), Prelims: 10 a.m./ Finals: 6 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The No. 16-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team opened the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday (March 27) at IU Natatorium. After two events, U-M sits at 13th with a total of 18 points. Florida and California are tied for the early lead with 70 points.
The first evening of competition featured two relays, the 200-yard medley and 800-yard freestyle relay races.
Jack Wilkening (backstroke), Brendan Fitzpatrick (breaststroke), Tyler Ray (butterfly) and Bence Szabados (freestyle) got the meet started in the 200-yard medley relay. Racing in the second heat of the timed final, the quartet posted a 1:23.54, taking 13th overall. Szabados anchored the relay with an 18.70 split in the freestyle leg to give the Wolverines a solid start to the national championships.
Eitan Ben-Shitrit, Gal Groumi, Ozan Kalafat and Logan Zucker hit the pool for the second and final event of the evening, the 800-yard freestyle relay. Groumi's leadoff 200 free time of 1:31.07 set a new program mark by nearly a full second, and the quartet combined to log a time of 6:11.55 -- placing 12th overall.
The NCAA Championships continue on Thursday (March 28) with the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard IM, 50-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle relay. Trials will start at 10 a.m., and finals will begin at 6 p.m.
Team Standings Through Day One
T-1. No. 2 Florida -- 70 points
T-1. No. 3 California -- 70 points
3. No. 1 Arizona State -- 68 points
4. No. 6 Indiana -- 52 points
T-5. No. 4 NC State -- 50 points
T-5. No. 8 Texas -- 50 points
7. No. 5 Stanford -- 46 points
8. No. 7. Georgia -- 34 points
9. No. 9 Auburn -- 30 points
T-10. No. 13 Virginia Tech -- 28 points
T-10. No. 12 Tennessee -- 28 points
12. No. 14 Louisville -- 24 points
13. No. 16 MICHIGAN -- 18 points
T-14. Missouri -- 12 points
T-14. No. 20 Alabama -- 12 points
16. No. 18 Florida State -- 10 points
17. No. 15 Ohio State -- 6 points
T-18. No. 10 Texas A&M -- 4 points
T-18. RV SMU -- 4 points
T-20. North Carolina -- 2 points
T-20. No. 22 Arizona -- 2 points
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