MacNeil Headlines Five Medal-Winning Swims on Day Two of Big Tens
2/24/2021 9:57:00 PM
// Brad Rudner
» After two days, Michigan is in second place (358.5 points). Ohio State leads the team race (526 points).
» For the second year in a row, Maggie MacNeil and Daria Pyshnenko finished 1-2 in the 50-yard freestyle. For MacNeil, it was her third consecutive win in the event.
» The Wolverines picked up additional medals in the 500-yard freestyle (Kaitlynn Sims, silver), 200-yard IM (Olivia Carter, bronze) and on the 400-yard medley relay.
Site: Minneapolis, Minn. (Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center)
Event: Big Ten Championships (Day 2 of 5)
U-M Team Standing: 2nd place of 13 Teams (358.5 points)
Next U-M Event: Thursday, Feb. 25 -- at Big Ten Championships - Day Three (Minneapolis, Minn.), 11 a.m./6:30 p.m. CST
• Complete Results (PDF)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- A total of five medal-winning swims -- including a third consecutive win in the 50-yard freestyle from junior Maggie MacNeil -- highlighted the efforts of the No. 9-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team on the second day of the Big Ten Championships on Wednesday (Feb. 24) at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. After two days, the Wolverines sit in second place (358.5 points). Ohio State leads the team race (526 points).
The Michigan sprinters provided the highlight of the night, as MacNeil (21.44) and senior Daria Pyshnenko (21.88) went 1-2 in the 50-yard freestyle for the second consecutive year. For MacNeil, it marked a third consecutive gold medal in the event, a feat achieved by only one other woman in program history (Jennie Eberwein, 1996-98). Not to be overlooked was Pyshnenko, who touched only .06 seconds off her career best and assuredly punched her ticket to the NCAA Championships next month.
WATCH: For the second consecutive year, Maggie MacNeil (lane four) and Daria Pyshnenko (lane six) go 1-2 in the final of the 50-yard Freestyle! #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/HJg7IhQ7HR
— Michigan Swimming & Diving (@umichswimdive) February 25, 2021
Sophomore Kaitlynn Sims was one of two Wolverines in the 'A' final of the 500-yard freestyle, bringing back a silver medal (4:40.29). But one of the biggest jumps of the day belonged to junior Caroline Sisson, who qualified for her first 'A' final from the second heat of the morning's preliminaries. She finished seventh (4:45.23), a massive leap from two years ago when she was 20th in the same event. Senior Sierra Schmidt grabbed some points in the consolation final, finishing 12th (4:47.11). Sophomore Sophia Kudryashova had a nice drop out of the 'C' final, winning the heat and taking 17th overall (4:47.90).
Junior Olivia Carter won her second bronze medal in as many days, taking third in the 200-yard IM (1:56.32). Junior Victoria Kwan snuck into the 'A' final during the morning's preliminaries and moved up a spot in the evening, finishing seventh (1:58.37). Freshman Kathryn Ackerman added points to the team total, too, tying for 23rd (2:00.27).
The Wolverines wrapped up the evening with a bronze medal in the 400-yard medley relay, achieving an NCAA 'A' cut (3:29.84). MacNeil led off with the fastest backstroke split in the field (50.08), followed by sophomore Mariella Venter on breaststroke (1:00.88), Carter on butterfly (51.36, also the fastest split in the field) and Pyshnenko on freestyle (47.52).
The Big Ten Championships continue tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 25) in Minneapolis. Preliminaries begin at 11 a.m. CST with finals following at 6:30 p.m. CST. Tomorrow also marks the beginning of the Big Ten Diving competition in West Lafayette, Ind. Preliminaries begin at 12:20 p.m. with finals following at 6:30 p.m.
Career Bests
200-yard IM -- Mariella Venter (2:00.80)
50-yard Freestyle -- Casey Chung (23.31)
50-yard Freestyle -- Claire Tuttle (23.43)
500-yard Freestyle -- Caroline Sisson (4:45.18)
500-yard Freestyle -- Sophia Kudryashova (4:47.90)
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