Sim captures 100 breaststroke ‘B’ final, Michigan 21st after three days at NCAA
03/17/2023 21:35:00
//Bridgette Underwood
Michigan is in 21st place with 29 points after three days of competition.
Letitia Sim led from start to finish in the 100-yard breaststroke to win the “B” final and ninth place overall with a time of 58.48.
The Wolverines return to the pool Saturday for the final day of the NCAA Championships.
Location: Knoxville, Tenn. (Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center)
Event: NCAA Championships (Day 3 of 4)
UM team standings: 21st place, 29 points after day three
Next UM event: Saturday, March 18 — at NCAA Championships – Day 4 (Knoxville, Tenn.), 10:00 a.m./6:00 p.m.
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Knoxville, Tenn. –The University of Michigan women’s swimming and diving team sits in 21st place after Night 3 of the NCAA Championships Friday, March 17, at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center.
Letitia Sim, the only Wolverine in the individual final on Night Three, led from start to finish first in the 100-yard breaststroke “B” final and ninth overall with a time of 58.48.
In the 400-yard medley relay, the team of Noelle Kaufmann, Sim, Brady Kendall and Lindsay Flynn clocked 3:30.52 to finish 12th and earn an All-America honorable mention.
In the 400-yard individual medley preliminaries, Kathryn Ackerman kicked off the Wolverines with a first-place finish in the second run, swimming in 4:12.83, but finished 29th overall. Devon Kitchel finished 39th overall with a time of 4:16.96.
Next up was Natalie Kan in the 100 yard butterfly. She finished with a time of 52.57 to finish 35th. In the 200-yard freestyle, Katie Crom went in 1:45.54 to place 26th in the preliminaries.
In diving, Kiarra Milligan finished with a score of 276.80 for 29th in three-metre springboard.
The Wolverines return to the pool Saturday, March 18 for the final day of the NCAA Championships at the llan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center. Preliminaries start at 10 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m.
Results
Team Ranking
1. Virginia 347.5 2. Texas 272.5 3. Stanford 239 4. Louisville 191.5 5. NC State 190 6. Ohio State 170 7. Florida 146 8. Tennessee 135 9. North Carolina 125 10. Indiana 121 11. California 105 12. Southern California 86 13. LSU 79 14. Alabama 75 15. Georgia 70.5 16. Wisconsin 67 17. Kentucky 42 18. Minnesota 37 19. Miami (FL) 36 20. Arizona 32 21. Michigan 29 22. Virginia Tech 25 South Carolina 25 24 Texas A&M 22 25. Duke 20 26. Auburn 13 Northwestern 13 28. Arkansas 12 29. Miami (OH) 9 30. Florida State 7 Purdue 7 32. UCLA 6 33. Arizona State 4 34. Utah 2 35. Florida Int’l 1 Akron 1
400 yard IM
1. Alex Walsh, Virginia 3:57.24 29. Kathryn Ackerman, UM 4:12.83 39. Devon Kitchel, UM 4:16.96
100 meter butterfly
1. Kate Douglass, Virginia 48.46! 35. Natalie Kan, UM 52.57
200 yard freestyle
1. Taylor Ruck, Stanford 1:42.36 26. Katie Crom, UM 1:45.54
100 meters breaststroke
1. Lydia Jacoby, Texas 57.07 9. Letitia Sim, UM 58.48
100 meters backstroke
1. Gretchen Walsh, Virginia 48.26!
Three meter springboard
1. Aranza Vazquez Montano, North Carolina 385.80 29. Kiarra Milligan, UM 276.80
400 yard medley relay
1. Virginia 3:22.39 (Gretchen Walsh, Alex Walsh, Kate Douglass, Amiee Canny) 14. Michigan 3:30.52 (Noelle Kaufmann, Letitia Sim Brady Kendall, Lindsay Flynn)! NCAA record* Encounter record
