ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The No. 5-ranked University of Michigan women’s swimming and diving team (1-1) will travel to Columbus, Ohio, for the Ohio State Fall Invitational, held Tuesday through Friday (Nov. 17-20). The four-day event will feature more than 18 teams competing in swimming and diving events. Competition begins Tuesday (Nov. 17) with early heats of the 1,650-yard freestyle at 2:30 p.m., followed by finals at 5:30 p.m. From Wednesday through Friday (Nov. 18-20), swimming preliminaries will begin at 9 a.m., followed by diving preliminaries at 11 a.m. Diving finals are scheduled for 5 p.m., with swimming finals beginning at 5:30 p.m. Fans can watch all four days of competition live on B1G+.
Notes
• Michigan will make its first-ever appearance at the Ohio State Fall Invitational, joining a field of more than 18 teams that includes Yale, Penn State, Notre Dame and Indiana.
• The Wolverines enter the invitational following a dominant 198-94 road victory over Oakland on Friday (Nov. 6), improving to 1-1 on the season.
• Charlotte Martinkus has claimed three diving victories this season, winning the one-meter event against Pittsburgh (288.90) before sweeping the one-meter (279.40) and three-meter (289.70) competitions against Oakland.
• Bella Sims leads Michigan’s backstroke group, holding school records in both the 100- and 200-yard events. Sims claimed the 100-yard backstroke title against Oakland (53.47).
• In the distance freestyle events, Marian Plougher has been a consistent performer for the Wolverines, claiming victories in the 1,000-yard freestyle against both Pittsburgh and Oakland this season.
• Freshman McKinley Scobie leads the Maize and Blue’s sprint freestyle group following a first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (23.10) against Oakland. Gilaine Ma (23.19) and Leila Fack (23.20) rounded out the top three.
• Hannah Bellard has showcased her versatility in the pool, earning victories in both freestyle and butterfly events. Bellard claimed the 500-yard freestyle title during College Swimming League competition and won the 200-yard freestyle against Oakland.
• The Wolverines will return to action in the new year when they head to Bloomington, Ind., to take on Indiana in a dual meet on Friday (Jan. 8).
Source: mgoblue.com
