Ohio State Swimming Sweeps Rival Michigan in Big Ten Showdown

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

The Ohio State men’s and women’s swimming and diving team swept rival Michigan on Saturday at home.

The Ohio State women won 178-103 and the men won 149-132.

In the men’s meet, Ohio State’s Charlie Clark won the 1000 freestyle in 9:00.94 and 500 free in 4:23.56. Tomas Navikonis won the 200 free in 1:35.62. Ruslan Gaziev won the 100 back in 46.77, a B cut, and the 100 free (43.21). Tyler Ray won the 200 fly in a B cut 1:44.38. Tristan Jankovics won the 200 back (1:44.68) and 200 IM (1:45.95). Lyle Yost won 1-meter diving with 402.60 points.

Navikonis, Mario McDonald, Shaw Satterfield and Gaziev won the 400 free relay (2:55.75).

Michigan’s Jack Wilkening, Brendan Fitzpatrick, Tyler Ray and Bence Szabados won the 200 medley relay in 1:26.08.

Szabados won the 50 free in 19.70. Ansel Froass won the 100 breast (54.74) and 200 breast (1:58.13). Camero Gammage won 3-meter diving (385.95). Ray won the 100 butterfly (46.58).

In the women’s meet, Ohio State opened with a win in the 200 medley relay as Nyah Funderburke, Hannah Bach, Katherine Zenick and Teresa Ivan got to the wall in 1:37.07.

The Buckeyes went 1-2 in the event to set the tone.

Ivan won the 50 free in 22.53, going 1-2 with Zenick (22.54), just a hundredth of a second separating the teammates. Amy Fulmer won the 100 free in 48.85. Zenick won the 100 fly in 53.50, a B cut, going 1-2 with Morgan Kraus (53.61).

Ohio State’s Gwen Woodbury won the 1000 free (9:49.34). Josie Panitz won the 100 breaststroke (1:00.06), a B cut and the 200 breast in 2:12.46 and the 200 IM in 2:00.96. Janie Boyle won 3-meter diving (320.25). Maya Geringer won the 500 free in 4:49.10.

Zenick, Tristan Harrison, Fulmer and Ivan won the 400 free relay in 3:16.43.

Michigan’s Stephanie Balduccini won the 200 free in 1:46.95, a B cut. Casey Chung won the 100 back (53.24), also a B cut, and the 200 back (1:57.09). Hannah Bellard won the 200 fly in a B cut 1:58.41. Evie Johnson won 1-meter diving (298.13).

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