Ohio State Swims to Sweep of Rival Michigan

big-ten-Ohio State swimming vs Denison Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Charlie Clark. Photo Courtesy: Jay LaPrete/Ohio State Athletics

The Ohio State swim and dive program earned historic wins over Michigan on Saturday at McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion as the No. 9 women won 152.5-147.5 and the No. 14 men won 189-111. The dual victory is the first for the men over the Wolverines since the 1990-91 season and the first for the women since the 2013-14 season.

“What a great college dual meet between two conference rivals today was,” Ohio State director of swimming and diving Bill Dorenkott said. “Full credit to Coach Bottom and his program for having two well prepared teams and bringing out the best in the Buckeyes. I could not be more proud of our men and women. Proud of the trust they have put in our program and staff in our five years as a combined program. This outcome is the product of a sustained effort by a lot of people. It did not happen overnight. The best part is that this is just the beginning.”

In addition to the hard-fought wins on Friday, Ohio State also honored 10 seniors prior to the meet. They included:

Sem Andreis – computer and information science major from Bologna, Italy
Emily Crane – master’s in sports coaching from Leicester, England
North Hansen – marketing major from West Haven, Conn.
RJ Kondalski – biology major minoring in psychology and global health from Toledo, Ohio
Hudson McDaniel – sociology major from Ashland, Ohio
Amanda Palutsis – biomedical engineering major minoring in business from Louisville, Ohio
Sally Tafuto – mathematics major minoring in business from Hummelstown, Pa.
Lain Weaver – environmental science major from Madison, Wis.
Brynna Wolfe – speech and hearing science major minoring in human development and family science from Maineville, Ohio

Ohio State Event Wins

Ohio State Women’s A 200 Medley Relay – Crane, Bach, Zenick, Fulmer (1:36.95)

Ohio State Men’s A 200 Medley Relay – Armstrong, McDaniel, Quach, Andreis (1:24.71)

Ohio State Women’s A 400 Free Relay – Zenick, Fulmer, Crane, Ivan (3:15.41)

Ohio State Men’s A 400 Free Relay – Armstrong, Andreis, Quach, Gaziev (2:51.76)

Maya Geringer – 1000 Free (9:43.22), 500 Free (4:27.29)

Jacob Fielding – 1-meter Dive (375.38)

Amy Fulmer – 200 Free (1:46.42), 100 Free (48.46)

Mackenzie Crawford – 3-meter Dive (330.75), 1-meter Dive (291.53)

Charle Clark – 1000 Free (8:51.82), 500 Free (4:18.14)

Ruslan Gaziev – 200 Free (1:35.90), 100 Free (43.53)

Hunter Armstrong – 100 Back (46.39)

Alex Quach – 200 Fly (1:45.16), 100 Fly (46.19)

Sem Andreis – 50 Free (19.70)

Joey Canova – 3-meter Dive (425.85)

Thomas Watkins – 200 Back (1:44.71)

For Michigan, AJ Bornstein took first in the 200-yard breaststroke (1:59.33), while Will Chan won the 100-yard breaststroke (53.56), and Jared Daigle finished first in the 200-yard IM (1:48.27).

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For the Michigan women, freshman Letitia Sim was a bright spot for the Maize and Blue during the meet, winning the 100- (59.82) and 200-yard (2:09.72) breaststroke as well as the 200-yard IM (1:58.63). The Spanish Fort, Ala., native set a personal best with her time in the 100 breast. Senior Olivia Carter added a sweep of the butterfly events for U-M, winning both the 100 (53.06) and 200 (1:55.75).

The Wolverines trailed midway through the meet against Ohio State, but came on strong in the second half thanks to a sweep of the podium in the 200-yard backstroke. Sophomore Casey Chung (1:56.93) led the way, while fellow sophomore Noelle Kaufmann (1:59.37) and Sophia Tuinman (1:59.51) placed second and third. Chung’s time meets the NCAA ‘B’ standard.

Sim picked up the sweep of the breaststroke events in the next race, topping the competition in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:09.72. Two races later, it was Carter who picked up a sweep, besting the field in the 100-yard butterfly in 53.06 seconds. Both times were good for NCAA ‘B’ cuts.

It was Sim’s win in the 200 IM that gave the Wolverines a chance to win in the 400 freestyle relay, but ultimately touched second and third to fall just short of Ohio State.

Senior Maggie MacNeil won the 100-yard backstroke (52.43 seconds), while freshman Lindsay Flynn took first in the 50-yard freestyle (22.73).

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