Bella Sims Posts 1:51.46 200 Again As Michigan Sweeps Division III Denison

Michigan vs Denison

The Michigan Wolverines hosted Division III powerhouse Denison for senior day. The Michigan girls earned the 202-87 win whereas the Michigan males received the meet in a ultimate rating of 202-92. Michigan’s subsequent meet is slated to be the Big Ten Championships, and Denison’s subsequent meet is the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Championships.

Women’s Highlights

Highlighting the ladies’s aspect of the meet was Bella Sims who posted a 1:51.46 to win the ladies’s 200 backstroke. That was solely 0.20 off her season greatest that she swam in October throughout a tri-meet that additionally featured UCLA and Northwestern. Her season greatest 1:51.26 sits at #9 within the NCAA this season.

Also main the way in which for the Wolverines was Hannah Bellard, the newly minted Big Ten Record holder within the 200 fly. Bellard didn’t race the 200 fly this weekend, as a substitute swimming to a private greatest 1:43.83 within the 200 freestyle. That sits at #29 within the NCAA to this point this season. Bellard additionally received the 100 fly, touching in a 51.78.

Letitia Sim received the 200 breaststroke in a 2:08.13, a couple of second and a half off her 2:06.52 season greatest that sits at #3 within the NCAA this season. Sim additionally swam alongside Milla Drakopoulos, Brady Kendall, and Ella Jo Piersma because the group swam to a win within the 400 medley relay touched in a 3:30.55.

Kendall went on to win an occasion of her personal, posting a lifetime greatest within the 100 free as she touched in a 48.07. That was an enormous swim for the senior who notably helped Michigan’s 400 free relay to 4th place on the 2025 NCAA Championships.

Fellow senior Devon Kitchel additionally notched a private greatest time. Kitchel received the 100 backstroke in a 52.99. That was her first time swimming the occasion in over two years.

The Denison girls have been led by Phoebe Ferguson who received the 200 IM in a 2:06.16, though she touched 4th as Michigan exhibitioned their swimmers. Finishing 2nd behind Ferguson was Drue Thielking in a 2:09.42. Thielking was additionally 2nd within the 200 breast in a 2:17.94, an occasion wherein Michigan didn’t exhibition its swimmers.

Men’s Highlights

The Michigan males have been additionally dominant on the day, led by Colin Geer. Geer received the 200 free in a 1:35.52 and the 200 breast in a 1:55.60. His 200 breast was solely half a second off his lifetime greatest 1:55.07 that he swam final February on the First Chance Meet.

Also incomes two particular person wins for the Wolverines was Antoine Sauve who received the 50 free in a 19.94 and the five hundred free in a 4:20.96. His greatest time within the 50 free sits at a 19.77.

Tyler Ray received the 200 fly in a 1:40.62, simply over a second off his season greatest 1:39.60 that sits at #4 within the NCAA this season. His swim in opposition to Denison marked the fifth quickest of his profession. Ray additionally helped Michigan’s 400 medley relay to a win. That relay additionally included Eitan Ben Shitrit, Matt Kroll, and Luka Mladenovic. The group mixed to the touch in a 3:09.12.

Ben Shitrit led that relay off in a lifetime better of a 47.03 within the 100 backstroke. Later within the session, he went on to win the person 100 backstroke in a 47.24. He additionally touched 1st within the 200 IM in a 1:45.02, though he was exhibitioned as Denison’s Liam Nelson went on to earn the win in a 1:54.51.

Nelson was the highest scorer for Denison as he received the 200 IM. In addition to that race, Nelson additionally completed third within the 100 breast in a 55.77 and was fifth within the 200 breast in a 2:05.59. Nelson made the NCAA Division III ‘B’ ultimate in each occasions final March, serving to the Denison males go on to win the D3 staff title.