Michigan Qualifies 10 Swimmers for NCAA Championships

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ten student-athletes from the No. 4-ranked University of Michigan ladies’s swimming and diving workforce had been chosen Wednesday (March 4) to compete on the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships.

Eight Wolverines certified for a number of occasions as Hannah Bellard, Lexi Greenhawt, Letitia Sim and Bella Sims paced the workforce with three occasions every.

Bellard will race within the 200-yard butterfly, 400-yard IM and 500-yard freestyle. Bellard shined in all three occasions on the Big Ten Championships, profitable gold within the 200 fly and 500 free and setting a brand new Big Ten report within the butterfly occasion.

Greenhawt will battle within the 50- and 100-yard freestyle together with the 100-yard backstroke. Greenhawt completed within the high 10 in all three of these occasions on the Big Ten Championships.

Sim will hit the pool for the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard IM. Sim swept the breaststroke occasions on the convention championships and positioned third within the 200-yard IM.

Sims is about to race within the 100- and 200-yard backstroke and the 400-yard IM. Sims dominated the 100-yard backstroke and the 400-yard IM, profitable each occasions on the Big Ten Championships. Sims was named Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships as the very best level scorer.

Stephanie Balduccini certified for the nationwide championships within the 100- and 200-yard freestyles whereas Leila Fack will compete within the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly.

Big Ten Champion Brady Kendall will search a nationwide title within the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly. Marian Ploger certified for the 2 long-distance occasions, swimming the 500- and 1,650-yard freestyle.

Rounding out the Michigan qualifiers are Rebecca Diaconescu and Milla Drakopoulos. Diaconescu will swim within the 1,650-yard freestyle, whereas Drakopoulos will make her NCAA debut within the 200-yard backstroke.

The NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships are slated to start on March 18 on the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Ga.