M Swim wins 6th straight B1G Championship
BUSINESS. AS. USUAL.
A week removed from head coach Mike Bottom winning his first B1G Championship as head coach of the Women's team, his Men just brought home their 6th straight B1G Championship.
The #5 ranked Men powered their way through winning individual titles-
- 200-yard Medley Relay
- 800-yard Freestyle Relay
- 500-yard Freestyle (Anders Lie Nielsen)
- 200-yard Individual Medley (Dylan Bosch)
- 50-yard Freestyle (Paul Powers)
- 400-yard Individual Medley (Dylan Bosch)
- 1,650-yard Freestyle (P.J. Ransford)
- 200-yard Backstroke (Tristan Sanders)
- 200-yard Butterfly (Dylan Bosch)
Dylan Bosch. THE LEGEND. He has won the 200 Fly ever year he's been at Michigan. The first swimmer ever to win the B1G Championship in the event four times.
The senior class will leave Michigan with a 38-0 overall record, a 24-0 record against B1G teams, 4 B1G Championships and as of this moment, one NCAA National Championship. Not to mention they have taken home NCAA hardware--be it gold or bronze--in each of their attempts thus far.
Michigan wins its 40th B1G Championship all-time. M Swim will likely pass Football in B1G Championships soon at this rate.
Mike Bottom is in Bo Schembechler, Carol Hutchins, Fielding Yost territory as far I'm concerned. In just three years, he's won the B1G as the Women's head coach and has kept the Men's program winning championship at the same rate it was before he took the second job.
Final standings-
| Place | Team | Points |
| 1. | Michigan | 1475.5 |
| 2. | Indiana | 1306 |
| 3. | Ohio State | 1294.5 |
| 4. | Minnesota | 919 |
| 5. | Wisconsin | 832.5 |
| 6. | Purdue | 725 |
| 7. | Iowa | 551 |
| 8. | Northwestern | 462 |
| 9. | Penn State | 357.5 |
| 10. | Michigan State | 230 |
HAIL TO THE VICTORS!
CHAMPIONS OF THE WAVES!
February 27th, 2016 at 9:14 PM ^
February 27th, 2016 at 9:18 PM ^
Michigan is the first school to win the B1G in both Men's and Women's since 1997 when it was done by...........Michigan.
February 27th, 2016 at 9:20 PM ^
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February 27th, 2016 at 9:19 PM ^
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February 27th, 2016 at 9:24 PM ^
Guy coaches both? That's amazing. Appreciate the updates as always.
February 27th, 2016 at 10:15 PM ^
February 27th, 2016 at 9:28 PM ^
Congratulations are in order. Well done, men. Continuing the tradition of excellence that Michigan is known for.
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February 27th, 2016 at 9:31 PM ^
Tonight marks 40 B1G Championships and 471 Individual B1G Championships.
The program was founded in 1921. Football had a 25-year head start in terms of winning the B1G.
February 27th, 2016 at 9:35 PM ^
I'm curious and naive how does Mike coach both? Couldn't the men and women teams have meets in different locations on the same day!? He couldn't possibly be at both, right? I'm so confused...
February 27th, 2016 at 9:41 PM ^
February 27th, 2016 at 10:08 PM ^
Thanks WD.
February 27th, 2016 at 10:56 PM ^
This is fairly common in swimming -- I can think of quite a few strong programs where the men's and women's teams share a head coach. (E.g., Dave Salo at USC, Jack Bauerle at Georgia, the guy at Auburn whose name I can't remember and am too lazy to look up.)
February 27th, 2016 at 9:50 PM ^
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February 27th, 2016 at 10:15 PM ^
Congratulations to the Men's Swimming & Dive Team! Oh, and before WD gets on me, every damn day it's great to be a Michigan Wolverine!
February 27th, 2016 at 10:18 PM ^
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February 28th, 2016 at 9:00 AM ^
Their athletic department is by and large a mess. They have been doing great in the two highest profile sports. I wouldn't say the fact of having two of the best coaches in those two sports, one an all-time legend, equates to saying the place has any committment to overall excellence. Embarrassing is a fair word to describe their programs in many sports.
February 28th, 2016 at 3:53 PM ^
Amaizing consistency! Bringing home another championship is always great!