CWP's Winona Swimming & Diving Blog

This is my blog that follows swimming & diving in Winona MN and those Winonans that have left to swim elsewhere. Occasionally I will post items of info related to swimming & diving in general.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

I said more Divers, not Drivers!

“Hey, what are these golf clubs doing in the hotel room?”

“Well, you said we needed more drivers if we were going to keep things close.”

“No, no, no, I said DIVERS, not DRIVERS, we need points!”

Tonight Day 2 of the Big 10 Women’s Swimming & Diving Championship is complete and the meet is shaping up to be the close battle the National Rankings implied it to be.

After Day1’s competition, the 200 Medley Relay and the 800 Free Relay, only 2 points separated the tied Indiana University Hoosiers and Wisconsin Badgers from the Second place Minnesota Gophers.

Women - Team Rankings - Through 800 Free Relay                                            
 
1. Indiana University                                      68   
1. Wisconsin, University of, Madi                 68
3. University of Minnesota                             66   
4. Ohio State University                                 58
5. Purdue University                                      56   
5. Pennsylvania State University                  56
7. Michigan, University of                              54   
8. Northwestern University                            46
9. University of Illinois                                    32   
9. Iowa, University of                                     32
11. Michigan State University                       24  

Day 2 started with the 200 Free Relay and then kicked off the start of Individual competition. The 200 Free Relay saw Indiana stay at the top, Minnesota stayed right behind them by 4 points tied with rising Michigan. 

Women - Team Rankings - Through 200 Free Relay                      
 
1. Indiana University                          98   
2. University of Minnesota                94
2. Michigan, University of                  94   
4. Pennsylvania State University      90
5. Purdue University                          88   
6. Ohio State University                     82
7. Northwestern University                72   
8. Wisconsin, University of, Madi     68
9. Iowa, University of                         54  
10. University of Illinois                      46
11. Michigan State University           42  

The 500 Freestyle put the Gophers in the driver’s seat, compliments of Ashley Steenvoorden’s win. Points wise though, Minnesota’s 1-5-7-11-12 place finishes were countered by Indiana’s 2-3-6-13 place finishes to keep the lead within 3 points but both teams start to outdistance (no pun intended) the rest of the pack

Women - Team Rankings - Through 500 Freestyle                 
 
1. University of Minnesota                151   
2. Indiana University                          148
3. Purdue University                          108   
4. Michigan, University of                  101
5. Ohio State University                       98   
6. Pennsylvania State University         92
7. Northwestern University                  72   
8. Wisconsin, University of, Madi       71
9. Iowa, University of                           54  
10. University of Illinois                        46
11. Michigan State University             42

The 200 IM saw the lead flip back again on Indiana’s 1-2-10-11 places versus Minnesota’s 4-5-14 finishes which gave them a 15 point lead. 

Women - Team Rankings - Through 200 IM                 
 
1. Indiana University                          198   
2. University of Minnesota                183
3. Purdue University                          120   
3. Ohio State University                     120
5. Pennsylvania State University      116   
6. Michigan, University of                  112
7. Wisconsin, University of, Madi       75   
8. Northwestern University                  72
9. Iowa, University of                           54  
10. University of Illinois                        46
11. Michigan State University               42

The 50 Freestyle saw Minnesota reel the Hoosiers back in a little closer as neither team scored real well. 

Women - Team Rankings - Through 50 Freestyle                 
 
1. Indiana University                          214   
2. University of Minnesota                202
3. Michigan, University of                  144   
4. Pennsylvania State University      143
5. Purdue University                          139.5   
6. Ohio State University                     136
7. Wisconsin, University of, Madi        99.5   
8. Northwestern University                  73
9. Iowa, University of                           54  
10. University of Illinois                        46
11. Michigan State University             42

Then 1 Meter Diving takes place. Minnesota Gopher Kelsey Bryant not only wins but breaks the point record she set at last years Big 10 Championships. IN her first year at the Big 10 Championships, Maggie Keefer places 5th overall for 34 total points between the two of them. Not so fast though, Indiana places SIX, yes SIX divers in the points (16th and higher). On the strength of their 2-4-6-7-11-15th place finishes, the Hoosiers manage to open up their lead on the Gophers.

Women - Team Rankings - Through 1 Meter Diving                 
 
1. Indiana University                          279   
2. University of Minnesota                236
3. Ohio State University                     149   
4. Michigan, University of                  147
5. Purdue University                          146.5   
6. Pennsylvania State University      143
7. Wisconsin, University of, Madi       99.5   
8. Iowa, University of                           75
9. Northwestern University                  74  
10. Michigan State University             53
11. University of Illinois                        46 
 
(You can NEVER have too many divers by the way. 
They liven things up all the time.)
Do not try this yourself !!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VcE3UnqXuY&feature=related 
 
This meet is heating up to be a real slug it out event between the Minnesota Gophers and the Indiana Hoosiers. There are still 2 days left, and 14 events, two of which are DIVING ( 3 meter and platform). A lot can happen and you can catch all the action on webcast at
 http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/10-big-ten-swim-championships.html?SPSID=38544&SPID=3272&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=8400
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