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Update from the 2011 USA Swimming National Championships

By Ross LaDue on August 6, 2011 1:39 PM

Four Badger swimmers competed in the men's 800-meter freestyle relay and one in the men's 200 IM on Friday as competition continued at the 2011 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships in Palo Alto, Calif.

The team of Michael Weiss, Wes Lagerhausen, Garrett Mulchrone, and Marcus Guttman raced in the 800 free relay and clocked in with a time of 7:32.85 to claim an 11th-place finish. Weiss also competed individually in the 200 IM and touched in with a time of 2:04.78 in the B finals finishing 19th.

Saturday is the final day of competition and concludes with the100 and 800 free, 200 breast, and 400 medley relay on the women's side, while the men will conclude with the 200 back, 200 breast, 1500 free and 400 medley relay.

Two Badgers finish in top 10 at USA Swimming Nationals

By Ross LaDue on August 5, 2011 12:26 PM | 1 Comment

Two Badgers claimed top finishes in their respective races this past week at the 2011 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships at Stanford University's Avery Aquatic Center in Palo Alto, Calif.

On Tuesday, junior Michael Weiss raced to a sixth-place finish in the men's 400-meter individual medley with a time of 4:21.50. Weiss qualified for the finals with a time of 4:21.35 in the preliminaries. He also finished 16th in the 400 free.

After clocking-in with a third-place time of 1:08.57 in the women's 100 breast prelims, senior Ashley Wanland qualified for the finals on Thursday evening. Clocking in at 1:08.33, she claimed a fourth-place finish in the finals.

Senior Beckie Thompson claimed a 20th-place finish in the 50 free C finals touching in at 25.79 seconds.

The team of Thompson, Ruby Martin, Danielle Beckwith and Amie Osten swam to a 20th-place finish in the women's 400 free relay with a time of 3:50.45. Individually, Martin raced in the 50 free, while her partners Beckwith competed in the 400 free and Osten swam in the 100 back.

On the men's side of the 400 free relay, the group of Wes Lagerhausen, Marcus Guttman, Garrett Mulchrone, and incoming freshman Andrew Teduits finished 31st overall. Individually, Teduits and Mulchrone both competed in the 100 back and 100 fly, while Lagerhausen swam in the 50 free, and Guttman competed in the 200 fly.

Other Badgers competing in the championships include current junior Paulina Gralow (women's 100 breast) and former Badger Jesse Stipek (men's 100 back).

Saturday's morning session sees Badgers earn five 'B' times

By Karl Anderson on December 4, 2010 2:13 PM

Results | Saturday night's finals (video)

AUSTIN, Texas - On the morning of the final day of competition at the Texas Invitational, the Wisconsin men's and women's swimming and diving teams captured five more NCAA 'B' consideration times.

In addition, six Badgers earned a spot in Saturday night's 'A' finals, while 36 total swimmers advanced to the finals in their respective events.

Senior Maggie Meyer, having already set the school record in the 100-yard backstroke this weekend, broke the school's mark in the 200-yard backstroke on Saturday morning. Her time of 1:54.39 goes down as the fastest time of the day and tops the old UW record of 1:54.95, which Meyer set at the NCAA Championships last season.

Meyer was one of two swimmers to pick up an NCAA consideration time and a spot in the 'A' finals in the 100-yard freestyle. Both Meyer and Beckie Thompson each won their heats, doing so in times of 49.08 and 49.39, respectively.

Junior Ashley Wanland earned a spot in the 'A' finals for the second night in a row as she earned a 'B' time of 2:12.42, the fourth-fastest time swam in the 200-yard breaststroke.

On the men's side, Dan Lester and Marcus Guttmann both punched their tickets to the 'A' finals in the 200-yard butterfly. Lester picked up a 'B' time with a 1:44.12 showing, while Guttmann came in at 1:49.64.

Saturday night will feature three Badgers in the 1650-yard freestyle event, though all earned a spot in the finals and did not compete in the preliminaries on Saturday morning. Danielle Beckwith is set to compete for the women's team, while Guttmann and Tyler Hines are up for the men.

One relay race is on the docket for the finals, as the 400-yard freestyle relay will close out the Texas Invitational.

The finals start at 6 p.m. with live stats and video available through TexasSports.com. Check back to UWBadgers.com for complete results.

Meyer earns another auto bid, team adds four consideration times

By Karl Anderson on December 3, 2010 1:49 PM

Results

AUSTIN, Texas - Less than 12 hours after senior Maggie Meyer broke the school record and picked up an automatic qualifying time as the leadoff of the 400-yard medley relay, she earned another auto bid in the 100-yard backstroke during Friday morning's prelims.

Meyer, who swam the equivalent of the 100 back as the lead leg last night in 51.66, posted a time of 52.44 en route to winning her heat and earning the top seed for Friday night's finals.

In addition to Meyer's 'A' time, four Badgers picked up 'B' times as well during the morning session. In all, the Badgers will have 40 participants in the finals, including seven that are set to compete in the 'A' finals.

Joining Meyer in the 'A' finals of the 100 back is junior Amie Osten. She earned a consideration time by taking second in her heat with a showing of 54.20.

Also earning spots in the 'A' finals were Monika Stitski for the 400-yard IM and Ashley Wanland for the 100-yard breaststroke. Stitski posted a time of 4:19.90, while Wanland swam the seventh-fastest time in the country this year with a mark of 1:00.37.

On the men's side, UW will have three competitors in the 'A' finals for the 400-yard IM as Dan Lester, Sam Rowan and Michael Weiss all finished among the top eight. Lester posted a 'B' time of 3:48.09, while Rowan came in at 3:56.15 and Weiss at 3:57.27.

Friday's finals begin at 6 p.m. and live video will be provided by TexasSports.com. Check back to UWBadgers.com Friday night for complete results.

Swimming and diving nets 10 qualifying times in opening session

By Karl Anderson on December 2, 2010 2:19 PM

Session I Results

AUSTIN, Texas - The opening session at the Texas Invitational has been completed and the Badgers' swimming and diving teams posted 10 NCAA 'B' qualifying times while putting seven swimmers through to the 'A' finals later Thursday night.

Sophomore Dan Lester had the highlight of the day as he posted the second-fastest time of the year in the nation in the 100-yard butterfly, coming in with a mark of 46.70. The time was just .16 off of the school record set by Scott Rice in 2008. Lester also qualified individually for the 'A' final of the 200-yard IM.

The Badgers will have two athletes competing in the 'A' final of the 50-yard freestyle as Maggie Meyer and Beckie Thompson tied for second overall with a 22.53 mark, the fastest time posted by a UW swimmer this season.

Karlyn Hougan posted a season-best time of 54.00 in the 100-yard butterfly to make the 'A' final, while Laura Miller swam to a time of 2:01.43 to make the 'A' final of the 200 IM.

Also competing in an 'A' final tonight is Michael Weiss. He swam the seventh-fastest time in the 500-yard freestyle, coming in at 4:27.63.

Check back to UWBadgers.com later Thursday night for a complete recap of the day's events.

Badgers shave more than time

By Brian Mason on February 25, 2010 9:50 AM

Ryan Dean, athletic trainer for the Wisconsin men's swimming and diving team, is traveling with the Badgers for this week's 2010 Big Ten Championships and will file dispatches from the road for UWBadgers.com. His report from Wednesday follows:

More than time was getting cut in Columbus as the men's Big Ten swimming and diving championships got started Wednesday on the campus of Ohio State.

As the swimmers entered the Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion to kick off the four-day championship meet, there were some obvious changes to almost everyone in attendance.

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Touchdown in Columbus

By Brian Mason on February 24, 2010 12:23 PM

Ryan Dean, athletic trainer for the Wisconsin men's swimming and diving team, is traveling with the Badgers for this week's 2010 Big Ten Championships and will file dispatches from the road for UWBadgers.com. Here is his first report.

And they're off! The Wisconsin men's swimming and diving team has finally arrived in Columbus after a lot of hurrying and then a lot of waiting.

The first leg of the journey to Big Tens started at the Dane County Regional Airport, with a flight to Detroit. Making sure to leave plenty of time for security, the team arrived at the airport two hours before takeoff.

This led to a lot of sitting around, but they weren't alone as UW Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez greeted the team while waiting for the same flight on his way to NCAA meetings in Indianapolis.

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