Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil Moves to 6th All-Time With 50.09 100 Fly

by Robert Gibbs 5

November 10th, 2018 Big Ten, College, News

ACC VS BIG TEN COLLEGE CHALLENGE

We’ve been talking about Michigan freshman Maggie MacNeil a lot already this season, as the Canadian native opened up her first season swimming yards with a pair of mid-51 times in the 100 fly at dual meets.

Tonight, at the inaugural ACC-Big Ten Challenge, MacNeil proved that those fast dual meet swims were no flukes, as she threw down a 50.09 to win by over 1.5 seconds, helping the Big Ten women build a huge lead on the ACC squad.

In terms of the biggest picture, MacNeil is now suddenly the 6th-fastest women ever after only a few months of swimming in a 25 yard pool.

Fastest Performers, 100 yard butterfly

  1. Kelsi Dahlia, 49.43
  2. Louis Hansson, 49.80
  3. Erika Brown, 49.84
  4. Natalie Coughlin, 50.01
  5. Farida Osman, 50.05
  6. Maggie MacNeil, 50.09

MacNeil set new Michigan and Big Ten records with tonight’s swim, and also now appears to be the fastest freshman ever.  She also has to be considered squarely in the conversation for the NCAA title in the event come March, although that’s certainly not a given, as she’ll have to face off agains Louise Hansson and Erika Brown, the 2nd and 3rd fastest women ever in the event.

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Hectable
5 years ago

Maggie must not realize its only November.
50.0 IN NOVEMBER

Yooz
5 years ago

This NCAA race will be incredible between Hansson Macneil and Brown, can’t wait!!

NJones
5 years ago

Canada’s 4×100 Medley Relay:
Kylie Mass 58.1
Small handful of 106 Breaststrokers
Penny Oleksiak 56 f fly, Maggie MacNeil dropping 50. Yards
Taylor Ruck 51.7 free split…
352 range… Pretty world class!

zswam
Reply to  NJones
5 years ago

they need a breastroker to really step up!

Dee
5 years ago

Ridiculous underwaters.

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