2023 Futures Day 4 – West Fargo: Swimmers from Far & Wide, Diverted to Fargo Win Medals
Many teams were moved out of their regions to the West Fargo Futures site but made the best of the unexpected added travel by winning several medals tonight.
Minnesota Picks Up Commitment from Egyptian Sprinter Omar Sherif for 2023
Egyptian Omar Sherif has committed to swim for the Minnesota Gophers starting in the 2023-24 season, bringing Big Ten Conference scoring times.
Soloveychik Breaks Oldest Minnesota School Record; Northwestern Women Dominate
Minnesota sophomore Bar Soloveychik relegated the Gophers’ oldest school record to the archives during Friday’s meet against Northwestern, Purdue, and Iowa.
McHugh Clocks NCAA-Leading 50.58 100 Breast, 22.53 Relay Split on Friday Night
The swim is only 0.40 seconds off his personal best of 50.18, which he swam to win the 100 breast at NCAAs last year.
Wisconsin Sweeps Minnesota in Border Battle
For the sixth consecutive time in the series, the Wisconsin men’s and women’s teams defeated Minnesota during Friday’s “Border Battle.”
Minnesota Sweeps St. Thomas in Men’s Home Opener
Minnesota swept St. Thomas as the Tommies competed in their first meet against a Big Ten team since joining the Division I program.
Matthew McDonald To Head To Minnesota in Mid-Season Transfer
Matthew McDonald is transferring to Minnesota from NC State. His sprinting ability can help build up Minnesota’s depth in that area.
Purdue Men Fall to Minnesota in 2021-2022 Home Opener
The Minnesota men defeated Purdue in the Boilermakers’ home opener. The Gophers saw top performances from Max McHugh, Desmon Sachtjen, and Gavin Olson.
Minnesota Picks Up IL Sprinter Connor Groya for Fall 2022
Competing at the 2021 NCSA Spring Championships, Groya set personal bests in the 50/100/200 free, while clocking his best relay splits ever.
2021 Big Ten Men’s Fan Guide: After Lots of Graduation Turnover, IU Has Edge
It’s hard to gauge the firepower for the top five teams or so this year with the truncated season, but Indiana looks to have a slight edge.
Max McHugh Cuts Up a New Nation-Leading 100 Breast: 50.55
He also won the 200 breast today in 1:53.17, which moves him from #6 to #5 nationally, and split 22.73 BR on the medley as Minnesota beat Iowa by six points.
Returning Conference Points: 3 Clear-Cut Front-runners In Men’s Big Ten
Michigan ended a three-year Indiana run last year, but IU and Ohio State return strong groups in chase of Michigan for 2020-2021.
Ranking The 2020 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: Honorable Mentions
The incoming freshman class for NCAA swimming & diving is deep with distance swimmers, including 15:03 miler Lleyton Plattel.
2018 Winter Juniors West: Urlando Posts #5 15-16 200 BK In 1:42.11
16 year-old phenom Gianluca Urlando took the top seed in the 200 backstroke and 200 butterfly Saturday morning in Austin, TX.
William Hayon Wins 6 Events At Wisconsin Senior Championships
Rachel Munson, who is heading into her Senior year at the University of Minnesota, took the women’s 17 and Over 100 breast, posting a 1:09.56.
