University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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B utterflier Tom Malchow swims to the Big Ten championshi] in the 200m butterfly. Malchow also holds the 800m freestyle relay titlt and was a silver medalist at the 1996 Olympics in the 200m butterfly.l photo courtesy of Sports Intormatio at Eastern Michigan W at Texas L at U.S. Open 3rd 2nd at Dallas Morning News Classic 10 31 11 7-8 12 4-6 1 23-24 1 31 2 6 2 7 2 13-15 2 26-28 3 12-14 3 26-28 4 1-5 Indiana Michigan State at Ohio State Michigan Open at Big Ten Championship at NCAA Diving Zone Meet at NCAA National Championship at U.S. Springs Scores not available at press time Eking his way to the finish, Derya Buyukuncu pulls through for the tin the 200m backstroke at the Big Ten Championships. BuyukunJ ok the title in the 200m and 100m backstroke championships f| three consecutive years. 190 Sports

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Competitors to Under as Wolverines 7 pfsn to Trie- riniyi By Dan Hennes By Dan Hennes The Lady Wolverines entered the 1997-1998 season riding high after capturing their eleventh straight Big Ten Champi- onship. The Wolverines hoped to better last year ' s 8-4 record and a 6 national ranking. The tankers opened their season strong with impressive wins including theirfifthstraightvictory over Penn State to put Michigan at a 5-0 mark for the season. The win also garnered the team a top-ten ranking at 5. We have a really good team this year and we are looking for great things from the freshman class, said sophomore swimmer Je nnifer Arndt. The notewor- thy freshman recruiting class brought in the best talent from around the country. The class included Stephanie Armstrong a l6-timeprep All-American, Kasey Har- ris, an 11 -time prep All-American and five-time Michigan state high school champion Jenny Crisman. Our training trip to Hawaii will provide us with the opportunity to come together as a team, continued Arndt. The team had a strong core anchored by the experience of seniors Talor Bendel and Rachel Gustin, and sophomore Shannon Shakespeare. Bendel was a l6-time All- American, 12-time Big Ten Champion, and NCAA Champion. Fellow senior Gustin earned an NCAA Championship, eight Big Ten Championships, and was a ten-time All-American. In her first year, Shakespeare garnered seven All- American honors, five Big Ten Champi- onships, and was selected as co-Big Ten Swimmer of the Year. I am excited for Big Tens and I think the team will swim well with the addition of the freshmen to our team, commented Shakespeare. 10 for great freshman er Arndt photo c Front Row: Amanda Crews, Cathy O ' Neill, undergraduate assistant Rebecca Craig, Kerri Hale, undergraduate assistant Gabrielle Devereux. Shelly Olivadoti. Kasey Harris. Leslie Hawley Row 32: Theresa DeSitter. Shannon Shakespeare. Kimjohnson. Ellen Fraumann. Karin Bunting. Kara Kaltenbach. Jill Unikel, Hanna Shin Row 3: Rachel Gustin, Stephanie Armstrong, Missy Sugar, Talor Bandel, Amy Fritsch. Lisa Butzlaff. Tanja Wenzel. Jenny Kurth Row 4: Jen Arndt. Linda Riker, Jennifer Eberwein, Laura Sadler, Jen Crisman. Alegra Breauz. Emily Cocks s photo courtesy of Sports Information enior sprinter Kimjohnson propels herself to the finish line. Johnson holds the Big Ten record for the 200m free relay, 400m free relay and 800m freestyle relay in addition to her Championship meet record for the 800m free relay. Women ' s Swimming 189

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Swim iving By Dan Hennes The Wolverines opened the season with great expectations. The tankers came off an incredible season winning their 30th Big Ten Championship title with a record of 6-3 in dual meets and undefeated at 4-0 in the Big Ten. The title was the Wolverines ' 7th in the 1990s and 1 1th in the past 12 years. In addition to the title, Michigan senior John Piersma captured the Swimmer of the Championship award. The Big Ten Cham- pionship is going to be a challenge this year, as it has been against Minnesota, commented coach Jon Urbanchek. Michigan edged the Golden Gophers by 17 points last season to secure the Big Ten title. The divers will have to be at their best and score well at the conference meet. In order for us to win another Big Ten title, it will take the efforts of both the swimmers and divers to make it happen, commented Dick Kimball, the University ' s diving coach. The Wolverines also excelled in the classroom as seven swimmers and divers were named Academic All-Big Ten Athletes and nine were recognized by the Uni- versity with Athletic Academic Achievement awards in 1997. Theteamche isasoood Jfiisit has M been anytinw in the 1990s; Coach Jon Urbancliek The team felt there was no reason that they should falter this season. The team chemistry is as good as it has been anytime in the 1990s. Our work ethic is good, and the team ' s leadership is excellent, which should result in over- achieving performances. We need that to be in the Top 4 at NCAAs, continued Urbanchek. Throughout the season Michigan held their place in the NCAA top-ten poll with a 7 ranking. The team was backed by Senior Derya Buyukuncu who was selected as an All-American nine times, a two-time Olym- pian for the Turkish team, 1996 Big Ten Swimmer of the Year and eight-time Big Ten Champion. Junior freestyle swimmer, John Reich, returned as an NCAA Champion, Big Ten Champion and two-time All-American. Reich had a tremendous NCAA meet last year, and should have an equally good sea- son this year, asserted Urbanchek. The Wolverines ' talent was anchored by senior co-captain Chris Laskowski and sophomore co-captain and All-American Mike McWha. photo courtesy of Sports Information Front Row: Francisco Suriano Siu, Raymond Papa, Thomas Almeida Row 2: John Reich, Chris Rumley, Dawson Hughes, Andy Potts, Derya Buyukuncu, Jay Zawacki Row 3: Joseph Palmer, John Piersma, Owen von Richter, Mike McWha, Toby Booker, David Stephens, Steven Williams, JohStites Row 4: Scott Meyer. Chris Laskowski, Tom Malchow, Jeff Flermoen photo courtesy of Sports Information | enior co-captain Owen Von Richter takes a breather after finishing his 400m IM I heat at the Big Ten Championships. Richter finished fourth in the race and was also a member of the 1995 NCAA national championship team. Men ' s Swimming Diving 191