Women's Swimming and Diving Signs Three to NLIs for 2018-19
11/14/2017 9:32:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team announced on Tuesday (Nov. 14) the signing of three individuals to National Letters of Intent for the 2018-19 season. The signees include Victoria Kwan (Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada), Maggie MacNeil (London, Ontario, Canada) and Katie Minnich (Royal Oak, Mich.).
"These three swimmers will be joining a very strong team," said head coach Mike Bottom. "We have some seniors we're going to miss, but our juniors and sophomores will move up and this group of freshmen will fit in nicely with our culture. We're excited to bring them aboard."
Butterfly/IM | Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada (Bill Krothers Secondary/Markham Aquatic Club)
Kwan represented Canada at the 2017 FINA World Junior Championships, finishing seventh in the 200-meter butterfly, 12th in the 400-meter IM and 19th in the 400-meter freestyle. At last spring's Team Canada Trials, she took third in the 200-meter butterfly and eighth in the 200-meter IM.
Top Times (SCY/LCM): 100 FL (53.75/1:01.07), 200 FL (1:56.82/2:12.48), 200 IM (2:01.75/2:18.35), 400 IM (4:15.32/4:49.81)
Freestyle/Butterfly | London, Ontario, Canada (Sir Frederick Banting Secondary/London Aquatic Club)
Like Kwan, MacNeil is one of Canada's brightest young swimmers, representing her country at the 2015 FINA Junior World Championships and 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Championships. She finished sixth in the 100-meter butterfly at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials. At the high school level, MacNeil won three gold medals in last spring's Ontario High School Championships.
Top Times (SCY/LCM): 50 FR (23.16/26.51), 100 FR (49.50/56.55), 100 FL (52.37/59.54)
Backstroke | Royal Oak, Mich. (Mercy High School/Birmingham Blue Dolphins)
Minnich is a three-time defending MHSAA Division I state champion in the 100-yard backstroke, becoming the first woman to break 54 seconds. She also took sixth in the 200-yard IM at last year's meet and swam legs on Mercy's 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay. She is a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American and NISCA All-American.
Top Times (SCY): 100 BK (53.99), 200 BK (1:56.95), 200 IM (2:04.35)
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