2025 Eric Namesnik Memorial Open
The ultimate day of the 2025 Eric Namesnik Memorial Open occurred yesterday on the College of Michigan’s Canham Natatorium. The ultimate day of the meet noticed Michigan’s Stephanie Balduccini win the ladies’s 100 free in 55.52. Balduccini is the South American Report holder within the occasion along with her profession better of 53.87, which she set again in late April.
The Wolverines had a robust displaying behind Balduccini, as Leila Fack got here in 2nd in 56.56, whereas Christey Liang was 56.58 for third, and Ella Jo Piersma was 4th in 56.92.
Grand Valley State’s Evan Scotto Divetta received the boys’s 100 free in 50.74, marking a brand new profession finest by 0.11 seconds. He had simply set his earlier finest of fifty.85 earlier in June on the MLA Massive Purple Problem. Michigan’s Colin Geer and Ryan Healy had been proper there as nicely, with Geer taking 2nd in 50.84, whereas Healy was 50.90 for third. These swims mark new private bests for each swimmers. FMC Aquatic’s Max Goettsch, a rising freshman at Cal, got here in 4th with a 50.92, which marks a brand new private finest for him as nicely.
Rising Michigan senior Jack Wilkening received the boys’s 200 again decisively final evening, swimming a 2:01.54. That swim is available in a couple of second off his profession finest of two:00.10, which he set final summer season. He was out quick final evening, splitting 58.49 on the opening 100, then break up 31.42 and 31.63 respectively on the ultimate pair of 50s. Wilkening received the 100 again on Saturday evening with a 54.80.
Equally, after successful the ladies’s 100 again on Saturday evening, Michigan’s Lily Cleason took the ladies’s 200 again in 2:17.50 final evening. Cleason holds a private finest of two:14.61.
Membership Wolverine’s OC Vanlinthout, 18, received the ladies’s 200 IM in 2:21.47. Vanlinthout, a rising freshman at Cornell, acquired out to an enormous early lead because of a 29.89 fly break up and 35.72 again break up, which put her into the 100 at 1:05.61, practically 3 seconds forward of the sector. She then tacked on a 42.03 breast break up, adopted by a 33.83 on free. The swim marks a brand new profession finest for Vanlinthout. Blazing Barracudas 17-year-old Sofia Jimenez made it an awesome race on the finish. Turning at 1:08.34 on the 100, Jimenez then ripped a 39.67 breast break up, which practically eradicated Vanlinthout’s lead. Jimenez was 0.04 seconds slower than Vanlinthout on the ultimate 50, ending 2nd with a closing time of two:21.88.
Michigan’s William Savarese received the boys’s 200 IM in 2:05.91. That point is rather less than 2 seconds off his profession finest of two:04.14, which he swam final spring.
Blazing Barracudas 15-year-old Charlotte Duijser received the ladies’s 800 free in a really tight race with Akron’s Elle Couture. Duijser was out forward of Couture, getting 0ut to a 4:30.66 on the opening 400, which was practically 3 seconds forward of Couture (4:33.24). Couture then battled again on the again half of the race, and wound up making it as shut as doable. Duijser acquired her hand on the wall in 9:06.87, whereas Couture touched in 9:06.88.
Michigan’s Eduardo Moraes received the boys’s 800 free in 8:15.78, breaking the meet file within the occasion. Moraes holds a profession better of 8:01.81 from final spring.
