Swimming and Diving DIVISION I MEN’S Highlights Michigan wins fi rst championship since 1995, 12th overall: — When Michigan’s Bruno Ortiz pulled himself out of the water after swimming the anchor leg in the 400- yard freestyle relay at the 2013 Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, the singing started. “Hail to the Victors” echoed around the Indiana University Natatorium at IUPUI March 30, beginning with two Michigan spectator sections on one side of the building and carrying over to the Michigan bench area on the pool deck. The Wolverines did not win the 400 free relay; they fi nished second. But it didn’t matter. Michigan had wrapped up its fi rst national team title since 1995 long before that fi nal relay event. It was the 12th national title for Michigan, and meant it was no longer tied with Ohio State for the overall lead in Division I men’s titles. “This morning, we just kind of let our passion drive us. And that was it,” said Connor Jaeger, who began Michigan’s title drive on the fi nal night of the three-day meet with a victory in the 1,650-yard freestyle. He also won the 500 free in the meet’s fi rst individual race. Michigan’s victory halted a two-year title run by California, which fi nished second. “We started four years ago working on this,” said Michigan’s fi fth-year coach Mike Bottom. “You do it one day at a time; you do it one student-athlete at a time. We started out with one recruiting class that we were scrambling on. These are the guys. “It’s awesome to see those guys grow up, become leaders and take this team to this level.” Michigan totaled 480 points, racking up 172 of them in fi ve relay events in which it did not fi nish lower than third. California was the runner-up with 406½ points and Arizona placed third with 313½. Tom Shields, a senior at California, helped lead the Golden Bears into the No. 2 slot with a tremendous win in the 200-yard butterfl y. He tied Michael Phelps’ American and U.S. Open record in the event with a time of 1:39.65, which was also a new NCAA championships record. Shields won two events, fi nished second in the 100 backstroke and swam in four relay races. Shields’ performance in the 200 fl y was just a part of a fi nal night that included yet another stunning swim by Arizona sophomore Kevin Cordes. He broke his own American record Saturday morning in the 200-yard breaststroke preliminaries, than smashed it again in the fi nals with a time of 1:48.68. The previous evening in the 100 breaststroke, Cordes’ time of 50.74 seconds set new American, U.S. Open and championship meet records. “I’m going to take this in and enjoy it,” Cordes said. A record also fell in the 100-yard freestyle. Southern California’s Vlad Morozov blasted off the starting block into the lead and won the race in 40.76 seconds. It shaved 0.16 seconds off the previous championships and U.S. Open record set by Cesar Cielo of Auburn in 2008. Auburn’s Marcelo Chierighini was nearly one second back of Morozov, who also won the 50 free. Cordes, Jaeger, Morozov, Shields and Stanford’s David Nolan each won two individual swimming events. Cordes was named the Swimmer of the Meet. Nolan, who won the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard backstroke, also placed second in the 200 backstroke. Marcin Cieslak of Florida fi nished second in all three of his individual events and helped the Gators win the 800 freestyle relay. Stanford’s Kristian Ipsen, a bronze medalist at the 2012 London Olympics, clearly was a hit on the diving board. He won titles in the one- and three-meter diving events, then fi nished second to Olympic teammate Nick McCrory of Duke in the platform event. But in the end, it was all Michigan. After every California and Michigan athlete walked by each other and exchanged congratulatory handshakes, the Wolverines jumped into the pool with the championships trophy and started another chorus of “Hail to the Victors.” Bottom’s glasses dropped to the bottom of the pool. Among those Wolverines were senior Miguel Ortiz and his younger brother, Bruno. They swam in four relays together, including the fi rst two legs of Michigan’s win in the 200 medley relay that set new championships and U.S. Open records of 1:22.27. “Defi nitely it being my senior year, having my brother here, everything was just the right moment,” said Miguel. “We need to swim fast not only for ourselves, but our fans, to inspire what we’re trying to do,” Bottom said. “We’re trying to inspire a generation of young people who come out to the meet and see you swim. I want them to see the best.” ” 2013 TEAM STANDINGS 14. Missouri .................................................................. 80 28. Alabama ................................................................. 20 1. Michigan................................................................480 15. North Carolina St. ............................................... 74 29. Eastern Mich. ........................................................ 15 2. California ...............................................................406½ 16. Tennessee .............................................................. 59 North Carolina ..................................................... 15 3. Arizona ...................................................................313½ 17. Duke ......................................................................... 54 UNLV ......................................................................... 15 4. Southern California ...........................................289 18. Arizona St. ............................................................. 53 32. Iowa .......................................................................... 14 5. Texas ........................................................................288 Minnesota .............................................................. 53 33. Dartmouth ............................................................. 11 6. Florida .....................................................................285½ 20. Penn St. ................................................................... 52 Utah .......................................................................... 11 7. Stanford .................................................................282 Virginia Tech .......................................................... 52 35. SMU ........................................................................... 8 8. Auburn ...................................................................226½ 22. Kentucky................................................................. 45 36. Michigan St. .......................................................... 7 9. Indiana ...................................................................201 23. Florida St................................................................. 40 Notre Dame ........................................................... 7 10. Georgia...................................................................163 24. Texas A&M ............................................................. 32 38. South Carolina ...................................................... 4 11. Louisville ................................................................. 93 25. Purdue ..................................................................... 26 39. Missouri St. ............................................................. 2 12. Ohio St. .................................................................... 87 26. LSU ............................................................................ 24 40. Wyoming ................................................................. 1 13. Wisconsin ............................................................... 84 27. Virginia .................................................................... 22 2 DIVISION MEN'S I SWIMMING AND DIVING—INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 2013 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Paul Le, Missouri St., 1:42.57; 16. Nate Savoy, Penn St., Purdue, 365.10; 11. Jordan Lesser, Minnesota, 343.75; 12. 1:42.79. Emad Abdelatif, Indiana, 334.35; 13. John Santeiu, Auburn, 50-yard freestyle: Final—1. Vladimir Morozov, Southern 100-yard breaststroke: Final—1. Kevin Cordes, Arizona, 333.65; 14. Ryan Hawkins, Virginia Tech, 312.20; 15. Brent California, 18.63; 2. Marcelo Chierighini, Auburn, 18.99; 3. Sterling, Tennessee, 303.45; 16. Josiah Purss, Utah, 297.90. Derek Toomey, Minnesota, 19.18; 4. Miguel Ortiz, Michigan, 50.74 (meet record; old record 50.86, Damir Dugonjic, 19.39; 5. Brad deBorde, Florida, 19.40; 6. Seth Stubblefield, California, 2009); 2. Kevin Steel, Arizona, 51.69; 3. Richard Three-meter diving: Final—1. Kristian Ipsen, Stanford, California, 19.46; 7. (tie) James Disney-May, Auburn, and Funk, Michigan, 51.84; 4. Nicolas Fink, Georgia, 51.85; 5. 450.60; 2. Nick McCrory, Duke, 440.40; 3. Darian Schmidt, Shayne Fleming, California, 19.58. Consolation—9. Daniel Vladimir Morozov, Southern California, 52.01; 6. Trevor Indiana, 425.50; 4. Greg Ferrucci, Kentucky, 423.15; 5. Kanorr, Indiana, 19.42; 10. Bruno Ortiz, Michigan, 19.56; Hoyt, California, 52.35; 7. Sam Tierney, Missouri, 52.65; Harrison Jones, Arizona St., 402.75; 6. Ryan Hawkins, 11. Zack Turk, Michigan, 19.66; 12. Nicholas Soedel, Utah, Cody Miller, Indiana, disqualified. Consolation—9. Carl Virginia Tech, 397.70; 7. Shane Miszkiel, Ohio St., 394.45; 19.71; 13. Joao De Lucca, Louisville, 19.72; 14. Mark Weber, Mickelson, Arizona, 51.93; 10. Jared Anderson, Minnesota, 8. David Bonuchi, Missouri, 394.05. Consolation—9. Riley Florida St., 19.73; 15. Andrei Tuomola, LSU, 19.74; 16.