" Page 12- The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 5, 1993 MEN'S SWIMMING Tankers hope to tune up for NCAAs by Brett Johnson Daily Sports Writer Michigan and Michigan State. Some students at these schools would say that the only thing similar about them is the "Michigan" in their manes. The same holds true for the schools' men's swimming and diving teams. But this difference may be a more emphatic one. Tonight at 7 p.m., the Wolverines (4-0 Big Ten, 5-1 overall) head to East Lansing for their final road dual meet of the season against the Spar- tans. And just as the other conference dual meets have gone this year, this one should not. be much of a challenge for Michigan. The Wolverines are coming off a road sweep of Indiana schools last weekend, where they pounded Indiana and defeated Purdue soundly. Both meets allowed Michigan coach Jon Urbanchek to look at unique combina- tions of swimmers in different races. It also allowed the swimmers to break up the monotony of competing in the same events all the time. However, this weekend's meet brings the Wolverines back to their pre- mier events as they begin preparing for the Big Ten and NCAA Chunpi- onships in March. "We're putting our swimmers in their best events (against MSU)," Ur- banchek said. "We want an honest effort against their three best (swimmers). We want to contain them. We're using this as a tune-up for nationals." State's "three best", according to Urbanchek, are senior tri-captain Ron Orris, freshman Chris-Carol Bremer and junior Alec Mull. Orris is a solid performer in the 100-yard butterfly and the 200 individual medley. He placed third in the 100 fly at the 1992 Summer Senior Nationals and finished sixth in the Big Ten Championships last year. Bremer was a member of the German national team and finished ninth in the 200-meter butterfly at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Ile is also the current German national champion in the 200 fly. Mull's best events in- clude the 200- and 500-yard freestyles. However, these three will not be able to challenge Michigan by them- selves, and this allows the Wolverines to focus their attention elsewhere. The team is concentrating on individual improvement with the Big Ten Championships and NCAAs looming just around the corner. Un i ye rs i ty of W isconsin-Platte viii e WOMEN'SSWIMMING Blue vs. Irish? Pick a subplot, any subplot EVAN PETRIE/Daity Kathy Deibler and the rest of the Michigan women's swimming team face off against two Indiana schools this weekend, Notre Dame and Indiana. Women gymnasts face in-state rivals at Invite by Dave Kraft When the Michigan women's swimming and diving team faces Notre Dame tonight at Canham Natatorium, there will be several in- teresting subplots. For starters, this will be the first time the No. 11 Wolverines (4-2 Big Ten, 7-4 overall) and Fighting Irish (7-1-1) have ever competed against each other in a dual meet. Secondly, both teams are in the midst of tapering down for their re- spective conference championships and therefore will not be swimming at top form. Finally, tonight's meet will mark the first time the squads have met since the tragic evening, almost a year and two weeks ago, when Notre Dame swimmers Meghan Beeler and Colleen Hipp were killed in a bus accident on a return trip from a meet at Northwestern. "The effect on everyone has been enormous," Irish coach Tim Welsh said. "Since then, we've raced really well, especially on the road." Despite the heavy emotional ties the Notre Dame squad will carry into the meet, Michigan coach Jim Richardson does not expect his team to be seriously challenged. "(Notre Dame) has very good in- dividual swimmers, but overall they lack a little bit of the depth we have," Richardson said. One of those individuals who could make some waves will be Tanya Williams, one of the top swimmers nationally in the 400 in- dividual medley. Because of the Fighting Irish's lack of depth and the Wolverines' current tapering stage, several Michigan swimmers will compete in other events. "People are going in different di- rections and, are not at the stage where they are going to turn in a peak performance," breaststroker Lara Ilooiveld said. "It could conceivably hurt people mentally if they were to swim their main events and turn in a bad performance." Aside from Hooiveld, Kathy Deibler (freestyler) and Mindy Gehrs (IM and butterflyer) make up the trio of Wolverines who have al- ready qualified for the NCAAs. Richardson's goal is to have these three swimmers at their peak for the National Championships. On Saturday, the Wolverines travel to Bloomington to take on Indiana (4-5, 3-4). "The Hoosiers are much im- proved from last year, but overall I think we'll be just fine," Richardson said. 0 by Thom Hoden Daily Sports Writer The 13th-ranked Michigan wom- en's gymnastics team (2-0 Big Ten, 4-0 overall) travels to East Lansing Sunday for the Michigan Invitational Tournament. The Wolverines will square off against Western Michi- gan, Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan and host Michigan State. The competition with the Spar- tans, who many Big Tien coaches feel could end up in the top 20 na- tionally by the end of the season, should be strong. When healthy, the Spartans are characterized by strong vaulting. They also have Cal-State Fullerton transfer Wendy Minge, a 1992 NCAA qualifier, who excels at the uneven bai-s. Central and Eastern Michigan both have solid programs and are usually at the top of the Mid-Ameri- can Conference. The Eagles are suffering from a few early-season in- juries, so their depth will'be tested Sunday. The Broncos are typically regarded as a team that. is rebuilding, but has the potential to turn in some good scores. Even though Michigan has slipped in the polls, the Wolverines enter the tournament with a great deal of momentum and confidence after their record-breaking performance against Illinois last Saturday night. The slip in the polls has not fazed the Wolverines. "I'm not concerned at all that we're ranked 13th," Michigan coach Bev Plocki said. "I know as the sea- son continues, we'll be back in the top ten." The general consensus among team members is that defending their Big Ten title is very important. If that happens, the Wolverines feel they will receive a berth in the NCAA tournamnent, something they just missed doing last year. Former 'M' swimmer presides over King case "If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. That is where they should be. 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