January 16, 1996
(vol. 106, iss. 53)
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… season, it should come as no surprise that the team spent its winter vacation in the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Despite upcoming Big Ten compe- titions, the Wolverines are gearing…
… their efforts toward what lies only 52 days away - the Olympic Trials. The Wolverines' semester break was anything but a vacation. With classes and finals complete, the swimmers were able to focus solely…
… Purdue was more than just the opening of the 1996 conference campaign. It marked the return of All-Americans Royce Sharp and Dolan to Urbanchek's squad. Dolan returns to the Wolverine lineup after…
… Sharp provided noticeable boost tothe Wolverines'$150 92 victory over the Boilermakers. Sharp won the 200 backstrokedatid placed third in the 200 individual med ley. Dolan took first in the 1650 ands 500…
… freestyle events. The duo, along.. with Derya Buyukuncu and John' Piersma, took second in the 400 med- ley relay. The Wolverines placed first in VAen of nine events while also dominating both the one…
… Onbeof Purdue's strongest swimmers, Vilinos Kovacs, to take the 200 butterfly. Michigan exhibited dominanceover the inferior Boilermakers in numer- ous events. The Wolverines took the first four places in…
… the 500 freestyle and four out of the top five spots in the 200 backstroke. The Wolverine divers weren't eve challenged. Alex Bogaerts, Bret Wilmot, Nathan Shapard, Jeremy Hertza and Al Fleming…
…/Gold Invitational title. Fatigued Wolverines split dual meets out West By:Marc Ughtdale Daly Sports Writer 2\fter being spanked by Southern C;1,178-84, Saturday, the Michigan women's swimming team rebounded…
… todemolish the University ofCalifor- nia-San Diego, 156-84, Sunday. The Wolverines' streaky perfor- mance in consecutive dual meets came inihe midst of the team's rollercoaster ride through an exhausting…