The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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BY BRANDON BROWN AND JEFF SLADE M ichigan swimming and diving head coach Mike Bottom is no stranger to success. His men's team captured its sixth straight Big Ten title Feb. 27 inside the Boilermaker Aquatic Center, and since taking over the women's team four seasons ago he's helped them reach heights not seen in a long time. The ladies also won a Big Ten championship — the program's first since 2004 — Feb. 20 at Canham Natatorium in Ann Arbor. Both squads are celebrating con- ference titles for the first time in the same season since 1997, but Bottom said the two shouldn't be lumped together. "Well, we won the women's Big Ten championship for swimming and diving and then we won the men's swimming and diving cham- pionship," he said. "I'm not sure you can really put them together because they are two different meets with a lot of different energy. You have to separate them with a good gap when you say it." The women's team scored 1,361 points and held off a strong push OLYMPIC SPORTS Men's And Women's Swimming And Diving Celebrate Big Ten Titles The U‑M swimming and diving teams swept the Big Ten Championships for the first time since 1997. The men have now captured six straight conference titles, while the women won the crown for the first time since 2004. PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS