Indiana Swimming and Diving Falls at Michigan

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The Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams were both defeated by top-5 nationally ranked teams at the Donald B. Canham Natatorium on Saturday afternoon.

TEAM SCORES

Men

No. 3 Michigan 160, No. 5 Indiana 140

Women

No. 5 Michigan 186, No. 15 Indiana 114
HOOSIER WINNERS

MEN

Bruno Blaskovic – 100 freestyle (43.73); 400 freestyle relay (2:56.00)

Brendan Burns – 200 butterfly (1:44.12); 400 freestyle relay (2:56.00)

Gabriel Fantoni – 200 backstroke (1:45.40);

Jack Franzman – 400 freestyle relay (2:56.00)

Mory Gould – 1-meter diving (339.75); 3-meter diving (422.17)

Mohamed Samy – 200 freestyle (1:35.57); 400 freestyle relay (2:56.00)

WOMEN

Cora Dupre – 200 freestyle (1:48.40);

Bailey Kovac – 200 backstroke (1:59.15)

Noelle Peplowski – 100 breaststroke (1:00.32); 200 breaststroke (2:13.32)

NOTABLES

  • Gould established a new career-best score in the 3-meter dive with a mark if 422.17. He tabbed victories in both diving events, while hitting NCAA Zones Qualifying scores in both events.
  • Indiana totaled 12 combined individual event victories, with multi-event victories coming from Gould, Peplowski, and Samy. Eight events resulted in NCAA B cut times, while six dives notched NCAA Zones Qualifying scores.
  • The Hoosier loss to the Wolverines on the men’s side marked the first since dropping a 176-118 on Jan. 16, 2016. Indiana had won the previous four meets.

 NCAA CUTS

A: None.

B: Zane Backes (100 breast, 54.26); Bruno Blaskovic (100 free, 43.73); Brendan Burns (100 fly, 47.00; 200 fly, 1:44.12); Noelle Peplowski (100 breast, 1:00.32; 200 breast, 2:13.32); Mohamed Samy (200 free, 1:35.57; 200IM, 1:46.54)

NCAA Zones Qualifying Scores

1-Meter: Mory Gould (339.75); Seamus Scotty (301.49); Alyssa Wang (266.78); Taylor Carter (266.77); Kayla Luarde (264.29)

3-Meter: Mory Gould (422.17)

 UP NEXT

The Indiana Hoosier swimming and diving teams will host archrival Purdue on Jan. 25 at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind.