INDIANAPOLIS – This past week, members of the Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming team participated in the Arena Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis at the IU Natatorium.
Over the course of the three-day, long-course meter meet, the Hoosiers qualified five for A Finals, 16 for B Finals, 23 for C Finals and eight for D Finals.
On Thursday, Ali Khalafalla headlined the current Hoosiers’ effort, placing seventh in the A Final of the 100 LCM freestyle with a time of 50.03. In the prelims, the junior was even faster, clocking in at 49.68. In the C Final, Mohamed Samy placed second with a time of 50.27, while Anze Tavcar was sixth in 50.78.
In the men’s 400 LCM freestyle, IU postgrad Zane Grothe won the A Final with an impressive time of 3:48.14. Andrej Ivanovic placed seventh in the B Final with a time of 3:58.12, while Ethan Curl was third in the C Final in 4:00.94. Also in the C Final, Trey Hubbuch was fourth with a mark of 4:01.38, while Nicholas Carlson was eighth in 4:03.56.
In the D Final of the men’s 400 LCM freestyle, Joey Snodderly placed third in 4:05.10, while Matthew Kint was fifth with a time of 4:08.23. In the women’s 400 LCM freestyle, Hannah Sakaluk was fifth with a time of 4:24.29.Â
Indiana alum Cody Miller took third in the A Final of the men’s 200 LCM breaststroke, touching the wall in a time of 2:11.94. Freshman Jack Kucharczyk placed fifth in the B Final with a time of 2:16.71, while Nikola Andjelic was second in the C Final with a mark of 2:20.21.
In the women’s 200 LCM breaststroke, Laura Morley placed fifth in the B Final with a time of 2:32.98. In the D Final, Mackenzie Atencio placed second with a time of 2:37.25.
Christine Jensen led the Hoosiers in the women’s 100 LCM butterfly, placing fifth in the B Final with a time of 1:01.03. Also in the B Final, Shelby Koontz was sixth in 1:01.14. On the men’s side, Brian Valedon tied for fourth in the C Final with a time of 56.58 (56.10 in prelims), while Wyeth Brock took fourth in the D Final with a mark of 56.96.
On Friday, Rachel Matsumura had a great swim in the B Final of the 200 LCM backstroke, winning with a time of 2:13.78. On the men’s side, Wilson Beckman placed second in the C Final of the 200 LCM back, touching the wall in a mark of 2:06.81.
In the women’s 400 LCM IM, Reagan Cook came in fifth place in the B Final, finishing with a time of 4:56.50. For the IU men, Brian Valedon placed sixth in the B Final with a mark of 4:36.58. In the morning prelims, the freshman posted a time of 4:35.72.
Freshman Nick Carlson placed fifth in the B Final of the men’s 200 LCM freestyle, touching the wall in a time of 1:51.35.
In the women’s 50 LCM freestyle, Shelby Koontz took second in the C Final with a time of 26.39, while Christine Jensen tied for third in the D Final with a mark of 26.85.
On Saturday, Indiana had a great showing in the men’s 1,500 LCM freestyle, with eight swimmers earning spots in the top-24. IU postgrad Zane Grothe led the group, placing seventh overall with a time of 15:37.52.
Ethan Curl came in 10th with a time of 15:47.22, while Matthew Anderson finished 13th in 15:54.01. Jack Collins placed 14th with a mark of 15:55.34. Trey Hubbuch took 17th in 16:07.52, while Andrej Ivanovic was right behind him in 18th with a time of 16:10.41. Joey Snodderly was 19th in 16:11.89, while Matthew King placed 24th with a mark of 16:31.13.
In the women’s distance event on the day – the 800 LCM freestyle – Hannah Sakaluk was 20th overall with a time of 9:10.93.
In the men’s 100 LCM breaststroke, 2016 Rio bronze medalist and IU alum Cody Miller placed second in the A Final with a time of 1:00.30.
In the C Final, Nikola Andjelic was third with a time of 1:04.33, while Jack Kucharczyk was fifth in 1:04.71. Stephen Husch placed seventh with a mark of 1:05.83. Sam Apa won the D Final of the 100 LCM breast, touching the wall in a time of 1:04.60.
On the women’s side, Laura Morley placed third in the B Final with a time of 1:11.80. In the C Final, Mackenzie Atencio was sixth in 1:13.83, while Hope Hayward took sixth in the D Final with a time of 1:16.93.
Freshman Brian Valedon had a great showing in the B Final of the men’s 200 LCM butterfly, touching second with a time of 2:04.50.
In the women’s 200 LCM IM, Sam Lisy led a trio of IU swimmers, finishing sixth in the B Final with a mark of 2:19.95. Rachel Matsumura continued her great meet, placing eighth with a time of 2:21.33, while Christine Jensen was eighth in the C Final with a time of 2:22.45.
On the men’s side, Kucharczyk placed second in the D Final of the 200 LCM IM with a time of 2:11.91.
In the men’s 100 LCM backstroke, the IU men had three swimmers in the C Final. Wilson Beckman tied for second with a time of 57.95, while Wyeth Brock took fourth in 58.04. Wes Duke was sixth in 58.80.
For the Hoosier women in the 100 LCM backstroke, Matsumura placed fourth in the C Final with a time of 58.04.
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