Three Individuals and Relay Qualify for Finals on Friday at NCAA Championships
 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 15-ranked Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team had another good morning in prelims at the 2017 NCAA Championships at the IU Natatorium on Friday in Indianapolis, Ind.
The Hoosiers will bring back two swimmers for Championship Finals, one relay for the Championship Final and one diver for a Consolation Final on Friday night.
100 Breaststroke
Lilly King cruised to the top seed for Friday night’s Championship Final of the 100 breaststroke, touching the wall with a time of 57.38. The Evansville, Ind. native’s time is the ninth-fastest in history and the sixth-best time at IU. King, the 2016 Rio Olympic 100 breast champion, will look to defend her national title she won as a freshman a year ago in the event.
 100 Butterfly
Gia Dalesandro had a terrific outing in the prelims of the 100 butterfly, qualifying seventh overall for the Championship Final on Friday night with a time of 51.27. Dalesandro, the 2017 Big Ten Champion in the event, posted the second-fastest time in school history.
With her effort, Dalesandro is the first Hoosier in program history to qualify for the Championship Final in the 100 fly at the NCAA Championships.
200 Medley Relay
The Hoosier 200 medley relay team of Ali Rockett, King, Dalesandro and Holly Spears qualified fifth overall for the Championship Final with a time of 1:36.06. IU, who was seeded No. 12 entering the day in the event, posted the third-best time in school history.
IU qualified for the Championship Final for just the second time in program history in the 200 medley relay. The only other time came in 2008, when the Hoosiers placed eighth overall.
3-Meter Dive
Jessica Parratto qualified ninth overall in the 3-meter prelims to earn a spot in the Consolation Final with a score of 321.80 on Friday afternoon for the Hoosiers. Senior Michal Bower ended her terrific Hoosier career by placing 35th overall with a total of 277.35.
200 Freestyle
In the 200 freestyle, Kennedy Goss placed 20th overall with a time of 1:45.20.
100 Backstroke
In the 100 backstroke, Rockett placed 33rd overall with a mark of 52.83, improving four spots from her seed of No. 37 in the event.
 400 IM
In the 400 IM, senior Bailey Pressey placed 50th overall with a time of 4:19.96.
The Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team will continue competition at the 2017 NCAA Championships on Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. ET with the finals of the 100 butterfly, 100 breaststroke, 200 medley relay and 3-meter dive.
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400 IM
- Bailey Pressey – 4:19.96
100 Butterfly
Gia Dalesandro – 51.27 (Championship Final)
200 Freestyle
- Kennedy Goss – 1:45.20
100 Breaststroke
Lilly King – 57.38 (Championship Final)
100 Backstroke
- Ali Rockett – 52.83
200 Medley Relay
Ali Rockett, Lilly King, Gia Dalesandro, Holly Spears – 1:36.06 (Championship Final)
3-Meter Dive
Jessica Parratto – 321.80 (Consolation Final)
- Michal Bower – 277.35
