The No. 17-ranked Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team qualified 17 swimmers and divers for the last night of competition at the 2019 Big Ten Women’s Championships at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind.
The Hoosiers will have a total of seven swimmers and divers in Championship Finals, eight in B Finals and two in C Finals.
The Hoosiers will take a 111-point lead into the final night of the conference championships. IU leads with a score of 938.5 points with Michigan in second with a total of 827.5 Ohio State sits in third with 779 points.
100 Freestyle
Freshman Morgan Scott qualified for her third Championship Final this week, earning the No. 6 seed tonight with a career-best time of 48.91.
Classmate Julia Wolf (49.41, PR) and Laurel Eiber will swim in the B Final, while both Maria Paula Heitmann (50.13) and Grace Haskett (50.31) will compete in the C Final.
200 Breaststroke
Indiana will have eight divers in the finals of the 200 breaststroke, with four each in the Championship and B Finals. Three-time defending champion Lilly King will be the top seed after posting a 2:06.99.
Joining King in the Championship Final will be Laura Morley (2:08.16, PR), Noelle Peplowski (2:09.10) and Bailey Anderson (2:10.80).
Swimming for IU in the B Final will be Abby Kirkpatrick (2:11.85, PR), Bailey Kovac (2:12.33), Mackenzie Looze (2:13.25) and Mackenzie Atencio (2:13.31, PR).
200 Butterfly
IU’s Shelby Koontz earned a spot in the Championship Final of the 200 butterflies, touching the wall in a time of 1:57.44 Senior Christine Jensen will swim in the B Final after posting a career-best time of 1:57.89.
Platform Dive
After winning gold in the 1-meter and bronze in the 3-meter dives this week, redshirt senior Jessica Parratto qualified for first overall for the Championship Final of the platform dive. Parratto, the reigning Big Ten champion in the event, posted a score of 326.40.
Taylor Carter continued her strong week, earning a spot in the B Final with a career-best score of 256.70.
The 2019 Big Ten Women’s Championships come to a conclusion on Friday night, with the finals of the 1,650 freestyle, 200 backstrokes, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststrokes, 200 butterflies, platform dive, and 400 freestyle relay.
The first five timed finals of the 1,650 freestyle begin at 4:00 p.m. ET, with the action getting started in earnest at 6:30 p.m. ET.
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200 Backstroke
- Lauren Miller – 2:03.36 (Personal Best)
100 Freestyle
Morgan Scott – 48.91 (Championship Final – NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
Julia Wolf – 49.41 (B Final – NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
Laurel Eiber – 49.85 (B Final – NCAA B Cut)
Maria Paula Heitmann – 50.13 (C Final)
Grace Haskett – 50.31 (C Final)
200 Breaststroke
Lilly King – 2:06.99 (Championship Final – NCAA B Cut)
Laura Morley – 2:08.16 (Championship Final – NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
Noelle Peplowski – 2:09.10 (Championship Final – NCAA B Cut)
Bailey Anderson – 2:10.80 (Championship Final – NCAA B Cut)
Abby Kirkpatrick – 2:11.85 (B Final – NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
Bailey Kovac – 2:12.33 (B Final – NCAA B Cut)
Mackenzie Looze – 2:13.25 (B Final – NCAA B Cut)
Mackenzie Atencio – 2:13.31 (B Final – NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
- Hope Hayward – 2:16.43
200 Butterfly
Shelby Koontz – 1:57.44 (Championship Final – NCAA B Cut)
Christine Jensen – 1:57.89 (B Final – NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
- Ashleigh Lechner – 2:05.42 (Personal Best)
Platform Dive
Jessica Parratto – 326.40 (Championship Final – NCAA Zones Qualifying Score)
Taylor Carter – 256.70 (B Final – NCAA Zones Qualifying Score, Personal Best)
- Alyssa Wang – 192.10
