Hoosiers Qualify Four For Final Night Of NCAA Championships
 AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 17-ranked Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team continued competition at the 2018 NCAA Championships on Saturday morning at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas.
The Hoosiers qualified four swimmers and divers for finals on Saturday night, including three in Championship Finals. Along with the four finalists, IU will also have three swimmers in the timed heats of the 1,650 freestyle on Saturday afternoon.
Heading into the final night of competition on Saturday, the Hoosiers sit in 10th place overall with a total score of 122 points.
200 Breaststroke
Three-time defending NCAA Champion Lilly King headlines three Hoosiers who qualified for finals in the 200 breaststrokes. King will be the top seed in the Championship Final after posting a time of 2:05.60. She will be joined by freshman Noelle Peplowski, who earned the No. 6 seed after touching the wall with a personal-best time of 2:07.72.
Senior Laura Morley qualified for her first final in her career at the NCAA Championships, taking 12th in the prelims to earn a spot in the Consolation Final with a time of 2:08.60.
400 Freestyle Relay
The Hoosier 400 freestyle relay team of Morgan Scott, Shelby Koontz, Bailey Anderson, and Christine Jensen placed 21st overall with a time of 3:15.97.
Platform Dive
Jessica Parratto, the 2015 NCAA Champion and four-time Big Ten Champion in the event, qualified fourth overall for the Championship Final of the platform dive on Saturday night.
The redshirt senior scored a 316.40 to earn her spot – a list that included three dives scoring over 62.40 points. Parratto posted a 76.80 in the fourth round to help secure her spot in the A Final.
The 2019 NCAA Championships will conclude on Saturday evening with the finals of the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststrokes, 200 butterflies, 400 freestyle relay, platform dive and 1,650 freestyle. The action gets underway at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center at 6:00 p.m. ET.
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200 Breaststroke
Lilly King – 2:05.60 (Championship Final)
Noelle Peplowski – 2:07.72 (Championship Final; Personal-Best)
Laura Morley – 2:08.60 (Consolation Final)
36. Mackenzie Looze – 2:11.07 (Personal-Best)
51. Bailey Anderson – 2:12.67
52. Bailey Kovac – 2:12.76
400 Freestyle Relay
21. Morgan Scott, Shelby Koontz, Bailey Anderson, Christine Jensen – 3:15.97
Platform Dive
Jessica Parratto – 316.40 (Championship Final)
