Indiana Swimming Remains in Third Heading into Final Day Turak Swims Third-Fastest 50 Freestyle in School History

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MINNEAPOLIS – The No. 21-ranked Indiana swim team held steady in the third spot in the team standings through the fourth day of competition at the 2021 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.

100 BACKSTROKE

Freshman Anna Freed improved on her seed spot in a career-best swim in the C Final of the 100 Backstroke. She finished 19th overall with a time of 53.93.

 

100 BREASTSTROKE

Junior Noelle Peplowski was the first Hoosier to touch the wall in the Championship Final of the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 59.66. Sophomore Emily Weiss finished just behind her teammate in fifth with a time of 59.79.

 

Junior Abby Kirkpatrick took 13th with a time of 1:00.62 in the Consolation Final. Freshman Catherine Graham set a career-best with a time of 1:01.52 to finish 19th out of the C Final.

 

200 BUTTERFLY

Sophomore Carla Gildersleeve finished in the 11th spot in the 200 Butterfly out of the Consolation Final with an NCAA B Cut time of 1:58.89.

 

200 FREESTYLE RELAY

The Hoosier team of sophomore Ashley Turak, senior Laurel Eiber, freshman Ella Ristic, and freshman Elizabeth Broshears hit an NCAA B Cut time of 1:29.12 to finish fourth overall in the 200 Freestyle Relay.

TEAM SCORES

  1. Ohio State – 1,139.5 pts.
  2. Michigan – 940.5 pts.
  3. INDIANA – 705 pts.
  4. Northwestern – 694.5 pts.
  5. Wisconsin – 511 pts.
  6. Minnesota – 427 pts.
  7. Nebraska – 382 pts.
  8. Iowa – 354.5 pts.

t-9. Penn State – 309 pts.

t-9. Purdue – 309 pts.

  1. Michigan State – 181 pts.
  2. Illinois – 145 pts.
  3. Rutgers – 60 pts.

    NOTABLES

  • Turak led off the 200 Freestyle Relay with a time of 21.99, making her the second-fastest performer in school history. The time is the third-fastest mark ever by a Hoosier.
  • The relay team also posted the fifth-fastest mark in program history.
  • Peplowski matched her career-best finish in the 100 Breaststroke. She has been in the Championship Final in all three of her seasons with a fourth-place finish in 2020 and a sixth-place effort in 2019.
  • Weiss earned her second-straight podium in the 100 Breaststroke after winning silver last season.
  • Freed established career bests in the 100 Backstroke in both the preliminary heat and the C Final. Her time of 53.93 also ranks her as the 20th-best performer in the event in program history.

    FINALS RESULTS

100 BACKSTROKE

  1. Anna Freed – 53.93 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)

 

100 BREASTSTROKE

  1. Noelle Peplowski – 59.66 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Emily Weiss – 59.79 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Abby Kirkpatrick – 1:00.62 (NCAA B Cut)
  4. Catherine Graham 1:01.52 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)

 

200 BUTTERFLY

  1. Carla Gildersleeve – 1:58.89 (NCAA B Cut)

 

200 FREESTYLE RELAY

  1. Ashley Turak, Laurel Eiber, Ella Ristic, Elizabeth Broshears – 1:29.12 (NCAA B Cut)

 

UP NEXT

The 2021 Big Ten Championships will close out on Saturday, starting in the morning with preliminary rounds of the 100 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, and 200 Breaststroke. The 1,650 Freestyle and 400 Freestyle Relay will also be contested throughout the day.

 

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