No. 15 Indiana in 16th Place After Two Days of Competition Fowler Earns First Team All-America Honors

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The No. 15-ranked Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team sits in 16th place with 30 total team points after the first two nights of finals at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

 

200 FREESTYLE RELAY

The 200 Freestyle Relay team consisting of sophomore Ashley Turak, senior Laurel Eiber, senior Abby Kirkpatrick, and freshman Elizabeth Broshears finished 18th with a time of 1:29.51.

 

Turak hit 22.07 as the leadoff leg for the eighth-fastest relay team in Hoosier history.

 

1-METER DIVE

Freshman Anne Fowler finished sixth overall in the Championship Final of the 1-Meter Dive with a score of 318.65. She topped 50 points on all six of her dives in the final round, including two dives over 55 points. Fowler earned First Team All-America honors for her podium finish. She is the first IU freshman diver to nab first-team honors since Jessica Parratto accomplished the feat in 2015.

 

Freshman Tarrin Gilliland finished 12th overall out of the Consolation Final with a score of 290.50. Gilliland hit five of her six dives over 45 points and registered 50-point dives in each of her first two attempts. She earned Honorable Mention All-America honors for her efforts.

 

PRELIM RESULTS

200 FREESTYLE RELAY

  1. Ashley Turak, Laurel Eiber, Abby Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth Broshears – 1:29.51

 

1-METER DIVE

  1. Anne Fowler – 318.65 (First Team All-America)
  2. Tarrin Gilliland – 290.50 (Honorable Mention All-America)

 

The 2021 NCAA Championships will continue with Hoosier representation on Friday morning with preliminary action in the 400 IM, 100 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, and 3-Meter Dive at 10 a.m. ET.