The No. 9-ranked Indiana University men’s swimming and diving team heads to Greensboro, N.C. this week for the 2021 NCAA Championships starting on Wednesday evening at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
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Schedule of Events
March 24 – 800 Freestyle Relay (6 p.m. Finals)
March 25 – 200 Freestyle Relay; 500 Freestyle; 200 IM; 50 Freestyle; 1-meter diving; 400 Medley Relay (10 a.m. Trials | 6 p.m. Finals)
March 26 – 400 IM; 100 Butterfly; 200 Freestyle; 100 Breaststroke; 100 Backstroke; 3-meter Diving; 200 Medley Relay (10 a.m. Trials | 6 p.m. Finals)
March 27 – 1,650 Freestyle; 200 Backstroke; 100 Freestyle; 200 Breaststroke; 200 Butterfly; Platform Diving; 400 Freestyle Relay (10 a.m. Trials | 6 p.m. Finals)
Hoosiers in Greensboro
A total of 13 Hoosiers will be competing in Greensboro at the NCAA Championships. Along with the individual events, IU will also compete in all five relays.
Below is a list of the 12 Hoosiers from the men’s teams who qualified for individual events at the 2021 NCAA Championships, along with their seeding in each event:
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Individuals
Zane Backes – 100 Breaststroke (4th), 200 Breaststroke (17th)
Michael Brinegar – 500 Freestyle (51st), 1,650 Freestyle (6th), 400 IM (37th)
Brendan Burns – 100 Backstroke (44th), 100 Butterfly (11th), 200 Butterfly (4th)
Mikey Calvillo – 500 Freestyle (41st), 1,650 Freestyle (33rd), 400 IM (35th)
Andrew Capobianco – 1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform
Gabriel Fantoni – 100 Backstroke (12th), 200 Backstroke (25th)
Tomer Frankel – 100 Butterfly (5th), 200 Butterfly (34th)
Jack Franzman – 50 Freestyle (11th), 100 Freestyle (23rd)
Corey Gambardella – 100 Butterfly (40th), 200 Butterfly (18th)
Brandon Hamblin – Relay Alternate
Van Mathias – 100 Butterfly (31st), 200 Butterfly (26th), 200 IM (20th)
Jacob Steele – 100 Backstroke (16th), 200 Backstroke (28th), 200 IM (26th)
Cole VanDevender – 1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform
Relays
200 Freestyle – 1:16.24 (6th)
400 Freestyle – 2:49.20 (7th)
800 Freestyle – 6:16.12 (11th)
200 Medley – 1:23.35 (9th)
400 Medley – 3:02.57 (2nd)
NCAA Championships History
The six-time NCAA Champion Hoosiers have finished in the top-10 at the NCAA Championships in seven of the last eight seasons. For the fourth-straight season, Indiana finished as the top Big Ten team at the NCAA Championships in 2019 – the best stretch for IU since accomplishing the feat for 15-straight seasons from 1964-78.
In 2019, the last contested NCAA Championships, the Hoosiers finished third overall in the team standings with a total of 385.5 points. For IU, the third-place finish marked back-to-back top-3 finishes at the NCAA Championships for the first time in 44 years. IU finished in the top-3 of the NCAA’s in 12-straight years from 1964-75, winning the team title six times during that stretch.
Over the course of the week, Indiana won a total of four NCAA championships, matching the program’s total from 2018. The eight NCAA titles over the past two seasons are the most for the program since winning nine in 1973-74.
The Hoosiers had 13 individuals earn a total of 38 All-America honors.
2021 Big Ten Championships
Indiana earned runner-up honors at the Big Ten Championships with 1,357 points.
Sophomore Brendan Burns was named the 2021 Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships after a dominating week saw him win four gold medals in the 200 Butterfly, 200 Backstroke, 400 Freestyle Relay, and 400 Medley Relay. He also earned silver in the 100 Butterfly and bronze in both the 200 Medley Relay and 800 Freestyle Relay.
Redshirt junior Andrew Capobianco was named co-Big Ten Diver of the Championships after winning the 1-meter event and placing fourth on the 3-meter springboard. He became the 16th diver in program history to earn Diver of the Championship accolades and first since James Connor is 2019. Capobianco was named Big Ten Diver of the Year following the 2018-19 season.
Over the course of the week, 11 Hoosiers were named All-Big Ten Swimmers or divers: Zane Backes, Michael Brinegar, Brendan Burns, Andrew Capobianco, Gabriel Fantoni, Tomer Frankel, Jack Franzman, Corey Gambardella (second team), Mory Gould (second team), Brandon Hamblin and Van Mathias.
