IU Swimming and Diving Sends 15 Participants to World Championships

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Fifteen individuals with ties to the Indiana swimming and diving program will compete or coach at the Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships beginning Friday (July 14).

Eleven athletes and four coaches will represent IU on the world stage this month in three different disciplines: pool swimming, open-water swimming and diving. IU’s participants will also represent five countries, and 10 Hoosiers will compete or coach for Team USA; six with USA Swimming and four with USA Diving.

Indiana head diving coach Drew Johansen will serve as the head coach for USA Diving as the competition begins Friday. Indiana diving alums and Olympians Andrew Capobianco and Jess Parratto as well as sophomore Maxwell Weinrich are slated to compete over the next week.

Open water swimming also kicks off Friday. Junior Mariah Denigan will represent USA Swimming in the women’s 10K and 5K races. Indiana associate head coach Cory Chitwood will serve as an assistant coach for the U.S. open water swimmers.

Pool swimming will begin next Saturday, July 22. Seven Hoosiers will compete in the pool, while Indiana head swimming coach Ray Looze will once again serve as an assistant coach for Team USA. IU assistant coach Luke Ryan will be a member of the Tunisian Swimming Federation’s coaching staff.

Comprehensive coverage of the Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships will stream on Peacock.

Below is a breakdown of the Indiana swimming and diving affiliated individuals participating at World Championships, with their discipline, country affiliation and event.