BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana swimming and diving junior Mariah Denigan qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics Saturday (Feb. 3) with her performance in the 10K open water event at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha.
Denigan finished sixth, well inside her needed placement, in a time of 1:57:31.10. The Walton, Kentucky, native can qualify in a second event Wednesday (Feb. 7) when she swims the 5K.
The junior is in her third world championships in three years and has improved each year in the 10K from 15th in her 2022 debut to eighth last season and now Saturday’s sixth-place result.
Denigan is joined in Doha by IU swimming and diving associate head coach Cory Chitwood, serving Team USA as head coach of open water swimming at these championships. Chitwood has led IU’s women’s distance program to recent success – both Denigan and fellow junior Ching Hwee Gan finished top-10 nationally in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the 2023 NCAA Championships. Gan will also compete at the world championships later this month, representing Singapore in the pool.
