Goss, King and Miller Add to Indiana’s Medal Haul at World Championships
WINDSOR, Ontario – The Indiana University swimming team added three more medals to its impressive haul this week at the 2016 Short Course World Championships in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Heading in to the sixth and final day on Sunday, current, former and postgrad Indiana swimmers have combined for 11 medals – five gold, five silver and one bronze.
IU junior Kennedy Goss earned a gold medal for Team Canada, swimming the third leg in a time of 1:54.62. Overall, Canada touched first in a time of 7:33.89 – over 10 seconds off the previous Canadian record and less than a second off the world record mark.
In the final of the women’s 100 breaststroke, Lilly King touched the wall second to take silver with a time of 1:03.35. King made a late charge at world record holder Alia Atkinson, but came up just shy of her fourth gold medal of the event.
In the men’s 200 medley relay, Indiana alum Cody Miller swam the breaststroke leg for Team USA, splitting a 25.68 to help the Americans win a silver medal. Later in the men’s 50 breaststroke semifinals, Miller qualified sixth overall for Sunday night’s final with an American record time of 26.15.
Blake Pieroni was impressive in the men’s 100 freestyle, posting the best prelim (46.67) and the best semifinal time (46.70) to earn the top seed in Sunday night’s final.
The 2016 Short Course World Championships will conclude on Sunday in Windsor, Ontario, with prelims beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET and finals beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET.
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Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay
1. Kennedy Goss – 1:54.62 (Team Canada – 7:33.89)
Women’s 100 Breaststroke Final
2. Lilly King – 1:03.35
Men’s 200 Medley Relay
2. Cody Miller – 25.68 (Team USA – 1:31.97)
Men’s 100 Freestyle Semifinals
Blake Pieroni – 46.70 (46.67 in prelims)
Men’s 50 Breaststroke Semifinals
Cody Miller – 26.15 (26.34 in prelims)
