Indiana 800 Freestyle Relay Places Fourth to Begin NCAA Championships
 AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 2-ranked Indiana University men’s swimming and diving team began competition at the 2019 NCAA Championships on Wednesday night at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas.
In the lone event of the night, the Hoosier 800 freestyle relay team of Zach Apple, Vini Lanza, Mohamed Samy, and Ian Finnerty placed fourth overall with a time of 6:07.35. The mark is the second-fastest in school history in the event.
Leading off, Apple posted a personal-best 200 freestyle split of 1:30.34, which ranks as the third-best time in program history. With the performance, all four earned All-America honors in the event.
The 2019 NCAA Championships will continue on Thursday morning with the prelims of the 200 freestyle relay, 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle, 1-meter dive and 400 medley relay. The action gets underway at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center at 11:00 a.m. ET.
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 800 Freestyle Relay
4. Zach Apple, Vini Lanza, Mohamed Samy, Ian Finnerty – 6:07.35
