BLOOMINGTON – Indiana swimming and diving pulled off an emphatic win over Kentucky in its season-opening meet on Wednesday (Oct. 4) inside the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center.
The two programs raced long course meters, and IU won all but two events after a strong summer in the 50-meter pool. Nine Hoosiers won multiple events, and Indiana swept the diving competitions.
On the springboards, junior Skyler Liu won the women’s 1-meter and 3-meter events, and junior Carson Tyler did the same on the men’s side. IU diving’s most dominant performance came in the women’s 1-meter, as Liu and freshmen Lily Witte and Ella Roselli took the top three spots.
A pair of swimmers made solid first impressions as well. Freshman Ahmed Hafnaoui started his afternoon winning the 800-meter freestyle by almost 16 seconds in 8:04.76. Two events later, he placed second in the 200 free with a 1:49.63. Hafnaoui closed his individual performance with a win in the 400 free, leaving a nine-second gap, before dropping a 51.97 split to open IU’s 400 freestyle relay victory.
Coming off a breakout performance at the Asian Games last week, freshman Mikkel Lee earned his first collegiate win in the 50-meter freestyle with a 22.59 in front of junior teammates Finn Brooks (23.42) and Luke Barr (23.72). Lee finished his day in the 400 freestyle relay as the opening leg for the second-place finishing quartet. In 49.51, Lee had the fastest opening leg of any swimmer and was one of two under 50 seconds.
TEAM SCORES
Men
Indiana 218, Kentucky 82
Women
Indiana 232, Kentucky 66
HOOSIER WINNERS
Men
Luke Barr – 400 medley relay (3:43.92)
Finn Brooks – 400 medley relay (3:43.92), 100 butterfly (53.55)
Brendan Burns – 400 medley relay (3:43.92)
Ahmed Hafnaoui – 800 freestyle (8:04.76), 400 freestyle (3:56.51), 400 freestyle relay (3:22.57)
Mikkel Lee – 50 free (22.59)
Josh Matheny – 100 breaststroke (1:02.14)
Rafael Miroslaw – 200 freestyle (1:48.62), 100 freestyle (49.69), 400 freestyle relay (3:22.57)
Maxwell Reich – 400 medley relay (3:43.92)
Carson Tyler – 1-meter (393.90), 3-meter (386.40)
Kai Van Westering – 100 backstroke (56.75), 200 backstroke (2:08.64), 400 freestyle relay (3:22.57)
Gavin Wight – 400 freestyle relay (3:22.57)
Jassen Yep – 200 breaststroke (2:15.99), 200 IM (2:05.93)
Women
Brearna Crawford – 400 medley relay (4:10.94), 100 breaststroke (1:10.43), 200 breaststroke (2:34.36)
Katie Forrester – 200 butterfly (2:14.54)
Anna Freed – 200 IM (2:19.57)
Lily Hann – 400 medley relay (4:10.94), 100 butterfly (1:01.31)
Skyler Liu – 1-meter (301.88), 3-meter (303.30)
Kacey McKenna – 100 backstroke (1:02.34)
Kristina Paegle – 400 medley relay (4:10.94), 50 freestyle (25.82), 100 freestyle (56.14), 400 freestyle relay (3:49.25)
Anna Peplowski – 400 medley relay (4:10.94), 200 freestyle (2:00.86), 200 backstroke (2:12.76)
Ella Ristic – 400 freestyle (4:20.17), 400 freestyle relay (3:49.25)
Ashley Turak – 400 freestyle relay (3:49.25)
Chiok Sze Yeo – 400 freestyle relay (3:49.25)
NCAA ZONE QUALIFYING SCORES
1-meter: Quinn Henninger (357.98), Skyler Liu (301.88), Ella Roselli (280.50), Carson Tyler (393.30), Lily Witte (293.48)
3-meter: Morgan Casey (280.20), Quinn Henninger (332.70), Skyler Liu (303.30), Carson Tyler (386.40)
UP NEXT
Indiana returns to action October 18 in Columbia, Missouri, to challenge Missouri and Auburn in a tri-meet.
