Indiana Records Two Wins on First Night of Winter Nationals

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ATLANTA – The Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams had a great showing on the first night of the 2016 AT&T Winter National Championships.

The Hoosier men posted a pair of wins, touching first in both the 200 medley relay and the 800 free relay.

In the 200 medley relay, the team of Bob Glover, Ian Finnerty, Vini Lanza and Ali Khalafalla won with a time of 1:25.13 – the second-fastest time in school history. The team of Wilson Beckman, Levi Brock, Oliver Patrouch and Sam Lorentz placed third with a time of 1:27.39.

In the men’s 800 freestyle relay, the IU team of Marwan Elkamash, Jackson Miller, Anze Tavcar and Max Irwin won with a time of 6:20.71, the sixth-fastest mark in program history. Right behind them were teammates Josh Romany, Vini Lanza, Adam Destrampe and Wes Duke were second in 6:29.17.

On the women’s side in the 200 medley relay, the team of Marie Chamberlain, Laura Morley, Gia Dalesandro and Ali Rockett came in second with a time of 1:39.59. The team of Brooklyn Snodgrass, Mackenzie Atencio, Christine Jensen and Holly Spears were fourth in 1:40.52.

In the 800 freestyle relay, the team of Dalesandro, Stephanie Marchuk, Delaney Barnard and Spears placed second with a time of 7:12.74. The team of Shelly Drozda, Rachel Matsumura, Cassie Jernberg and Rockett took fourth in a mark of 7:16.27.

The Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will continue at the AT&T USA Swimming Winter Nationals on Thursday, while other members will begin competition at the Miami (OH) Invitational.

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Women’s 200 Medley Relay

  1. Chamberlain, Morley, Dalesandro, Rockett – 1:39.59
  2. Snodgrass, Atencio, Jensen, Spears – 1:40.52

Men’s 200 Medley Relay

  1. Glover, Finnerty, Lanza, Khalafalla – 1:25.13
  2. Beckman, Brock, Patrouch, Lorentz – 1:27.39

Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay

  1. Dalesandro, Marchuk, Barnard, Spears – 7:12.74
  2. Drozda, Matsumura, Jernberg, Rockett – 7:16.27

Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay

  1. Elkamash, Miller, Tavcar, Irwin – 6:20.71
  2. Romany, Lanza, Destrampe, Duke – 6:29.17

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