FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – No. 7-ranked Indiana finished top 10 in both opening night relays for just the second time in program history Wednesday (March 19) at the 2025 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships inside the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.
IU reached the podium in the 800-yard freestyle relay, placing eighth, and 10th in the 200-yard medley relay. The Hoosiers sit eighth in the team standings after two events.
“It was a solid start for the Hoosiers today,” IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “We have a lot of people swimming very well but certainly have more in the tank. We just told the team that success this competition will be all about executing the simple fundamentals.”
Indiana posted the second-best time in program history to finish eighth in the 800-yard freestyle relay with a 6:55.15. Senior Anna Peplowski led the field with the fastest 200 free split and the only swimmer under 1:41 with her 1:40.97.
IU started its night with a 10th-place performance in the 200-yard medley relay, its best finish in the event since 2019, matching its seed. In heat three of four, senior Kacey McKenna gave Indiana the lead with a 23.51 – a personal best 50-yard backstroke and the fourth-best leadoff split Wednesday night. Junior Kristina Paegle touched in 1:34.62 with the event’s third-best anchor leg, going 20.96.
RESULTS
200 MEDLEY RELAY
10. Kacey McKenna, Brearna Crawford, Miranda Grana, Kristina Paegle – 1:34.62 (Second-team All-America)
800 FREESTYLE RELAY
8. Miranda Grana, Anna Peplowski, Reese Tiltmann, Kristina Paegle – 6:55.14 (All-America)
