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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will have a busy weekend of competition starting on Friday, Nov. 11.
The Hoosiers will host the Cincinnati Bearcats in a one-day, short-course yards dual meet at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind. at 2:00 p.m. ET.
The on Saturday, 14 current and former Hoosier swimmers will participate in the two-day, inaugural USA College Challenge – Big Ten vs. USA Swimming on Nov. 12-13 at the Indiana University Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI in downtown Indianapolis.
Cincinnati Meet Info
The meet against the Bearcats will be streamed live on BTN Plus, with live results for the meet available at IUHoosiers.com.
Fans attending the meet can park in the SRSC lot off of Law Lane for $10 on Saturday or can park for free at the lot off 10thand Sunrise. The Eigenmann Hall lot will also be free on Saturday.
USA College Challenge Meet Info
Competing for the Big Ten will be Gia Dalesandro, Kennedy Goss, Lilly King, Bailey Pressey, Brooklyn Snodgrass, Ian Finnerty, Bob Glover, Ali Khalafalla, Vini Lanza, Blake Pieroni, Anze Tavcar and Cody Taylor.
Competing for USA Swimming in the short-course yards meet will be IU alum Cody Miller, as well as Indiana post-grad swimmer Zane Grothe. Indiana’s 14 participants in the event are the most of any school.
Saturday’s session will begin at 4:30 p.m. ET at the IU Natatorium and will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. Sunday’s session, which begins at 11:30 a.m., will be televised as scheduled from noon-2 p.m. on the Big Ten Network. Both sessions also will stream live online at USASwimming.org and btn.com, as well as via the BTN2GO app.
The two-day, short-course yards dual meet consists of two sessions – Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. All-session tickets cost $35 for adults and $20 for children 12 and under. Single-day tickets are $20 for adults and $12 for children. Click here to purchase tickets.
Hoosiers in the CSCAA/TYR Top 25
In the second CSCAA/TYR Top 25 released on Nov. 9, the Indiana men were ranked No. 2 in the nation, while the IU women came in at No. 13. In the first CSCAA/TYR Top 25 poll released on Oct. 26, the Indiana men’s swimming and diving team was ranked No. 1 in the nation after sweeping both Texas and Florida to start the season. The women’s team was ranked No. 12 in the country.
Hixon Earns Weekly Big Ten Honor
IU’s Michael Hixon was named the Big Ten Co-Diver of the Week on Nov. 9. Against Michigan State this past weekend, Hixon won both the 1 and 3-meter dives. In the 3-meter, the Amherst, Mass. Product scored a 464.03 to earn the victory, while in the 1-meter, Hixon totaled a 401.70.
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Top Times in the Country
IU’s Ali Khalafalla owns the fastest time in the 50 freestyle this year in the country with his 19.44, while Blake Pieroni is the fastest in the nation in the 200 freestyle so far with his mark of 1:35.75.
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IU Sends 11 to Rio Olympics, Winning Seven Medals
The Indiana Swimming and Diving program sent 13 swimmers, divers and coaches to the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics – James Connor, alumna Amy Cozad, Marwan Elkamash, Kennedy Goss, Michael Hixon, Ali Khalafalla, Lilly King, alum Cody Miller, Jessica Parratto, Blake Pieroni and Anze Tavcar. Drew Johansen served as the head coach of USA diving, while Ray Looze was an assistant coach for USA Swimming.
At the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, the IU swimmers and divers won a total of seven medals – four golds, one silver and two bronze. Lilly King headlined the group with two gold medals, while Cody Miller won gold and bronze. Blake Pieroni earned a gold medal as a member of Team USA’s 4×100 freestyle relay team, junior Kennedy Goss earned a bronze medal as a member of Team Canada’s 4×200 freestyle relay team and junior diver Michael Hixon won silver in the men’s 3m synchronized springboard.
King Wins Two NCAA Titles in 2015
Indiana’s Lilly King dominated the breaststroke at the 2016 NCAA Championships, winning both the 100 and 200 breast with the fastest short-course yard times in history. The freshman broke every record in the event with her historic swim – the American, NCAA, NCAA Meet, U.S. Open, Indiana school, Big Ten and Georgia Tech Pool records – and owns all of the aforementioned records in both the 100 and 200 breast. In total, King recorded an impressive four All-America honors at her first NCAA Championships.
IU Swimming & Diving on Social Media
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