Lanza’s School Record Leads Hoosiers at Winter Nationals

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 ATLANTA – The Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming teams continued their strong showings at the 2016 AT&T Winter National Championships in Atlanta on Saturday.

 Vini Lanza was tremendous for the Hoosiers in the men’s 100 butterfly, placing second overall with Indiana school record and NCAA A cut time of 45.56. With his mark, Lanza the top-six marks all-time in the event at IU.

In the B Final of the 100 fly, Max Irwin touched first to place ninth overall with a time of 47.94, while Oliver Patrouch took 11th overall with a mark of 48.13.

IU took home another title in the men’s 200 freestyle relay, with the Indiana team of Sam Lorentz, Oliver Patrouch, Anze Tavcar and Josh Romany winning with a time of 1:18.75. The Hoosiers took home third as well, with the IU team of Lanza, Ian Finnerty, Wes Duke and Max Irwin touching the wall in 1:19.35.

Finnerty was impressive for IU in the men’s 100 breaststroke, taking second place with a time of 52.68. In the men’s 100 backstroke, Bob Glover took fourth overall with a personal-best time of 46.08 which ranks him as the fourth-fastest performer in the event in program history.

Anze Tavcar led a trio of Hoosier swimmers in the men’s 200 freestyle A Final, placing third overall with a time of 1:34.61. Jackson Miller was right behind him in fourth (1:35.51), while Marwan Elkamash was fifth in a time of 1:35.64, ranking him as the seventh-fastest performer in the event in IU history.

Ali Rockett had a great swim in the A Final of the women’s 100 backstroke, placing third overall with a personal-best time of 52.91, ranking her as the ninth-fastest performer in the event at IU. Marie Chamberlain was right behind her in fourth with a time of 53.07.

Gia Dalesandro won the B Final with a personal-best time of 53.46 that ranks her as the 14th-best swimmer in the event in Hoosier history. Brooklyn Snodgrass was 15th overall with a time of 55.28.

Dalesandro was also a standout in the women’s 100 butterfly, taking fourth in the A Final with a time of 52.81. Christine Jensen was sixth overall with a personal-best time of 52.93 that ranks here as the fifth-fastest swimmer in the event in program history.

In the women’s 400 IM, Sam Lisy placed eighth in the A Final, touching the wall in a time of 4:12.18. In the B Final, Bailey Pressey was third to take 11th overall with a mark of 4:13.26, while Shelly Drozda was 16th in a time of 4:18.40.

Delaney Barnard was IU’s top finisher in the women’s 200 freestyle, winning the B Final with time of 1:46.96. Stephanie Marchuk was third in the B Final to take 11th overall with a mark of 1:47.48.

In the women’s 200 freestyle relay, the IU team of Rockett, Dalesandro, Holly Spears and Delaney Barnard took fifth in the A Final with a time of 1:32.32. The Hoosier team of Jensen, Snodgrass, Pressey and Chamberlain were seventh overall with a mark of 1:33.95.

The Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will conclude competition at both the AT&T USA Swimming Winter Nationals and at the Miami (OH) Invitational on Saturday.

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Women’s 400 IM

  1. Sam Lisy – 4:12.18
  2. Bailey Pressey – 4:13.26
  3. Shelly Drozda – 4:18.40

Women’s 100 Butterfly

  1. Gia Dalesandro – 52.81
  2. Christine Jensen – 52.93

Men’s 100 Butterfly

  1. Vini Lanza – 45.56
  2. Max Irwin – 47.94
  3. Oliver Patrouch – 48.13

Women’s 200 Freestyle

  1. Delaney Barnard – 1:46.96
  2. Stephanie Marchuk – 1:47.48

Men’s 200 Freestyle

  1. Anze Tavcar – 1:34.61
  2. Jackson Miller – 1:35.51
  3. Marwan Elkamash – 1:35.64

Men’s 100 Breaststroke

  1. Ian Finnerty – 52.68

Women’s 100 Backstroke

  1. Ali Rockett – 52.91
  2. Marie Chamberlain – 53.07
  3. Gia Dalesandro – 53.46
  4. Brooklyn Snodgrass – 55.28

Men’s 100 Backstroke

  1. Bob Glover – 46.08

Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay

  1. Rockett, Dalesandro, Spears, Barnard – 1:32.32
  2. Jensen, Snodgrass, Pressey, Chamberlain – 1:33.95

Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay

  1. Lorentz, Patrouch, Tavcar, Romany – 1:18.75
  2. Lanza, Finnerty, Duke, Irwin – 1:19.35

 

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