The No. 15-ranked Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team began competition at the 2021 NCAA Championships on Thursday morning at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
500 FREESTYLE
Senior Josie Grote finished as the top-ranked Hoosiers with a 20th-place effort in the 500 Freestyle with a time of 4:44.34. Freshman Ella Ristic, competing in her first NCAA Championships, placed 22nd with a time of 4:44.91.
200 IM
IU had four swimmers compete in the 200 IM. Junior Mackenzie Looze led the charge for Indiana with a 26th-place finish with a time of 1:57.93. Junior Noelle Peplowski placed 30th with a time of 1:58.25. Senior Bailey Kovac took 46th with a time of 1:59.54, while sophomore Emily Weiss touched in 52nd with a mark of 2:00.06.
50 FREESTYLE
Sophomore Ashley Turak narrowly missed out on the evening final after she finished 17th in the 50 Freestyle with a time of 22.23.
1-METER DIVE
Freshman Anne Fowler advanced to Championship Final in the 1-Meter Dive with a score of 317.55. She finished the preliminary rounds in third place.
Freshman Tarrin Gilliland made the Consolation Final after stringing together a six-dive score of 283.20. She enters the B Final with an overall seed of 12th.
PRELIM RESULTS
500 FREESTYLE
- Josie Grote – 4:44.34
- Ella Ristic – 4:44.91
200 IM
- Mackenzie Looze – 1:57.93
- Noelle Peplowski – 1:58.25
- Bailey Kovac – 1:59.54
- Emily Weiss – 2:00.06
50 FREESTYLE
- Ashley Turak – 22.23
1-METER DIVE
Anne Fowler – 317.55 (Championship Final)
Tarrin Gilliland – 283.20 (Consolation Final)
The 2021 NCAA Championships will continue with Hoosier representation on Thursday evening with the finals of the 200 Freestyle Relay and 1-meter dive. The action gets underway at 6 p.m. ET.
