ATLANTA – Big Ten Champion and No. 4-ranked Indiana men’s swimming and diving will go for an emphatic finish to its season at the 2022 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, March 23-26 inside McAuley Aquatic Center.
The competition kicks off Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET with the finals of the 200 Medley Relay and 800 Freestyle Relay. The entirety of the event will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Twelve athletes, nine swimmers and three divers, from IU are set to appear as individuals in the four-day event. Indiana is also a top-10 seed in all five relays.
IU diving secured a total of nine bids from its three athletes. Reigning two-time 3-meter champion Andrew Capobianco is joined by freshmen Quinn Henninger and Carson Tyler. The trio tallied six medals at the Big Ten Championships, with Capobianco winning gold in all three events.
“We’re looking forward to a great week,†IU head diving coach Drew Johansen said. “Andrew is leading two to of the country’s most talented freshman to their first NCAA Championships. The men are excited to continue the momentum created by the women last week.â€
Including the five relays, IU has swimmers in all 18 events. The 2022 Big Ten Champion in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 fly, junior Brendan Burns will race the 100 back, 100 fly and 200 fly at the national meet. Burns is the No. 1 seeded athlete in the 100 back.
“Our focus this week is moving up from our seeding on the swimming side of the equation,†IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “Another major key to our success this week will be placing our relays as highly as possible, ideally top eight for all five.â€
MEET INFO
Wednesday, March 23 – Saturday, March 26 | 10 a.m. ET (Prelims), 6 p.m. ET (Finals)
McAuley Aquatic Center • Atlanta, Ga.
NCAA Championships Central: https://bit.ly/3iqkArZ
Live Results (Swim): https://bit.ly/3tvLIfr
Live Results (Dive): https://bit.ly/3qtpl8B
Live Stream: https://es.pn/3Ih6gg3
SCHEDULED EVENTS (FINALS START TIME)
Wednesday (6 p.m. ET) – 200 Medley Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay
Thursday (6 p.m. ET) – 500 Freestyle, 200 IM, 50 Freestyle, 1-Meter Dive, 400 Medley Relay
Friday (6 p.m. ET) – 100 Butterfly, 400 IM, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, 3-Meter Dive, 200 Freestyle Relay
Saturday (6 p.m. ET) – 1,650 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, Platform Dive, 400 Freestyle Relay
MEN’S QUALIFIERS (SEED)
Bruno Blaskovic – 50 Freestyle (27), 100 Freestyle (15), 100 Butterfly (30)
Michael Brinegar – 500 Freestyle (40), 1,650 Freestyle (9)
Brendan Burns – 100 Backstroke (1), 100 Butterfly (25), 200 Butterfly (5)
Andrew Capobianco – 1-Meter Dive, 3-Meter Dive, Platform Dive
Corey Gambardella – 100 Butterfly (47), 200 Butterfly (26)
Quinn Henninger – 1-Meter Dive, 3-Meter Dive, Platform Dive
Gabriel Fantoni – 100 Backstroke (8), 200 Backstroke (12), 100 Butterfly (13)
Tomer Frankel – 200 Freestyle (27), 100 Butterfly (8), 200 Butterfly (32)
Josh Matheny – 100 Breaststroke (15), 200 Breaststroke (6)
Rafael Miroslaw – 50 Freestyle (45), 100 Freestyle (25), 200 Freestyle (5)
Jacob Steele – 200 IM (44), 100 Backstroke (16), 200 Backstroke (33)
Carson Tyler – 1-Meter Dive, 3-Meter Dive, Platform Dive
Relays: 200 Freestyle (8), 400 Freestyle (9), 800 Freestyle (10), 200 Medley (6), 400 Medley (1)
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
The six-time NCAA Champion IU men’s swimming and diving program has finished top-10 at the national meet in eight of the last nine seasons. For the fifth-straight season, Indiana finished as the top Big Ten team at the NCAA Championships in 2019 – the best stretch for IU since accomplishing the feat for 15 straight seasons from 1964-78.
At the 2021 championships, the Hoosiers finished sixth with 207 points and 10 athletes claimed 35 All-America honors. Capobianco won his second straight NCAA title in the 3-meter dive, scoring a career-high 505.20.
2022 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS
In February, the Hoosier men won the program’s fourth Big Ten Championship in six years after a two-year gap, totaling 1,499.5 points. It was the program’s 28th conference title.
Capobianco became the first athlete since 2011 to sweep the conference diving titles and repeated as the Big Ten Diver of the Championships.
Burns also repeated as the Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships, winning gold in three individual events. On the third day of the event, Burns swam the fastest 100 Backstroke in the country at 44.31 to set a meet record in the event.
