BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Weeks after winning four of five meets at Ohio State in October, No. 6/12 Indiana swimming and diving returns to Columbus, Ohio, for the Ohio State Fall Invitational Thursday through Sunday (Nov. 18-20).
The men’s field will include two ranked opponents in No. 11 Ohio State and No. 13 Virginia Tech. IU’s women will face three ranked squads in No. 10 Ohio State, No. 13 Kentucky and No. 21 Notre Dame.
MEET INFO
Thursday (Nov. 18) – Saturday (Nov. 20)
McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion • Columbus, Ohio
Opponents: (Men) No. 11 Ohio State, Kentucky, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, RV Notre Dame, No. 13 Virginia Tech, Miami (Diving Only), Kenyon (Diving Only); (Women) No. 10 Ohio State, No. 13 Kentucky, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, No. 21 Notre Dame, RV Virginia Tech, Navy, Miami (Diving Only), Kenyon (Diving Only).
Live Results: https://bit.ly/3BqDCFA
Live Stream: bigtenplus.com
SCHEDULED EVENTS
Thursday (Nov. 18)
Events: 200 Free Relay, 500 Free, 200 IM, 50 Free, 400 Medley Relay, Men’s 1M, Women’s 3M
9:30 a.m.: Day 1 Swimming Prelims
12 p.m.: Diving Prelims
5:30 p.m.: Day 1 Swimming Finals
6:15 p.m.: Diving Finals
Friday (Nov. 19)
Events: 200 Medley Relay, 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, 800 Free Relay, Women’s 1M, Men’s 3M
9:30 a.m.: Day 2 Swimming Prelims
12 p.m.: Diving Prelims
5:30 p.m.: Day 2 Swimming Finals
6:15 p.m.: Diving Finals
Saturday (Nov. 20)
Events: 1650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 400 Free Relay, Platform Dive
8 a.m.: Day 3 Swimming Prelims
11 a.m.: Platform Competition
Approx. 4-5 p.m.: 1650 Free Early Heats
5:30 p.m.: Day 3 Swimming Finals
OF NOTE…
HOOSIERS COMPETE FOR U.S. NATIONAL TEAM
The IU swimming and diving program sent 13 current, former, and Indiana Swim Club trainees, and two coaches to the Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo. The athletes returned with 11 medals. Three Hoosier Olympians, Michael Brinegar, Andrew Capobianco and Tomer Frankel, are on the roster for the 2021-22 campaign. Capobianco earned silver in the 3M Synchro Springboard.
Six swimmers with Indiana ties have been named to the 2021-22 U.S. National Team roster: Zach Apple, Blake Pieroni, Lilly King, Annie Lazor and current Hoosiers Michael Brinegar and Mariah Denigan.
USA Diving announced that IU freshman divers Carson Tyler and Quinn Henninger will represent Team USA at the upcoming 2021 Junior Pan American Championships, November 25-December 5 in Cali, Colombia. Tyler will compete in the Platform dive, while Henninger is set for the 3-Meter dive.
LAST TIME OUT: MEN SWEEP, WOMEN SPLIT IN IUSD’s WINNING WEEKEND
Indiana swimming and diving won four of five matchups after completing a two-day double dual meet October 29-30 at Ohio State. The No. 5 Hoosier men earned three wins over the weekend to improve to a perfect 5-0 on the season. The No. 11 IU women’s swimming and diving squad split the weekend, beating No. 18 Virginia Tech, 225-128, but falling to the hosts, 190-163, to move to 4-1 on the season.
Brendan Burns dominated the weekend to earn the Big Ten Men’s Swimmer of the Week award, contributing four wins and six total top three finishes to the men’s score. Four of his times were NCAA B cut qualifying times and all six of his times ranked top 10 in the nation and top five in the Big Ten. Burns won the 200 Backstroke and 200 Butterfly and was part of IU’s victorious 400 and 200 Medley Relay squads.
Freshman Carson Tyler swept the 1-Meter and 3-Meter dive competitions to earn Big Ten men’s Diver of the Week honors. In both events, Tyler earned NCAA Zone Qualifying scores and has collected qualifying marks in all four events he’s competed in this season. In the 3M, Tyler scored a 440.65 and in the 1M a 362.00.
