 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In its final meet of the fall, No. 6/12 Indiana swimming and diving will host Cincinnati for a dual meet Friday (Dec. 3) inside Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center.
Both the men’s and women’s teams will compete in the meet after starting the season with a combined 9-1 dual meet record. The 5-0 men’s team will look to complete a perfect fall.
MEET INFO
Friday, December 3
Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center • Bloomington, Ind.
Opponent: Cincinnati
Live Results (Swim): https://bit.ly/3a9t16V
Live Results (Dive): https://bit.ly/3ddqUQZ
Live Stream: bigtenplus.com
SCHEDULED EVENTS
Diving: 1M, 3M
Swimming: 200 Medley Relay, 1,000 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 200 Breaststroke, 500 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly, 200 IM, 400 Freestyle Relay
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.
IU freshman divers Quinn Henninger and Carson Tyler each medaled while representing Team USA at the 2021 Junior Pan American Championships in Cali, Colombia. Henninger secured gold in the 3-Meter dive with a 414.65 score. Tyler followed with a bronze medal performance in the 1M with a 379.35.
BEST OF THE BIG TEN: CONFERENCE WEEKLY AWARDS
Three Indiana swimmers earned Big Ten weekly awards in the most recent cycle (Nov. 24) after strong performances at the Ohio State Fall Invitational.
Junior Brendan Burns was named the Big Ten men’s Swimmer of the Week after contributing four wins, two second-place and two fourth-place finishes to the Hoosier men’s dominant win at the Ohio State Fall Invitational. His performance in the 200 Backstroke was the highlight as he touched the wall in an NCAA B cut time of 1:40.27, the top time in the NCAA this season. In relays, Burns helped set meet records and in the 400 Medley Relay (3:04.05) and 800 Freestyle Relay (6:17.27). Both times rank top 10 in program history. In finals, Burns collected five NCAA B cuts and an NCAA A cut in the 400 Medley.
Senior Mackenzie Looze was the Big Ten women’s Swimmer of the Week via a win and three runner-up placements as part of eight total top 10 finishes in Columbus. The junior also tallied six NCAA B cuts in eight finals. Looze’s win came in the 200 IM as she recorded the No. 9 time in the NCAA and No. 1 time in the Big Ten with a 1:56.14. Including the 200 IM, Looze finished top 15 in the NCAA in five races total; the 800 and 400 freestyle relays, 200 Breaststroke and 400 IM.
Breanna Crawford finished top 10 in all seven events she raced with NCAA B cut times in four of those to secure freshman of the week laurels. Her performance included a win in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:08.40, the No. 11 time in the country and No. 2 in the conference. Crawford also finished second in the 100 Breaststroke with a 59.32, good for the 13th fastest time in the NCAA.
LAST TIME OUT: INDIANA COMPLETES SOLID WEEK AT OHIO STATE INVITE
Indiana swimming and diving completed a strong showing at the Ohio State Fall Invitational, highlighted by a first-place finish in the men’s competition November 18-20 at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.
A wire-to-wire win, Indiana dominated the meet with 2,830 total points over the three-day event, 547 points better than the next-best team, host Ohio State (2283). Indiana’s women’s team (2023 points) kept the margins close all three days but settled for a third-place finish behind Ohio State (2258) and Kentucky (2198).
