Thirteen IU Swimmers Compete in Day One Prelims Breaststroke Trio Advance to Semifinals

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The debut morning session of the second wave of the 2020 Olympic Trials kicked off with 13 Hoosiers in the pool at the CHI Health Center on Sunday.

The Wave II eight-day Trials competition serves as the sole qualifier for pool swimmers on the U.S. Olympic Team for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The top 16 times out of the preliminary heats will form the semifinals for all events at 200m or less, with the top eight semifinalists advancing to the finals. In events 400m or longer, the top eight swimmers out of the preliminary heats will head straight to the finals.

Athletes will earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team roster at each of the eight finals sessions.

100m BREASTSTROKE

In-bound freshman Josh Matheny (1:00.06), rising senior Zane Backes (1:00.26), and Olympic bronze medalist Cody Miller (1:00.37) all advanced to the evening semifinals in the men’s 100m Breaststroke by finishing inside the top-12 of the event in the preliminary heats. Sophomore-to-be Maxwell Reich swam a lifetime best time of 1:01.96 to place 28th. Wave I advancer Tristan DeWitt touched at 1:03.50 to finish 46th.

400m FREESTYLE

Indiana Swim Club pro Zane Grothe was the top swimmer out of the preliminary heats of the men’s 400m Freestyle. He touched with a time of 3:50.80 to place 11th overall. Redshirt junior Michael Brinegar finished 22nd with a time of 3:53.97 and senior-to-be Ben McDade placed 45th with a time of 4:04.23.

400m IM

Rising senior Mikey Calvillo finished 29th in the men’s 400m IM out of the prelims with a time of 4:27.97. McDade placed 32nd with a mark of 4:29.48.

Freshman-to-be Mariah Denigan finished 19th in the women’s 400m IM with a time of 4:47.63. Rising senior Mackenzie Looze took 27th out of the preliminary heats with a time of 4:49.24.

FINAL RESULTS

MEN’S 400m IM

  1. Mikey Calvillo – 4:27.97
  2. Ben McDade – 4:29.48

MEN’S 400m FREESTYLE

  1. Zane Grothe – 3:50.80
  2. Michael Brinegar – 3:53.97
  3. Ben McDade – 4:04.23

WOMEN’S 400m IM

  1. Mariah Denigan – 4:47.63
  2. Mackenzie Looze – 4:49.24

MEN’S 100m BREASTSTROKE

  1. Josh Matheny – 1:00.06 ^
  2. Zane Backes – 1:00.26 ^
  3. Cody Miller – 1:00.37 ^
  4. Maxwell Reich – 1:01.96
  5. Tristan DeWitt – 1:03.50

Advanced to Semifinals ^

Session two of the trials will begin at approximately 7:45 p.m. tonight with Hoosier representation in the semifinals of the men’s 100m Breaststroke.

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