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Men's Swimming/Diving NCAA Championships

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So close and yet so far but still a job well done. 

 

Final team standings at the NCAA Championships...

1. Texas - 449

2. California - 437.5

3. Indiana - 422

4. NC State - 385

5. Florida - 347

Best finish for the Hoosiers at the NCAA Championships in 43 years!

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2019 NCAA men's championships get underway tonight in Austin, TX.

The No. 2-ranked Indiana University men's swimming and diving team heads to Austin, Texas to compete in the 2019 NCAA Championships, hosted by the University of Texas at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.
 
The four-day meet gets underway on Wednesday night in Austin with the finals of the 800 freestyle relay at 6:00 p.m. ET. The next three days will feature prelims beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET, with finals each night starting at 6:00 p.m. ET. Diving prelims and consolation finals will begin following swimming prelims Thursday through Saturday.
 
Live results for the week can be found at IUHoosiers.com, while results for diving can be found at DiveMeets.com.
 
ESPN3.com will live stream finals sessions on Wednesday through Saturday.  Preliminary sessions on Thursday through Saturday will be streamed live on www.texassports.com. Additionally, ESPNU will air a two-hour show at 7 p.m. Eastern time, Monday, April 8.
 
Qualified Hoosiers
A total of 16 Hoosiers will be making the trip to Austin this week to compete at the NCAA Championships. Along with the individual events, IU will also compete in all five relays.
 
Below is a list of the 16 Hoosier swimmers who qualified for individual events at the 2019 NCAA Championships, along with their seeding in each event, when applicable:
 
Zach Apple – 50 freestyle (10th), 100 freestyle (7th), 200 freestyle (8th)
Zane Backes – 100 breaststroke (7th), 200 breaststroke (25th)
Bruno Blaskovic – 50 freestyle (22nd), 100 freestyle (14th), 100 butterfly (10th)
Michael Brinegar – 1,650 freestyle (3rd)
Mikey Calvillo – 1,650 freestyle (14th)
Andrew Capobianco – 1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform
James Connor – 1-Meter, 3-Meter
Gabriel Fantoni – 100 backstroke (6th), 200 backstroke (8th), 100 butterfly (24th)
Ian Finnerty – 100 breaststroke (1st), 200 breaststroke (2nd), 200 IM (6th)
Jack Franzman – Relay Alternate
Mory Gould – 1-Meter, 3-Meter
Brandon Hamblin – Relay Alternate
Gary Kostbade – Relay Alternate
Vini Lanza – 100 butterfly (2nd), 200 butterfly (1st), 200 IM (2nd)
Van Mathias – 100 butterfly (31st), 200 butterfly (29th)
Mohamed Samy – 200 freestyle (13th)
 
NCAA Championship History
The six-time NCAA Champion Hoosiers have finished in the top-10 at the NCAA Championships in six of the last seven seasons. For the third-straight season, Indiana finished as the top Big Ten team at the NCAA Championships in 2018 – the best stretch for IU since accomplishing the feat for 15-straight seasons from 1964-78.
 
In 2018, the Hoosiers finished third overall in the team standings with a total of 422 points. The 422 points scored are the most for the team in 49 years, when Indiana scored 427 in 1969.
 
The finish for the Hoosiers was the best for the program in 43 years, when IU took second in 1975. Indiana won a total of four NCAA titles over the week, the most for the team since winning six crowns in 1973. Ian Finnerty won the NCAA titles in both the 100 and 200 breaststrokes, while Michael Hixon took the crown in the 1-meter dive. Indiana also won the crown in the 400 medley relay.
 
Over the course of NCAA Championships, the Hoosiers had 12 individuals earn a total of 42 All-America honors – the most in program history in 44 years since the team tallied 50 in 1974. 
 
Indiana swept the CSCAA Division I Coach of the Year awards, as Ray Looze was named Swimming Coach of the Year and Drew Johansen was named Diving Coach of the Year.
 
2019 Big Ten Championships
For the third-straight season, Indiana won the Big Ten Championship. IUs three-straight titles are a first for the program since also winning three-in-a-row from 1983-85. The team championship was the 27th in program history.
 
For the week, IU won a total of 24 medals – 13 gold, six silver and five bronze. Indiana also won four of the five relays at the Big Ten Championships for a second-straight year – a program first.
 
Vini Lanza became the first man in Big Ten history to be named Swimmer of the Championships for three-straight years. Lanza won titles in the 200 IM, 200 butterfly, 200 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay this week, along with two silver medals.
 
For the second time in his career, James Connor was named the Diver of the Championships. Connor won Big Ten titles in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives this week.
 
Joining Connor and Lanza on the All-Big Ten First-Team were Zach Apple, Bruno Blaskovic, Gabriel Fantoni, Ian Finnerty, Jack Franzman, Brandon Hamblin and Mohamed Samy. Andrew Capobianco was named Second-Team All-Big Ten.

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First event tonight.  Indiana's 200 yd freestyle relay team (Apple, Samy, Blaskovic, Hamblin) finishes 4th with 1:15.41 in the opening event tonight at the NCAA men's swimming championships in Austin, TX. They set a new B1G and IU record in the morning prelims and then lowered their time again in tonight's final.

Indiana goes fourth (Vini Lanza, 1:40.30 and seventh, Ian Finnerty, 1:42.84) in 200 IM final.

IU senior Zach Apple goes 18.99 in 50 free final, finishing 5th.

Still 2 events to go this evening.  1-meter diving and James Connor should score well for us.  Also, the 400-meter medley relay in which we turned in the fastest time by nearly 2 seconds in the prelims earlier today.

Through 5 events, we are in 4th place with 101 points; California leads with 178 points but we should make up some ground in the remaining 2 events on tonight's schedule.

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Indiana diver James Connor finishes 5th in the 1-meter diving finals tonight at NCAA Championships.

Indiana defends its NCAA title in the 400 medley relay, setting a school and pool record time of 2:59.70. Gabriel Fontoni (back), Ian Finnerty (breast), Vini Lanza (fly) and Zach Apple (free). First three are holdovers from last year’s gold medal winning relay.  With the 400 medley relay crown, the Hoosiers have won a relay in back-to-back years for the first time since winning five relays over three seasons in 1973-75. 

Today's events have ended but have no idea why it's taking so long to get team scores posted.

 

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The No. 2-ranked Indiana University men's swimming and diving team continued competition at the 2019 NCAA Championships on Thursday evening at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas.
 
Heading into Friday, the Hoosiers sit in third place in the team standings with 155 points. California leads with 212 points, while Texas is second with a score of 188.
 
For the second-straight year, the Hoosiers won the NCAA Championship in the 400 medley relay. The IU team of Gabriel Fantoni, Ian Finnerty, Vini Lanza and Zach Apple dominated the event, winning with a Big Ten, Indiana school and pool record time of 2:59.70.
 
The Hoosiers won the event by nearly two seconds, posting the second-best time in the event in history. With the 400 medley relay crown, the Hoosiers have won a relay in back-to-back years for the first time since winning five relays over three seasons in 1973-75.
 
After Fantoni led off with a 49.60, Finnerty recorded his fastest-career 400 medley breaststroke split, leading the field with a blistering 49.60. Lanza followed with a 44.21, while Apple anchored with an impressive 40.64. Apple's split was nearly 0.3 seconds faster than any other 100 free time in the field.
 
Indiana got Thursday night off with a bang, placing fourth in the Championship Final of the 200 freestyle relay with a Big Ten and school record time of 1:15.41. The IU team of Zach Apple, Bruno Blaskovic, Mohamed Samy and Brandon Hamblin reset the conference and IU records they set earlier on Thursday in prelims.
 
The fourth-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships is the best in program history, besting the tied for seventh finish in 2017.
 
After Apple led off with a 19.06 split, Blaskovic and Samy followed with splits of 18.78 and 18.92, respectively. Hamblin, a true freshman for the Hoosiers, then anchored with a 18.70 to bring it home.
 
In the Championship Final of the 200 IM, a pair of senior swimmers posted career-best finishes in the event. Vini Lanza placed fourth overall with a time of 1:40.30, while Ian Finnerty was seventh with a mark of 1:42.84.
 
Lanza's fourth-place finish is the best for any Hoosier in the event since Cody Miller finished third in the event in 2013. Last season, both also earned spots in the Championship Final of the 200 IM, with Lanza placing sixth and Finnerty taking eighth.
 
In the Championship Final of the 50 freestyle, senior Zach Apple placed fifth overall with a time of 18.99. Apple's finish is the best for any Hoosier in the event at the NCAA Championships in 44 years, when Mel Nash placed fourth and Tim Hickcox placed fifth in 1975.
 
For the fourth time in his storied career, James Connor competed in the Championship Final of the 1-meter dive at the NCAA Championships. The redshirt senior placed fifth overall with a total score of 373.50.
 
After missing his first dive, Connor responded well, posting three-straight scores of 76.80, 67.50 and 69.00 to move up the scoreboard. The All-America honor for Connor is the eighth of his career.
 
On the night, Apple earned three All-America honors to push his career total to 16. Lanza and Finnerty each earned two, giving them 18 and 12 in their great careers, respectively.
 
Samy earned his 10th All-America accolade, while Blaskovic earned his fifth. Fantoni notched his third, while Hamblin earned his first honor.
 
The 2019 NCAA Championships will continue on Friday morning with the prelims of the 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay and 3-meter dive. The action gets underway at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center at 11:00 a.m. ET.
 

 
200 Freestyle Relay
4. Zach Apple, Bruno Blaskovic, Mohamed Samy, Brandon Hamblin – 1:15.41 (All-America; Big Ten and School Record)
 
200 IM
4. Vini Lanza – 1:40.30 (All-America)
7. Ian Finnerty – 1:42.84 (All-America)
 
50 Freestyle
5. Zach Apple – 18.99 (All-America)
 
400 Medley Relay
1. Gabriel Fantoni, Ian Finnerty, Vini Lanza, Zach Apple – 2:59.70 (All-America; Big Ten, School and Pool Record)
 
1-Meter Dive
5. James Connor – 373.50 (All-America)

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Another really good day in the pool for our IU men.

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2019/03/29/iu-swimming-trio-has-historic-day-3-ncaa-championships/3317132002/

 

From IUHoosiers.com -

AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 2-ranked Indiana University men's swimming and diving team continued competition at the 2019 NCAA Championships on Friday evening at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas.
 
Headed into the fourth and final day of the 2019 NCAA Championships, the Hoosiers sit in third place in the team standings with a total score of 277.5 points. California leads with a score of 372, while Texas remains in second place with a total of 329.
 
Senior Ian Finnerty made history on Friday night, winning the NCAA Championship in the 100 breaststroke for the second-straight year with a pool record time of 49.85. Finnerty's time is the second-fastest in history, bested only by his winning mark of 49.69 last year. The senior is the only man in the history of the event to break 50 seconds.
 
Finnerty became the first Hoosier swimmer to successfully defend his NCAA title in 45 years. In 1974, John Kinsella successfully defended both his championships in the 500 and 1,650 freestyles.
 
Freshman Zane Backes had a great swim as well in the Championship Final of the 100 breaststroke, taking fifth overall with a personal-best time of 51.35 to earn his first career All-America honor.
 
For the first time in his illustrious career, Vini Lanza won an individual NCAA Championship on Friday night, taking the title in a thrilling final with a Big Ten and IU school record time of 44.37.
 
Lanza stormed back from fourth place at the 50-yard mark with a blistering last 50 split of 23.78 to win the championship. The senior's time makes him the seventh-fastest performer in history in the event.
 
Lanza becomes the first Hoosier to win the 100 butterfly crown at the NCAA Championships since Mark Spitz completed his four-year sweep of the event in 1972. Lanza's win in the Championship Final of the 100 butterfly gives Indiana seven titles in the event in program history.
 
Sophomore Andrew Capobianco dominated the Championship Final of the 3-meter dive, going wire-to-wire to win the NCAA title with a score of 461.65.
 
After an opening round dive of 83.30 to take the lead, Capobianco distanced himself from the field with a nearly perfect second-round dive. On his forward four-and-a-half somersault tuck, Capobianco scored an amazing 100.70.
 
After the field tried to close in on the sophomore in the third and fourth rounds, Capobianco came through with two clutch final dives, posting scores of 71.75 and 88.40 to clinch the title. Capobianco earned his fourth career All-America honor with his tremendous performance.
 
With the three NCAA championships on Friday night, along with the 400 medley relay title on Thursday, the Hoosiers have won eight NCAA crowns the past two seasons. The eight championships are the most for the team in a two-year span in 45 years, when IU won nine total in 1973-74.

 
In the Championship Final of the 200 freestyle, senior Zach Apple posted a career-best time of 1:31.55 to win silver in the event. With the second-place finish, Apple earned the 17th All-America honor in his career.
 
Mohamed Samy tied for second in the Consolation Final of the 200 freestyle, finishing tied for 10th overall with a time of 1:32.29. Samy recorded the 11th All-America accolade of his career.
 
The Hoosiers controlled the 200 medley relay Consolation Final, winning to finish ninth overall in the event with a time of 1:23.27. The IU team of Gabriel Fantoni, Finnerty, Lanza and Bruno Blaskovic won by nearly a second thanks in part to a blistering anchor leg from Blaskovic in 18.57.
 
In the Consolation Final of the 100 backstroke, Fantoni placed second to finish 10th overall in the event with a time of 44.96.
 
With their efforts, Lanza, Finnerty and Fantoni all earned two All-America honors on the night. Lanza now has a staggering 20 for his career, while Finnerty and Fantoni have 14 and five, respectively.
 
Blaskovic earned his sixth-career All-America accolade, while Brandon Hamblin earned his second career honor for swimming on the relay in the prelims.
 
The 2019 NCAA Championships will continue on Saturday morning with the prelims of the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 400 freestyle relay, platform dive and 1,650 freestyle. The action gets underway at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center at 11:00 a.m. ET.
 
100 Butterfly
1. Vini Lanza – 44.37 (All-America; Big Ten and School Record)
 
200 Freestyle
2. Zach Apple – 1:31.55 (All-America; Personal Best)
T-10. Mohamed Samy – 1:32.29 (Honorable-Mention All-America)
 
100 Breaststroke
1. Ian Finnerty – 49.85 (All-America; Pool Record)
5. Zane Backes – 51.35 (All-America; Personal Best)
 
100 Backstroke
10. Gabriel Fantoni – 44.96 (Honorable-Mention All-America)
 
3-Meter Dive
1. Andrew Capobianco – 461.65 (All-America)
 
200 Medley Relay
9. Gabriel Fantoni, Ian Finnerty, Vini Lanza, Bruno Blaskovic – 1:23.27
* Brandon Hamblin also earns Honorable-Mention All-America honors for swimming in prelims

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SCHOOL RECORD! Freshman Michael Brinegar with an unbelievable swim in the 1,650 freestyle, winning silver with a school record time of 14:27.50!  Best finish for a Hoosier in the event in 46 years!   Freshman Mikey Calvillo finishes 10th overall in the 1,650 freestyle at the NCAA Championships with his time of 14:40.59!  First time since 1979 that IU has had two to-16 finishers in the 1,650 freestyle!  Brinegar's time makes him 10th-fastest American ever at that distance.

IU's Zach Apple takes 3rd in the Championship Final of the 100 freestyle with a time of 41.45!  Best finish for a Hoosier in the event in 42 years! With his effort, Zach earns his 6th All-America honor this week and the 18th of his career!  IU's Mohamed Samy places 4th in the Consolation Final of the 100 freestyle to finish 12th overall with a time of 42.27!  With his effort, Samy earns the 12th All-America honor of his career.

SCHOOL RECORD! Indiana's Ian Finnerty placed 3rd in the Championship Final of the 200 breaststroke with a school record time of 1:49.90!  Ian earns the 14th All-America honor of his career!  Finnerty is a 5-time NCAA champion; a 14-time All-American; and 14-time B1G champion.

Indiana's Vini Lanza takes 2nd place in the Championship Final of the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:39.63!  Vini earns his staggering 21st All-America honor of his terrific career!  Lanza is a 3-time NCAA champion; 21-time All-American; 17-time B1G champion; and 3-time B1G Swimmer of the Championships.  Lanza's finish was the best for an IU swimmer in 46-years.

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The Indiana 400 freestyle relay team of Zach Apple, Mohamed Samy, Jack Franzman and Bruno Blaskovic place 4th in the Championship Final with a time of 2:47.22!

For the first time in 44 years, the Indiana Men's Swimming & Diving team has earned back-to-back top-3 finishes at the NCAA Championships!  The Hoosiers place 3rd overall at the 2019 NCAA Championships with a total score of 385.5 points!

Hoosiers finish in same spot as last year at NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships. Will have two individual champs (Lanza, Finnerty) as well as Zach Apple, so returnees will have to step up to return to top three next season.

Final scores:

Cal - 560

Texas - 475

Indiana - 385.5 

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AUSTIN, Texas – The Indiana University men's swimming and diving team closed a historic week at the 2019 NCAA Championships at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas on Saturday night.
 
The Hoosiers placed third overall at the NCAA Championships with a total score of 385.5 points. California won the team title with a score of 560, breaking Texas' streak of four-straight championships. The host Longhorns finished in second place with a total of 475.
 
With the third-place finish for a second-straight season, Indiana has posted back-to-back top-3 finishes at the NCAA Championships for the first time in 44 years. IU finished in the top-3 of the NCAA's in 12-straight years from 1964-75, winning the team title six times during that stretch.
 
Over the course of the week, Indiana won a total of four NCAA championships, matching the program's total from 2018. The eight NCAA titles over the past two seasons are the most for the program since winning nine in 1973-74. The top-10 finish for the Hoosiers is the seventh in the last eight seasons.
 
For the fourth-straight season, Indiana finished as the top Big Ten team at the NCAA Championships – the best stretch for IU since accomplishing the feat for 15-straight seasons from 1964-78. Over the course of the NCAA Championships, the Hoosiers had 13 individuals earn a total of 38 All-America honors.
 
Freshman Michael Brinegar had a tremendous showing in the 1.650 freestyle, placing second overall with a school record time of 14:27.50. With his time, Brinegar ranks as the 10th-fastest American in the history of the event.
 
Classmate Mikey Calvillo also had a career-showing in the event, finishing 10th overall with a personal-best mark of 14:40.59. Both freshmen earned the first All-America honors of their careers with their terrific swims.
 
Brinegar's finish is the best for a Hoosier in the event since John Kinsella won the 1,650 free in 1973. The duo's performance marks the first time since 1979 that Indiana had two swimmers finish in the top-16 in the event at the NCAA Championships.
 
In the Championship Final of the 200 butterfly, senior Vini Lanza placed second with a time of 1:39.63. Lanza, who won the 100 butterfly NCAA title on Friday night, posted the best finish for a Hoosier in the 200 fly at the NCAA's in 46 years. Gary Hall won the 200 fly crown in 1973.
 
With his performance, Lanza earned his staggering 21st All-America honor of his storied Indiana career.
 
Zach Apple was again outstanding for the Hoosiers in the Championship Final of the 100 freestyle, taking third with a personal-best time of 41.45. Apple's finish is the best for any Hoosier in the event at the NCAA's since Jim Montgomery took third in 1977.
 
In the Consolation Final, Mohamed Samy was fourth to finish 12th overall with a time of 42.27.
 
Senior Ian Finnerty set an Indiana school record in the Championship Final of the 200 breaststroke, placing third overall with a time of 1:49.90. Finnerty, who won the 100 breaststroke title on Friday night for the second-straight season, earned the 14th All-America honor of his career with his effort on Saturday.
 
In the final event of the week, the Hoosier 400 freestyle relay team of Apple, Samy, Jack Franzman and Bruno Blaskovic placed fourth in the Championship Final with a time of 2:47.22. The mark was just 0.11 seconds off the Indiana school record in the event.
 
With the effort, Apple finished off an outstanding week at the NCAA Championships, earning his seventh All-America honor. For his career, Apple finishes with 19 All-America accolades.
 
With his two All-America certificates on Saturday, Samy now has 13 All-America honors for his career, while Blaskovic earned the seventh of his career. Franzman earned his first career All-America accolade.
 
Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men's and women's swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
 
1,650 Freestyle
2. Michael Brinegar – 14:27.50 (All-America; School Record)
10. Mikey Calvillo – 14:40.59 (Honorable Mention All-America; Personal Best)
 
100 Freestyle
3. Zach Apple – 41.45 (All-America; Personal Best)
12. Mohamed Samy – 42.27 (Honorable-Mention All-America)
 
200 Breaststroke
3. Ian Finnerty – 1:49.90 (All-America; School Record)
 
200 Butterfly
2. Vini Lanza – 1:39.63 (All-America)
 
400 Freestyle Relay
4. Zach Apple, Mohamed Samy, Jack Franzman, Bruno Blaskovic – 2:47.22 (All-America)
 
2019 Indiana All-America Honors
Zach Apple (7) – 800 Freestyle Relay, 200 Freestyle Relay, 50 Freestyle, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 400 Freestyle Relay
Zane Backes (1) – 100 Breaststroke
Bruno Blaskovic (3) – 200 Freestyle Relay, 200 Medley Relay (HM), 400 Freestyle Relay
Michael Brinegar (1) – 1,650 Freestyle
Mikey Calvillo (1) – 1,650 Freestyle
Andrew Capobianco (1) – 3-Meter Dive
James Connor (1) – 1-Meter Dive
Gabriel Fantoni (3) – 400 Medley Relay, 100 Backstroke (HM), 200 Medley Relay (HM)
Ian Finnerty (6) – 800 Freestyle Relay, 200 IM, 400 Medley Relay, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Medley Relay (HM), 200 Breaststroke
Jack Franzman (1) – 400 Freestyle Relay
Brandon Hamblin (2) – 200 Freestyle Relay, 200 Medley Relay (HM)
Vini Lanza (6) – 800 Freestyle Relay, 200 IM, 400 Medley Relay, 100 Butterfly, 200 Medley Relay (HM), 200 Butterfly
Mohamed Samy (5) – 800 Freestyle Relay, 200 Freestyle Relay, 200 Freestyle (HM), 100 Freestyle (HM), 400 Freestyle Relay

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