IU Mens/Womens Swimming and Diving

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No. 8 Indiana Claims Three Medals, Remains in Second Place

The No. 8-ranked men's swimming team collected three medals on the second night of finals at the 2021 Big Ten Championships at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion. Indiana remains in second place in the team standings.  
 
200 IM FINALS
Junior Van Mathias earned a silver medal in the 200 IM with an NCAA B Cut mark of 1:43.61, while senior Jacob Steele placed eighth out of the Championship Final with a time of 1:44.44.
 
The Hoosiers represented half of the field in the 200 IM C Final and scored 24 points from the heat. Senior Thomas Vanderbrook was the first of the Hoosier quartet to touch with a time of 1:45.90, good for 17th place. Junior Zane Backes finished 19th with a time of 1:47.24, freshman Tristan DeWitt took 20th with a time of 1:47.53, and senior Spencer Lehman claimed 21st with a time of 1:47.67.
 
50 FREESTYLE FINALS
Junior Jack Franzman turned in a career-best time of 19.14 to claim the silver medal in the 50 Freestyle, his first individual Big Ten medal of his career.
 
Senior Gabriel Fantoni tied for 15th out of the Consolation Final in the event with a time of 19.82, while junior Brandon Hamblin placed 23rd overall with a time of 20.01.
 
500 FREESTYLE FINALS
Junior Mikey Calvillo placed fifth out of the Championship Final, improving on his sixth-place finish in the 2020 Big Ten Championships, with a time of 4:18.01. Redshirt sophomore Michael Brinegar finished one spot behind his teammate in sixth with a time of 4:19.70.
 
400 MEDLEY RELAY
The Hoosiers, made up of Fantoni, Backes, sophomore Brendan Burns, and Franzman, won the 400 Medley Relay with an NCAA A Cut time of 3:02.57. Fantoni led off with an NCAA B Cut time of 45.26, the second-fastest time in the field. Burns turned in the quickest 100-fly split at 44.79.
 
TEAM SCORES
1. Ohio State – 628 pts.
2. INDIANA – 574.5 pts.
3. Michigan – 526 pts.
4. Purdue – 414.5 pts.
5. Wisconsin – 345 pts.
6. Northwestern – 296 pts.
7. Penn State – 267 pts.
8. Minnesota – 259 pts.
9. Iowa – 250 pts.
10. Michigan State – 102 pts.
 
NOTABLES
• The Hoosiers won the 400 Medley Relay for the sixth-straight season and 27th time overall. The six-year run of victories is the longest stretch of wins for Indiana in the event since taking the title 11-straight times from 1967-77.
• The relay time ranks as the fourth-fastest time in program history and currently stands as the second-fastest time in the nation. It also ranks as the fourth-fastest Big Ten-winning time ever swam.
• For Franzman, he ranks as the fifth-fastest Hoosier in the history of the program in the 50 Freestyle. His time is tied for the 12th-quickest time in the nation.
• The second-place time for Mathias in the 200 IM marks the 20th-best time swam in the NCAA this season after narrowly missing out on his personal best time.
 
FINALS RESULTS
200 IM
2. Van Mathias – 1:43.61 (NCAA B Cut)
8. Jacob Steele – 1:44.44 (NCAA B Cut)
17. Thomas Vanderbrook - 1:45.90 (NCAA B Cut)
19. Zane Backes - 1:47.24 (Career Best)
20. Tristan DeWitt - 1:47.53
21. Spencer Lehman - 1:47.67
 
50 FREESTYLE
2. Jack Franzman – 19.14 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
t-15. Gabriel Fantoni – 19.82 (NCAA B Cut)
23. Brandon Hamblin – 20.01
 
500 FREESTYLE
5. Mikey Calvillo – 4:18.01 (NCAA B Cut)
6. Michael Brinegar – 4:19.70 (NCAA B Cut)
 
400 MEDLEY RELAY
1. Gabriel Fantoni, Zane Backes, Brendan Burns, Jack Franzman – 3:02.57 (NCAA A Cut)
 
UP NEXT
The 2021 Big Ten Championships will continue on Thursday morning with the second afternoon of preliminary action beginning at 11 a.m. ET. Three events will be contested, including the 100 Butterfly, 400 IM and 200 Freestyle.

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We really narrowed the gap on Thursday.

Frankel Medals Twice on Thursday Night

The No. 8-ranked men's swimming team remains in second place, but trails No. 11 Michigan by only 3.5 points after three days of competition at the 2021 Big Ten Championships at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.
 
100 BUTTERFLY
Freshman Tomer Frankel earned his first-career Big Ten individual championship with a dominant performance in the A Final of the 100 Butterfly. He was the only swimmer to go sub-45 seconds, winning with a career-best time of 44.91.
 
Sophomore Brendan Burns took the second spot on the podium clocking a time of 45.26. Junior Van Mathias secured the fourth-fastest time in the field at 46.22, while senior Corey Gambardella earned a sixth-place finish at 46.75.
 
400 IM
Senior Spencer Lehman brought in 22 points for the Hoosier team score with an eighth-place finish out of the Championship Final in the 400 IM with a time of 3:50.74.
 
Junior Mikey Calvillo earned 12th out of the Consolation Final with a time of 3:48.07, while freshman Maxwell Reich claimed 16th out of the same heat with a career-best mark of 3:49.76.
 
Redshirt sophomore Michael Brinegar won the C Final (17th overall) with a time of 3:48.65. Junior Ben McDade rounded out the Hoosier scoring in the event with a 22nd-place effort and a time of 3:52.85.
 
200 FREESTYLE
Frankel earned his second medal of the evening with a bronze finish in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:33.27 in a difficult double attempt.
 
Junior Jack Franzman led a foursome of Hoosiers in the C Final, placing 18th with a time of 1:35.78. Senior Thomas Vanderbrook (1:36.42) claimed 19th, sophomore Jacob Destrampe (1:36.47) nabbed 20th, and senior Griffin Eiber (1:37.74) took 24th.

TEAM SCORES
1. Michigan – 767 pts.
2. INDIANA – 763.5 pts.
3. Ohio State – 748 pts.
4. Purdue – 483.5 pts.
5. Wisconsin – 444 pts.
6. Northwestern – 413 pts.
7. Penn State – 360.5 pts.
8. Iowa – 325.5 pts.
9. Minnesota – 287 pts.
10. Michigan State – 107 pts.
 
NOTABLES
• Frankel becomes the 16th Hoosier champion in the 100 Butterfly, and the first since Vini Lanza (2018). His time of 44.91 ranks as the seventh-fastest performance in program history. He also swam the eighth-quickest mark (45.08) in school history in the preliminary heats.
• His time in the 100 Butterfly currently ranks as the fifth-fastest time in the country, matching the times set by Shaine Casas (Texas A&M) and Alvin Jiang (Texas).
• The freshman from Jerusalem gave the Hoosiers back-to-back bronze medals in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:33.27, his fastest non-relay split of the season. Mohamed Samy earned a third-place finish in the event last season.
• The career-best time swam by Burns in the 100 Butterfly ranks as the ninth-fastest time nationally. He also moves up a spot to the third-fastest performer in program history in the event.
• Just 19 points separate the top three schools after both Michigan and Indiana jumped Ohio State in the team standings.  
 
FINALS RESULTS
100 BUTTERFLY
1. Tomer Frankel – 44.91 (NCAA A Cut, Career Best)
2. Brendan Burns – 45.26 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
4. Van Mathias – 46.22 (NCAA B Cut)
6. Corey Gambardella – 46.75 (NCAA B Cut)
 
400 IM
8. Spencer Lehman – 3:50.74 (NCAA B Cut)
12. Mikey Calvillo – 3:48.07 (NCAA B Cut)
16. Max Reich – 3:49.76 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
17. Michael Brinegar – 3:48.65 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
22. Ben McDade – 3:52.85
 
200 FREESTYLE
3. Tomer Frankel – 1:33.27 (NCAA B Cut)
18. Jack Franzman – 1:35.78 (NCAA B Cut)
19. Thomas Vanderbrook – 1:36.42
20. Jacob Destrampe – 1:36.47
24. Griffin Eiber – 1:37.74
 
UP NEXT
The 2021 Big Ten Championships will continue on Friday morning with the preliminary heats in the 100 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke and 200 Butterfly. The day is slated to begin at 11 a.m. ET on BTN+.

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Indiana Carries Team Lead into Final Day at Big Tens

The No. 8-ranked men's swimming team scored big points on the fourth night of the 2021 Big Ten Championships on the strength of two historic performances at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on Friday night. The Hoosiers moved into first place in the team standings heading into the final day of action.

100 BACKSTROKE
Senior Gabriel Fantoni won his fourth-straight Big Ten gold medal in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 45.34. In total, the Belo Horizonte, Brazil, native has won six Big Ten gold medals in backstroke events.
 
Senior Jacob Steele narrowly missed out on the silver, but hung on to claim bronze in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 45.81. Freshman Gavin Wight finished 14th out of the Consolation Final with a time of 47.34.
 
100 BREASTSTROKE
Junior Zane Backes swam a collegiate career-best of 51.04 to claim the bronze medal in the 100 Breaststroke, a race that saw the top two finishers go under 51.0 seconds for the first time in the history of the event at the Big Ten Championships.
 
In the Consolation Final, senior Brock Brown finished 15th with a time of 53.39. Senior Gary Kostbade took 18th out of the C Final with a time of 53.53 and freshman Maxwell Reich rounded out the heat with a time of 53.75, good for 20th place.  
 
200 BUTTERFLY
Sophomore Brendan Burns was utterly dominant in his second-straight victory in the 200 Butterfly. He touched first with a career-best, NCAA A Cut time of 1:39.22, a Big Ten Championships Meet and Indiana University school record.
 
Also swimming in the Championship Final, senior Corey Gambardella nabbed the silver medal with a career-best time of 1:42.43. Junior Van Mathias secured fourth with a time of 1:43.25.
 
200 FREESTYLE RELAY
The Hoosier team consisting of freshman Tomer Frankel, junior Jack Franzman, junior Brandon Hamblin, and Mathias outlasted the field in the timed final with an NCAA A Cut time of 1:16.24 to win the event for the third-straight season.

TEAM SCORES
1. INDIANA – 1,036.5 pts.
2. Michigan – 1,010 pts.
3. Ohio State – 1,000 pts.
4. Purdue – 615.5 pts.
5. Wisconsin – 571 pts.
6. Northwestern – 554 pts.
7. Penn State – 496.5 pts.
8. Iowa – 444.5 pts.
9. Minnesota – 396 pts.
10. Michigan State – 149 pts.

NOTABLES
• Fantoni has won the 100 Backstroke each of the last four seasons at the Big Ten Championships meet, the first to accomplish the feat since Derya Buyukunca (Michigan) from 1995-98. The last Hoosier to win four-straight in the 100 Back was Mike Stamm (1971-74).
• He earned the 28th Big Ten gold medal in program history in the 100 Backstroke. The four-straight Hoosiers wins is the longest stretch since winning 13-straight from 1968-1980.
• Burns joins elite Indiana swimming history as a back-to-back 200 Butterfly Big Ten champ, joining Vini Lanza (2017-19), Mark Spitz (1970-72), Frederick Schmidt (1964-65), and Michael Troy (1960-62).
• Burns threw down a school and Big Ten Conference Championships record time of 1:39.22, a time that currently ranks second in the nation.
• Gambardella registered a career-best time of 1:42.53, good for the fourth-fastest performer in program history and the 15th-fastest time swam this season in the NCAA.
• Indiana has won the last five 200 Butterfly conference crowns, and has won the title 20 times. The five-straight champions marks the longest IU stretch since winning seven-straight from 1970-76.
• Backes hit a career-best time of 51.04 in the 100 Breaststroke and ranks as the second-fastest performer in program history in the event and currently ranks fifth in the country.
• For the third-straight season (fifth time overall) the Indiana Hoosiers won the 200 Freestyle Relay. The NCAA A Cut time of 1:16.24 ranks as the third-fastest time in program history and the sixth-fastest time nationally.
• Frankel led off the relay with a 50 Freestyle split time of 19.42. The time is a career-best mark, an NCAA B Cut standard, and ties him for sixth on the all-timer performer list at Indiana.

FINALS RESULTS
100 BACKSTROKE
1. Gabriel Fantoni – 45.34 (NCAA B Cut)
3. Jacob Steele – 45.81 (NCAA B Cut)
14. Gavin Wight – 47.34 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
 
100 BREASTSTROKE
3. Zane Backes – 51.04 (NCAA A Cut, Career Best)
15. Brock Brown – 53.39 (NCAA B Cut)
18. Gary Kostbade – 53.53 (NCAA B Cut)
20. Maxwell Reich – 53.75 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
 
200 BUTTERFLY
1. Brendan Burns – 1:39.22 (NCAA A Cut, School Record, Big Ten Championships Record, Career Best)
2. Corey Gambardella – 1:42.53 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
4. Van Mathias – 1:43.25 (NCAA B Cut)
 
200 FREESTYLE RELAY
1. Tomer Frankel, Jack Franzman, Brandon Hamblin, Van Mathias – 1:16.24 (NCAA A Cut)
 
UP NEXT
The 2021 Big Ten Championships will continue on Saturday morning with the final preliminary heats of the weekend. The action will begin with prelims in the 100 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke and 200 Breaststroke at 11 a.m. ET on BTN+.
 

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 Indiana Men’s Swimming and Diving Finishes Second at Big Tens

The No. 8-ranked men's Indiana swimming and diving team could not hold off the No. 11-ranked Michigan Wolverines on the final night and finished runner-up at the 2021 Big Ten Championships at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.
 
Despite several strong performances in both the pool and the diving well, Indiana was not able to overcome enough hurdles to tackle Michigan. The Hoosiers finished second in the team standings with a score of 1,357 points. Michigan won the team title with a final tally of 1,401 points. IU has finished top three in the team standings in 11-straight seasons.  
 
100 FREESTYLE
Freshman Tomer Frankel outpaced his seed to finish tied for fourth in the Championship Final of the 100 Freestyle with a time of 42.50. Junior Jack Franzman finished seventh in the heat with a mark of 42.60.
 
Senior Griffin Eiber tied for 23rd out of the C Final in the event with a time of 44.00.
 
1,650 FREESTYLE
Redshirt sophomore Michael Brinegar led the mile from the first lap through the 66th lap, finishing with a golden time of 14:38.26. Junior Mikey Calvillo finished sixth in the event with a mark of 15:01.89.
 
200 BACKSTROKE
Sophomore Brendan Burns continued his golden week with a victory in the 200 Backstroke with a career-best time of 1:39.37. His time was the fastest Big Ten-winning mark since former Hoosier Eric Ress won with a Big Ten record time of 1:38.89 in 2014.
 
Senior Jacob Steele nabbed bronze with a mark of 1:41.53 and senior Gabriel Fantoni claimed the sixth spot with a time of 1:42.42.
 
Senior Spencer Lehman won the C Final to place 17th overall with a final time of 1:43.71.
 
200 BREASTSTROKE
Junior Zane Backes set the tempo early in the race but could not withstand the late charge from the middle lanes. He finished in the bronze position with a time of 1:53.18, a career-best mark in the event.
 
Freshman Maxwell Reich finished 14th with a time of 1:56.22 out of the Consolation Final, while senior Gary Kostbade placed 16th at 1:57.81.  
 
Two more seniors scored for the Hoosiers in the event with Thomas Vanderbrook (1:58.35) taking 21st and Brock Brown (1:58.96) claiming 22nd.
 
400 FREESTYLE RELAY
The Hoosier relay team of Frankel, junior Van Mathias, Burns, and Franzman claimed the program's sixth-straight title in the event, winning with a time of 2:49.20.

TEAM SCORES
1. Michigan – 1,401 pts.
2. INDIANA – 1,357 pts.
3. Ohio State – 1,322 pts.
4. Purdue – 732 pts.
5. Wisconsin – 729 pts.
6. Northwestern – 722 pts.
7. Penn State – 619.5 pts.
8. Iowa – 566.5 pts.
9. Minnesota – 564 pts.
10. Michigan State – 196 pts.
 
NOTABLES
• Burns secured his second individual gold medal of the week in the 200 Backstroke with a blistering time of 1:39.37. The mark is the fourth-fastest time ever produced by an IU swimmer, makes him the second-fastest performer in program history in the event, and lands him with the second-quickest time in the NCAA this season.
• The sophomore from Berwyn, Pa., was named the 2021 Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships after winning four gold medals in the 200 Butterfly, 200 Backstroke, 400 Freestyle Relay, and 400 Medley Relay. He also earned silver in the 100 Butterfly and bronze in both the 200 Medley Relay and 800 Freestyle Relay.
• He is the fifth-straight Hoosier to win Swimmer of the Championships, joining Vini Lanza (2017-19) and Bruno Blaskovic (2020). The five-year stretch marks the longest winning streak by any conference school since the inception of the award in 1991.
• Redshirt junior Andrew Capobianco was named co-Big Ten Diver of the Championships after winning the 1-meter event and placing fourth on the 3-meter springboard. He is the 16th diver in program history to earn Diver of the Championship accolades and first since James Connor is 2019. Capobianco was named Big Ten Diver of the Year following the 2018-19 season.
• Brinegar led wire-to-wire in the 1,650 Freestyle, giving IU its first Big Ten crown in the event since James Sweeney won in 1991. The win snaps a five-year run of wins by the Michigan Wolverines in the event.
• His time of 14:38.26 ranks as the third-fastest time ever swam by a Hoosier and is fifth nationally tihs season. He owns the four fastest marks in program history in the event.
• For the 14th time in program history, the men's 400 Freestyle Relay earned gold. The squad has won the event six-straight seasons, matching the stretch from 1971-77. The team's time of 2:49.20 ranks sixth nationally this season.
• Backes moved into the fifth spot on the all-time performer list in the history of the 200 Breaststroke at Indiana.
• Frankel moved into eighth place on the all-timer performer list at Indiana in the 100 Freestyle after throwing down a career-best mark of 42.50 in the Championship Final.
 
INDIANA POSTSEASON ACCOLDAES
BIG TEN SWIMMER OF THE CHAMPIONSHPS
Brendan Burns
 
BIG TEN CO-DIVER OF THE CHAMPIONSHPS
Andrew Capobianco
 
FIRST-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN
Zane Backes
Michael Brinegar
Brendan Burns
Andrew Capobianco
Gabriel Fantoni
Tomer Frankel
Jack Franzman
Brandon Hamblin
Van Mathias
 
SECOND-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN
Corey Gambardella
Mory Gould
 
BIG TEN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD NOMINEE
Gary Kostbade

FINALS RESULTS
100 FREESTYLE
t-4. Tomer Frankel – 42.50 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
7. Jack Franzman – 42.60 (NCAA B Cut)
t-23. Griffin Eiber – 44.00
 
1,650 FREESTYLE
1. Michael Brinegar – 14:38.26 (NCAA B Cut)
6. Mikey Calvillo – 15:01.89 (NCAA B Cut)
24. Ben McDade – 15:29.78
 
200 BACKSTROKE
1. Brendan Burns – 1:39.37 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
3. Jacob Steele – 1:41.53 (NCAA B Cut)
6. Gabriel Fantoni – 1:42.42 (NCAA B Cut)
17. Spencer Lehman – 1:43.71 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
 
200 BREASTSTROKE
3. Zane Backes – 1:53.18 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
14. Maxwell Reich – 1:56.22 (NCAA B Cut)
16. Gary Kostbade – 1:57.81 (NCAA B Cut)
21. Thomas Vanderbrook – 1:58.35 (NCAA B Cut)
22. Brock Brown – 1:58.96
 
400 FREESTYLE RELAY
1. Tomer Frankel, Van Mathias, Brendan Burns, Jack Franzman – 2:49.20 (NCAA A Cut)
 
UP NEXT
A select group from the men's swimming and diving programs will move onto the NCAA Championships. The NCAA Zone C Diving Championships will begin tomorrow in Lexington, Ky., while the NCAA Championships will begin in Greensboro, N.C. on March 24.

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Indiana Nabs Four All-America Nods on Night One

– Day one of the 2021 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships ended with the No. 15-ranked Indiana Hoosiers earning four All-America accolades on Wednesday night at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
 
In the lone event of the evening, the Hoosier 800 Freestyle Relay team of senior Josie Grote, junior Noelle Peplowski, senior Abby Kirkpatrick, and senior Laurel Eiber placed 11th overall with a time of 7:02.42. The time ranks as the 10th quickest time in program history.  
 
The lead off split of 1:45.43 from Grote marked a career-best time for the Madison, Ind., native. The time moves her into the eighth spot on the all-time performer list in the history of Indiana women's swimming.
 
Each of the four Hoosier swimmers earned Honorable Mention All-America status for their efforts in the race.
 
Indiana sits in 11th in the team standings with 12 total points.
 
FINALS RESULTS
800 FREESTYLE RELAY
11. Josie Grote, Noelle Peplowski, Abby Kirkpatrick, Laurel Eiber – 7:02.42
 
The 2021 NCAA Championships will continue on Thursday morning with the prelims of the 500 Freestyle, 200 IM, 50 Freestyle, and 1-meter dive. The action gets underway at 10 a.m. ET.

 

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I love that there's a swimming thread here but it doesn't look very busy. Thanks for keeping it going @Class of '66 Old Fart.

Here's an article on one of the men's commitments.

http://www.therepublic.com/2021/03/16/leepeat__north_senior_is_boys_swimmer_of_year_for_second_straight_season/

He'll need to drop some time to be a championship meet point contributor at IU but hopefully he can do that. He did break the school record of Jon Karr in the 100 back. Karr won 3 straight state championships in the backstroke in the 90s. 

Back in the 90s I swam against Karr and the state champion before him (and state record holder at that time), Dan Schultz from BNL. Between the 2 of them I never had a chance to win sectionals. Lol 

Edited March 18, 2021 by go iu bb

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7 hours ago, go iu bb said:

I love that there's a swimming thread here but it doesn't look very busy. Thanks for keeping it going @Class of '66 Old Fart.

Here's an article on one of the men's commitments.

http://www.therepublic.com/2021/03/16/leepeat__north_senior_is_boys_swimmer_of_year_for_second_straight_season/

He'll need to drop some time to be a championship meet point contributor at IU but hopefully he can do that. He did break the school record of Jon Karr in the 100 back. Karr won 3 straight state championships in the backstroke in the 90s. 

Back in the 90s I swam against Karr and the state champion before him (and state record holder at that time), Dan Schultz from BNL. Between the 2 of them I never had a chance to win sectionals. Lol 

Nice to see someone else that follows swimming! 
It’s been cool to see what the program has done these last few years. 

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48 minutes ago, BeerBQ said:

Nice to see someone else that follows swimming! 
It’s been cool to see what the program has done these last few years. 

Yes, both teams have been good. The men really good with a legit chance to win the NC a couple of years ago.

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41 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Yes, both teams have been good. The men really good with a legit chance to win the NC a couple of years ago.

I heard an interview with Ray Looze where I think he mentioned thinking they had another one coming up.

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10 minutes ago, BeerBQ said:

I heard an interview with Ray Looze where I think he mentioned thinking they had another one coming up.

Well, Brendan Burns is a stud that can score points in multiple events. He's someone they can build medley relays around like Lanza. At this time not quite as good as Lanza but those guys don't come around often. A few other young, very good swimmers on the team so I can believe it. They've greatly improved the distance swimming group.should be a top 10 team at nationals this year. Hopefully closer to 5.

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No. 15 Indiana in 16th Place After Two Days of Competition

The No. 15-ranked Indiana University women's swimming and diving team sits in 16th place with 30 total team points after the first two nights of finals at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
 
200 FREESTYLE RELAY
The 200 Freestyle Relay team consisting of sophomore Ashley Turak, senior Laurel Eiber, senior Abby Kirkpatrick, and freshman Elizabeth Broshears finished 18th with a time of 1:29.51.
 
Turak hit 22.07 as the leadoff leg for the eighth-fastest relay team in Hoosier history.
 
1-METER DIVE
Freshman Anne Fowler finished sixth overall in the Championship Final of the 1-Meter Dive with a score of 318.65. She topped 50 points on all six of her dives in the final round, including two dives over 55 points. Fowler earned First Team All-America honors for her podium finish. She is the first IU freshman diver to nab first-team honors since Jessica Parratto accomplished the feat in 2015.
 
Freshman Tarrin Gilliland finished 12th overall out of the Consolation Final with a score of 290.50. Gilliland hit five of her six dives over 45 points and registered 50-point dives in each of her first two attempts. She earned Honorable Mention All-America honors for her efforts.
 
PRELIM RESULTS
200 FREESTYLE RELAY
18. Ashley Turak, Laurel Eiber, Abby Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth Broshears – 1:29.51
 
1-METER DIVE
6. Anne Fowler – 318.65 (First Team All-America)
12. Tarrin Gilliland – 290.50 (Honorable Mention All-America)
 
The 2021 NCAA Championships will continue with Hoosier representation on Friday morning with preliminary action in the 400 IM, 100 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, and 3-Meter Dive at 10 a.m. ET.
 

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19 hours ago, go iu bb said:

Well, Brendan Burns is a stud that can score points in multiple events. He's someone they can build medley relays around like Lanza. At this time not quite as good as Lanza but those guys don't come around often. A few other young, very good swimmers on the team so I can believe it. They've greatly improved the distance swimming group.should be a top 10 team at nationals this year. Hopefully closer to 5.

Yeah he is. I think Lanza is underrated as far as overall IU athletes. 
 

Have you watched any of Cody Miller’s vlogs? They have some pretty cool insight into the training. 

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5 minutes ago, BeerBQ said:

Yeah he is. I think Lanza is underrated as far as overall IU athletes. 
 

Have you watched any of Cody Miller’s vlogs? They have some pretty cool insight into the training. 

I've seen a few of them. He's quite a personality. Even more than basketball, it's for sports like this that I really want the athletes to earn money from NIL. Miller could've made bank in college with a vlog like that. Lilly King could've cashed in on her Olympic gold. Even the swimmers who  aren't stars could make money through swim camps during the summer and things like that.

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2 hours ago, go iu bb said:

I've seen a few of them. He's quite a personality. Even more than basketball, it's for sports like this that I really want the athletes to earn money from NIL. Miller could've made bank in college with a vlog like that. Lilly King could've cashed in on her Olympic gold. Even the swimmers who  aren't stars could make money through swim camps during the summer and things like that.

I never even thought about the money they could make off swim camps. Swimming sees it’s small peak every 4 years with the olympics. An elite swimmer may only get 2 months in an 8 year career to capitalize. Building a brand is a big part of the job. 
 

Did you swim past high school at all? I started with summer leagues and club until my sophomore year of high school. I’ve always followed it and even started back up for a while at the local y last year. 

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I never even thought about the money they could make off swim camps. Swimming sees it’s small peak every 4 years with the olympics. An elite swimmer may only get 2 months in an 8 year career to capitalize. Building a brand is a big part of the job. 
 

Did you swim past high school at all? I started with summer leagues and club until my sophomore year of high school. I’ve always followed it and even started back up for a while at the local y last year. 

No, I didn't. I swam for 3 years in HS and a couple of summers but not after that. I was ok at best - scored points at sectionals in every event I participated in but only a couple sectional A-finals, mostly consolation finals and my times weren't good enough for state. Backstroke was my main stroke  and I swam against the a state record holder and 2 time state champion my first 2 seasons and then the guy who would go on to win the next 3 state championships my senior year. Secondary events were fly and IM.

One of the schools I was considering (Rose-Hulman) is D3 and my times were good enough to place in the top 1/2 of their conference A-final. I also knew their coach since he also coached one of the HS we swam against every year. So if I had decided to go there I would have joined the team but went to that other IN B1G school instead.

What were your events?

I fell in love with the sport during that time so I still follow it.

I hope in addition to NIL, Olympic athletes will also be allowed to receive the money other athletes receive if they win a medal. At very least, people like King, Ledecky, Manual, Dressel would be able to still earn endorsement money while in college which is good. For many of the non-revenue sports camps during the summer will likely be how they earn. 

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Josie Grote placed 4th in the 400 IM. IU currently in 16th place with 45 points.

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48 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

No, I didn't. I swam for 3 years in HS and a couple of summers but not after that. I was ok at best - scored points at sectionals in every event I participated in but only a couple sectional A-finals, mostly consolation finals and my times weren't good enough for state. Backstroke was my main stroke  and I swam against the a state record holder and 2 time state champion my first 2 seasons and then the guy who would go on to win the next 3 state championships my senior year. Secondary events were fly and IM.

One of the schools I was considering (Rose-Hulman) is D3 and my times were good enough to place in the top 1/2 of their conference A-final. I also knew their coach since he also coached one of the HS we swam against every year. So if I had decided to go there I would have joined the team but went to that other IN B1G school instead.

What were your events?

I fell in love with the sport during that time so I still follow it.

I hope in addition to NIL, Olympic athletes will also be allowed to receive the money other athletes receive if they win a medal. At very least, people like King, Ledecky, Manual, Dressel would be able to still earn endorsement money while in college which is good. For many of the non-revenue sports camps during the summer will likely be how they earn. 

I never made state either. I made some sectional and conference finals but never state. We had a team in our sectional my soph year that got 2nd at state and had multiple D1 swimmers. My team had a guy a year younger than me that set a state record. 
 

I swam a bit of everything but my best stroke in middle school was breaststroke. I started running XC and track in high school and it impacted my stroke so I started doing more butterfly and the 500. 
 

Ironically I ended up running at Anderson (in the same conference as Rose) and they just started a swim team in the last few years. 
 

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Final day prelims

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/3/20/womens-swimming-and-diving-no-15-indiana-closes-out-final-day-of-prelims.aspx

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TARRIN GILLILAND!!! NATIONAL CHAMPION! FRESHMAN!

She wins Platform with a score of 338.40!

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36 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

TARRIN GILLILAND!!! NATIONAL CHAMPION! FRESHMAN!

She wins Platform with a score of 338.40!

Incredible. Huge congratulations to her!

Those points moved the team to 14th place with 96 points.

Edited March 21, 2021 by go iu bb