IU Mens/Womens Swimming and Diving

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Hafnaoui wins the 1500 in championship record time and the 2nd fastest time ever in the event.

He had a great meet with 2 golds (800, 1500) and a sliver after getting out-touched at the wall in the 400. Not only did he place well in all 3 events, but his times were exceptional and some of the fastest ever.

I'm actually wondering if he'll swim in competitions for IU this year or not. There is another Worlds in February and the Olympics are also next year. Matheny has also had some success at this meet (although no medals) so he may also take an Olympic redshirt year. I hope they both compete for IU this year but certainly wouldn't be surprised or blame them in they didn't. I guess we'll see.

https://swimswam.com/ahmed-hafnaoui-and-bobby-finke-become-second-and-third-fastest-1500-freestylers-ever/

Lilly King takes silver in the 50 breast, getting beat by a WR performance. She also wins gold as part of the medley relay.

https://swimswam.com/2023-world-championships-day-8-finals-live-recap/

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https://swimswam.com/2024-college-swimming-previews-7-indiana-women-welcoming-key-additions-and-returners/

[go iu bb 5,516]

5 on the National Team

 

[BeerBQ 261]

Big time recruiting pickup for 2025. 
 

https://swimswam.com/3-in-class-of-2025-sandpipers-luke-ellis-hands-verbal-commitment-to-indiana/

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39 minutes ago, BeerBQ said:

Big time recruiting pickup for 2025. 
 

https://swimswam.com/3-in-class-of-2025-sandpipers-luke-ellis-hands-verbal-commitment-to-indiana/

That's a great recruit from a great program. 

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https://swimswam.com/2024-college-swimming-previews-4-indiana-men-combating-losses-with-15-newcomers/

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https://swimswam.com/indiana-freshman-mikkel-lee-turns-heads-at-asian-games-with-47-25-100-free-split/?fbclid=IwAR3guuytiSGgnEv2mNy7kRlwUyPBkVP9wmSxZ4beoxU4mx-UBonY8g0gcdI

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The women's preview. A couple of weeks old but I missed it at the time: 

https://swimswam.com/2024-college-swimming-previews-7-indiana-women-welcoming-key-additions-and-returners/

[go iu bb 5,516]

Big 2025 commitment. Top breaststroker in his class in both the 100 and 200.

https://swimswam.com/no-9-recruit-josh-bey-commits-to-indiana-for-2025-brightens-future-for-breaststroke-u/

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https://swimswam.com/ahmed-hafnaoui-clocks-149-356-and-804-200-400-800-as-iu-rolls-kentucky-in-lcm-dual/

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Swimswam has IU's men's freshman class at at #4:

https://swimswam.com/ranking-the-2023-mens-ncaa-recruiting-classes-1-4/

Women's team as an honorable mention (outside of top 16 but top 20 or 25)

https://swimswam.com/ranking-the-2023-womens-recruiting-classes-honorable-mentions/

IU represented well in the NCAA champion predictions. Especially on the men's side:

Men: https://swimswam.com/swimswams-pre-season-2024-mens-ncaa-champions-picks/

Women: https://swimswam.com/swimswams-2024-womens-ncaa-pre-season-champion-picks/

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https://swimswam.com/u-s-open-qualifier-and-2025-botr-designee-skylar-knowlton-verbals-to-indiana/

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33 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

https://swimswam.com/u-s-open-qualifier-and-2025-botr-designee-skylar-knowlton-verbals-to-indiana/

With nearly 2 years left to improve on her times, Knowlton would already have ranked among IU’s top-5 last season in the 500 free and 200 fly. 

I'm impressed.

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

With nearly 2 years left to improve on her times, Knowlton would already have ranked among IU’s top-5 last season in the 500 free and 200 fly. 

I'm impressed.

Yeah, it's a good pick up.

Swimswam only ranks top 20, then they have an honorable mention which is the next ~5 swimmers. These tend to be swimmers that are elite (top of the class) at a few events and/or very versatile and are good for relays.

Then they have Best of the Rest, which are other really good swimmers worth mentioning but might be only pretty good at fewer events or not quite as fast as the elite. She is currently ranked by them in this category. Very good but not top of the class. Kind of like a 4* basketball player. Plus, she's just a junior so she has time to improve before even getting to IU.

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A perfect Wednesday.

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On 10/26/2023 at 12:16 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

A perfect Wednesday.

https://swimswam.com/ahmed-hafnaoui-makes-scy-debut-for-hoosiers-in-double-dual-sweep-over-auburn-missouri/

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2023/10/25/mens-soccer-no-5-9-indiana-cruises-to-victories-over-no-10-18-auburn-no-20-rv-missouri

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https://swimswam.com/ahmed-hafnaoui-training-with-tst-in-california-indiana-future-unclear/

It would suck if he doesn't stay at IU. He's done well so far after a year of training at IU so this is kind of surprising.

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I guess IU is a swimming (and soccer) school:

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2023/11/18/mens-swimming-and-diving-no-6-indiana-men-win-no-9-women-finish-second-at-midseason-meet

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2023/11/17/mens-swimming-and-diving-no-6-9-indiana-wins-nine-events-in-second-night-of-midseason

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2023/11/17/mens-soccer-paegle-peplowski-impress-on-first-day-of-midseason

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They have the men at #4 (and I see Purdue dropped out of the rankings):

https://swimswam.com/2023-24-ncaa-mens-power-rankings-december-edition/

Women at #9:

https://swimswam.com/2023-24-ncaa-womens-power-rankings-december-edition/

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