IU Mens/Womens Swimming and Diving

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,110]

Gilliland Wins Platform National Championship

The No. 15-ranked Indiana University women's swimming and diving team closed out the 2020-21 collegiate season with a 15th place finish and 102 team points at the 2021 NCAA Championships on Saturday night at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
 
IU has finished inside the top-15 finish of the team standings in 13-straight seasons. A total of 10 Hoosiers claimed 20 All-American honors, including four first-team honors and a national champion.
 
PLATFORM DIVING
Freshman Tarrin Gilliland won the 2021 NCAA Championship in the Platform Dive with a career-best mark of 338.40. After hitting a 45.60 on her first attempt, Gilliland locked in to rip 76.50, 67.50, 76.80, and 72.00 on her final four dives to claim the individual championship. Her performance ranks her as the 10th-best performer in the history of the event.
 
She is the third Hoosier woman to win the event in program history, joining Cassandra Cardinell (2005) and Jessica Parratto (2015). She also gives Indiana four medals since the 2015 championships:
 
            2021 – Tarrin Gilliland (Gold)
            2019 – Jessica Parratto (Bronze)
            2017 – Jessica Parratto (Silver)
            2015 – Jessica Parratto (Gold)
 
The Midland, Texas, native extends the Indiana's Big Ten record with an individual title in seven-straight NCAA Championships. Lilly King claimed eight breaststroke titles from 2016-19, Jessica Parratto won the Platform in 2015, and Brooklyn Snodgrass won the 200 Backstroke in 2014.
 
200 BREASTSTROKE
Junior Noelle Peplowski earned First Team All-America status with a sixth-place finish in the 200 Breaststroke with a career-best time of 2:06.46. She matches her finish from the 2019 NCAA Championships and gives the Hoosiers a seventh podium in the event since the 2016 championships.
           
2021 – Noelle Peplowski (6th)
            2019 – Lilly King (1st); Noelle Peplowski (6th)
            2018 – Lilly King (1st)
            2017 – Lilly King (1st)
            2016 – Lilly King (1st); Miranda Tucker (2nd)
           
1,650 FREESTYLE
Senior Josie Grote closed out her collegiate career with a career-best time of 16:13.72 in the 1,650 Freestyle. Her mark earned her a 17th-place finish in the event, just missing out on her third All-America honor of the weekend.
 
In her opening 1,000 yards, Grote set a new personal best with a split of 9:52.21. Both her 1,000 split and 1,650 time rank her inside the top-15 on the all-time performer list.
 
Junior Maggie Wallace placed 39th in the mile with a time of 16:35.50.
 
400 FREESTYLE RELAY
The Hoosier relay team consisting of sophomore Ashley Turak, freshman Elizabeth Broshears, senior Abby Kirkpatrick, and senior Laurel Eiber finished 14th with a time of 3:15.20, earning Honorable Mention All-America honors for all four swimmers. The time turned in by Indiana marked the second-fastest time in program history.
 
The leadoff 100 from Turak was clocked at 48.56, a new career-best mark. She now holds the fifth, sixth, ninth, and 10th-fastest 100 Freestyle times in program history.  
 
FINALS RESULTS
1,650 FREESTYLE
17. Josie Grote – 16:13.72 (Career Best)
39. Maggie Wallace – 16:35.50
 
200 BREASTSTROKE
6. Noelle Peplowski – 2:06.46 (First Team All-America, Career Best)
 
PLATFORM DIVE
1. Tarrin Gilliland – 301.85 (National Champion, First Team All-America, Career Best)
 
400 FREESTYLE RELAY
14. Ashley Turak, Elizabeth Broshears, Abby Kirkpatrick, Laurel Eiber – 3:15.20 (Honorable Mention All-America)
 
2021 HOOSIER ALL-AMERICANS
Elizabeth Broshears (2) – 200 Medley Relay (HM), 400 Freestyle Relay (HM)
Laurel Eiber (2) – 400 Freestyle Relay (HM), 800 Freestyle Relay (HM)
Anne Fowler (2) – 1-Meter Dive, 3-Meter Dive (HM)
Tarrin Gilliland (3) – 1-Meter Dive (HM), 3-Meter Dive (HM), Platform*
Josie Grote (2) – 400 IM, 800 Freestyle Relay (HM)
Abby Kirkpatrick (2) – 400 Freestyle Relay (HM), 800 Freestyle Relay (HM)
Bailey Kovac (1) – 200 Medley Relay (HM)
Noelle Peplowski (3) – 100 Breaststroke (HM), 200 Breaststroke, 800 Freestyle Relay (HM)
Ashley Turak (2) – 200 Medley Relay (HM), 400 Freestyle Relay (HM)
Emily Weiss (1) – 200 Medley Relay (HM)
 
*2021 NCAA Champion

[go iu bb 4,796]

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

Gilliland Wins Platform National Championship

The No. 15-ranked Indiana University women's swimming and diving team closed out the 2020-21 collegiate season with a 15th place finish and 102 team points at the 2021 NCAA Championships on Saturday night at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
 
IU has finished inside the top-15 finish of the team standings in 13-straight seasons. A total of 10 Hoosiers claimed 20 All-American honors, including four first-team honors and a national champion.
 
PLATFORM DIVING
Freshman Tarrin Gilliland won the 2021 NCAA Championship in the Platform Dive with a career-best mark of 338.40. After hitting a 45.60 on her first attempt, Gilliland locked in to rip 76.50, 67.50, 76.80, and 72.00 on her final four dives to claim the individual championship. Her performance ranks her as the 10th-best performer in the history of the event.
 
She is the third Hoosier woman to win the event in program history, joining Cassandra Cardinell (2005) and Jessica Parratto (2015). She also gives Indiana four medals since the 2015 championships:
 
            2021 – Tarrin Gilliland (Gold)
            2019 – Jessica Parratto (Bronze)
            2017 – Jessica Parratto (Silver)
            2015 – Jessica Parratto (Gold)
 
The Midland, Texas, native extends the Indiana's Big Ten record with an individual title in seven-straight NCAA Championships. Lilly King claimed eight breaststroke titles from 2016-19, Jessica Parratto won the Platform in 2015, and Brooklyn Snodgrass won the 200 Backstroke in 2014.
 
200 BREASTSTROKE
Junior Noelle Peplowski earned First Team All-America status with a sixth-place finish in the 200 Breaststroke with a career-best time of 2:06.46. She matches her finish from the 2019 NCAA Championships and gives the Hoosiers a seventh podium in the event since the 2016 championships.
           
2021 – Noelle Peplowski (6th)
            2019 – Lilly King (1st); Noelle Peplowski (6th)
            2018 – Lilly King (1st)
            2017 – Lilly King (1st)
            2016 – Lilly King (1st); Miranda Tucker (2nd)
           
1,650 FREESTYLE
Senior Josie Grote closed out her collegiate career with a career-best time of 16:13.72 in the 1,650 Freestyle. Her mark earned her a 17th-place finish in the event, just missing out on her third All-America honor of the weekend.
 
In her opening 1,000 yards, Grote set a new personal best with a split of 9:52.21. Both her 1,000 split and 1,650 time rank her inside the top-15 on the all-time performer list.
 
Junior Maggie Wallace placed 39th in the mile with a time of 16:35.50.
 
400 FREESTYLE RELAY
The Hoosier relay team consisting of sophomore Ashley Turak, freshman Elizabeth Broshears, senior Abby Kirkpatrick, and senior Laurel Eiber finished 14th with a time of 3:15.20, earning Honorable Mention All-America honors for all four swimmers. The time turned in by Indiana marked the second-fastest time in program history.
 
The leadoff 100 from Turak was clocked at 48.56, a new career-best mark. She now holds the fifth, sixth, ninth, and 10th-fastest 100 Freestyle times in program history.  
 
FINALS RESULTS
1,650 FREESTYLE
17. Josie Grote – 16:13.72 (Career Best)
39. Maggie Wallace – 16:35.50
 
200 BREASTSTROKE
6. Noelle Peplowski – 2:06.46 (First Team All-America, Career Best)
 
PLATFORM DIVE
1. Tarrin Gilliland – 301.85 (National Champion, First Team All-America, Career Best)
 
400 FREESTYLE RELAY
14. Ashley Turak, Elizabeth Broshears, Abby Kirkpatrick, Laurel Eiber – 3:15.20 (Honorable Mention All-America)
 
2021 HOOSIER ALL-AMERICANS
Elizabeth Broshears (2) – 200 Medley Relay (HM), 400 Freestyle Relay (HM)
Laurel Eiber (2) – 400 Freestyle Relay (HM), 800 Freestyle Relay (HM)
Anne Fowler (2) – 1-Meter Dive, 3-Meter Dive (HM)
Tarrin Gilliland (3) – 1-Meter Dive (HM), 3-Meter Dive (HM), Platform*
Josie Grote (2) – 400 IM, 800 Freestyle Relay (HM)
Abby Kirkpatrick (2) – 400 Freestyle Relay (HM), 800 Freestyle Relay (HM)
Bailey Kovac (1) – 200 Medley Relay (HM)
Noelle Peplowski (3) – 100 Breaststroke (HM), 200 Breaststroke, 800 Freestyle Relay (HM)
Ashley Turak (2) – 200 Medley Relay (HM), 400 Freestyle Relay (HM)
Emily Weiss (1) – 200 Medley Relay (HM)
 
*2021 NCAA Champion

Great showing by the women.

A lot of the qualifying swimmers are juniors or underclassmen so they will be back next season so they should continue to be good. 

Do the COVID eligibility rules apply to swimming? I would assume yes but I don't know.

Seniors: Grote, Eiber, Kirkpatrick, Kovac. It would be great if they can (and want to) return next season but if not I wish them success in whatever the next chapters in their lives are.

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Incoming recruit, Josh Matheny, to Breaststroke U resets his national high school record in the 100 breast as the first high schooler under 52s.

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/hsother/2021/03/20/Matheny-Upper-St-Clair-swimming-national-record/stories/202103210087

Edited March 21, 2021 by go iu bb

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,110]

No. 9 Indiana Swimming and Diving Heads to NCAA Championships

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/3/23/mens-swimming-and-diving-no-9-indiana-swimming-and-diving-heads-to-ncaa-championships.aspx

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10 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

No. 9 Indiana Swimming and Diving Heads to NCAA Championships

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/3/23/mens-swimming-and-diving-no-9-indiana-swimming-and-diving-heads-to-ncaa-championships.aspx

Based on seed times, IU is projected to finish 8th. They're in a tight group of 4 teams separated by less than 10 points on the psych sheets so they could easily finish as high as 6th (5th looks out of reach) or as low as 9th. Lower than 9th is unlikely unless they really bomb, which I don't expect.

https://swimswam.com/scoring-out-the-psych-sheet-for-the-2021-ncaa-mens-swimming-championships/

https://swimswam.com/2020-2021-ncaa-mens-swimming-diving-power-ranks-final-edition/

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,110]

– With one day of finals complete at the 2021 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, No. 9 Indiana sits in ninth place with 18 team points at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
 
In the lone event of the evening, the Hoosier 800 Freestyle Relay team of freshman Tomer Frankel, junior Van Mathias, sophomore Brendan Burns, and junior Jack Franzman placed ninth overall with a time of 6:14.68. The time ranks as the sixth quickest time in program history.
 
The Hoosiers dropped 1.44 seconds from their entry seed time and were the top finishing Big Ten Conference team, topping the times set by Michigan (6:15.54, 11th place), Ohio State (6:16.63, 14th place), and Wisconsin (6:19.34, 17th place).
 
The lead off split of 1:32.98 from Frankel marked a career-best time in the 200 Freestyle and ranks him as the fourth-fastest performer in the history of the event at Indiana.
 
Each of the four Hoosier swimmers earned Honorable Mention All-America status for their efforts in the race.
 
FINALS RESULTS
800 FREESTYLE RELAY
9. Tomer Frankel, Van Mathias, Brendan Burns, Jack Franzman – 6:14.68 (Honorable Mention All-America)

[go iu bb 4,796]

IU beat its seed time by 1.44 seconds and its seed by score by 6 points (2 spots from 11th to 9th). Right now it looks like they have a good shot at finishing 6th. Their main competition for that position are Texas A&M, Michigan, and OSU who lost 2, 12, and 8 points from their seeds, respectively. 

So a good start for IU.

I think these predicted final scores do not factor in diving so IU could move up or down depending on that.

https://swimswam.com/projected-vs-actual-day-1-score-update-at-2021-ncaa-d1-mens-championships/

Edited March 25, 2021 by go iu bb

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,110]

@go iu bb you actually know what's going on so keep the info coming.  Thank you.

[go iu bb 4,796]

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

@go iu bb you actually know what's going on so keep the info coming.  Thank you.

I can't take credit for it, swimswam is a good source for info and they do a really good job of covering the sport. 

BTW, I compared the predicted scores from the most recent link to an earlier. It doesn't take in to account diving. So swimming points only and IU has a really good chance at 6th place. IU should score points in diving from Capobianco. I think OSU has some pretty good divers too. I'm not sure about Texas A&M or Michigan.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,110]

I can copy and paste articles but when it comes to actual swimming I need water wings, a life vest and an inner tube.  Oh, and EMT's standing by.  I gladly defer updates to you.

[go iu bb 4,796]

Capobianco is in the 1m Finals (5th seed) and Franzman advances to the Consulation Final (12th overall seed) of the 50 free.

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/3/25/mens-swimming-and-diving-no-9-indiana-adds-two-individuals-to-evening-finals.aspx

[BeerBQ 221]

Looks like Capo ended up 4th and Franzman stayed 12th. 
 

The 200 Fr and 400 Medley relays are both tonight. 
 

The 800 relay seemed like a pretty solid performance. There were 2 Fr and no Srs on the team and no one qualified in the individual event unless I missed someone. 

[go iu bb 4,796]

400 medley relay finished 5th in 3:02.38.

200 free relay took 9th in 1:16.60.

There were also no seniors on either relay as @BeerBQ pointed out for the 800 free relay.

The team sits in 7th place with 84 points.

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/3/25/mens-swimming-and-diving-no-9-indiana-in-seventh-on-day-two.aspx

Tomorrow could be a big day for the Hoosiers as some of their stronger events are then.

Edited March 26, 2021 by go iu bb

[go iu bb 4,796]

IU didn't do as well as seeded tonight. Luckily, so neither did most of the other teams to be concerned with, although NC State had a huge day and moved into a position to be a threat to overtake IU. Projected to finish 6th.

https://swimswam.com/projected-vs-actual-day-2-score-update-at-2021-ncaa-d1-mens-championships/

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Day 3 Prelims:

100 back: Burns is in the Championship Final (5th) with Steele and Fantoni in the Consolation Final

100 breast: Backes is in the Championship Final (5th)

100 fly: Frankel and Burns in the Consolation Final (9th and 10th seeds)

 

Other swims which did not qualify for the evening session:

Gambardella: 29th in 100 fly

Mathias: 38th in 100 fly

Calvillo: 29th in 400 IM

Brinegar: 35th in 400 IM

[go iu bb 4,796]

Andrew Capobianco successfully defended his 3m championship with a career high!

100 back: Burns took 6th place (40 places above his seed time! - he's had a great meet), Fantoni was14th, and Steele 16th.

100 breast: Backes finished in 7th place.

100 fly: Frankel won the consolation final (9th place), Burns was 13th.

200 medley relay placed 11th (5th fastest time in IU history)

IU is currently in 5th place with 158 points.

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/3/26/mens-swimming-and-diving-capobianco-cruises-to-back-to-back-gold-medals.aspx

The only senior of today's scorers is Steele.

Edited March 27, 2021 by go iu bb

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,110]

Back-to-back titles for Capobianco is truly impressive.  So many chances for just the slightest little thing to go wrong with a particular dive.

[BeerBQ 221]

Georgia is 3rd with UL and Tex A&M 6th and 7th. I just skimmed today’s lineup and UGA looks safe but it should be tight for 5th. NC State, OSU, and Virginia are also close behind. 
 

[go iu bb 4,796]

Day 3 went about as expected point-wise for IU as they gained 1.5 points over their seeds. They had some disappointing swims but Burns going from seeded in the 40s to 6th made up for those.

https://swimswam.com/projected-vs-actual-day-3-score-update-at-2021-ncaa-d1-mens-championships/

For Day 4, IU had 1 swim better than expected and 3 swims that were worse during prelims (expected 30.5). IU is also expected to score 13 in the 1650 and has Capobianco in the platform diving consolation final (10th seed - 7 points). 

Louisville (8 points behind IU) had 1 up and 1 down. No divers. IU expected to outscore them by 18 in swimming events, including 1650.

T A&M  (31 points behind) had 1 up and 1 down. Also no divers. IU expected to outscore them by 21 in swimming events, including 1650.

NC State (38 points behind) has 3 1650 swimmers (1 up and 2 down). No divers. They're expected to outscore IU by only 6 points in the 1650.

Virginia (56 points behind) has 1 up and 3 down. Expected to score 30 points from swimming. No 1650 or divers.

https://swimswam.com/2021-ncaa-mens-day-4-ups-downs-cal-goes-8-2-texas-projected-to-keep-lead/

IU currently has a 50 point lead over OSU which is good because they'll pick up major points in diving today. They have 3 divers in the platform A Final. They only have 2 swimmers today who were down from from their seeds, and 1 1650 swimmer. They're expected to score 16 points in swimming.

https://swimswam.com/2021-ncaa-men-ohio-state-purdue-load-up-a-final-in-platform-prelims-on-day-4/

400 free relay:

IU seeded 7th (24 points)

NC State: 1 (40 points)

Louisville: 3 (32 points)

OSU: 9 (18 points)

T A&M: 15 (4 points)

Virginia: 11 (12 points)

Exciting day. I like IU's chances to finish 5th.

 

Edited March 27, 2021 by go iu bb

[BeerBQ 221]

IU still in 5th with 3 events to go. Up 8 on UL and 19 on A&M. 
I got the stream started for these last few events.