IU Mens/Womens Swimming and Diving

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,547]

We currently have competitors in 17 events.  Not bad at all and a chance to add more later in March.

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2024/3/6/womens-swimming-and-diving-nine-swimmers-all-five-relays-qualify-for-ncaa-womens-championships

[BeerBQ 227]

This situation is strange. I assume he is done at IU, but wearing the full gear is a different choice. 
 

Edit to clarify that Braden is with SwimSwam which is one of the biggest swimming news sites there is. 

[go iu bb 4,871]

6 minutes ago, BeerBQ said:

This situation is strange. I assume he is done at IU, but wearing the full gear is a different choice. 
 

Edit to clarify that Braden is with SwimSwam which is one of the biggest swimming news sites there is. 

Yeah, that is probably a good assumption. He's been training with someone else (I don't remember where, west coast/CA, I think) since early in the season. Hasn't competed for IU. What's weird is how both he and Ray don't really give answers when asked. Such an odd situation.

[BeerBQ 227]

7 hours ago, go iu bb said:

Yeah, that is probably a good assumption. He's been training with someone else (I don't remember where, west coast/CA, I think) since early in the season. Hasn't competed for IU. What's weird is how both he and Ray don't really give answers when asked. Such an odd situation.

The non answers are what really confuse me. People transfer and change training groups regularly. I don’t understand why neither side has said he’s stepping away from college to focus on LCM or something generic. 

[go iu bb 4,871]

Not IU: 

ASU destroyed the PAC-12 championships. I believe they won all but 2 events and set multiple records. They are so good, and it's not just Marchand. 

I don't know if they tapered more than Cal for this meet. Probably did. I guess we'll see at the championship meet.

[go iu bb 4,871]

Burns going with a difficult double, 200 back/200 fly, on the final day.

https://swimswam.com/brendan-burns-will-swim-the-200-back-200-fly-double-at-the-2024-ncaa-championships/

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,547]

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2024/3/13/mens-swimming-and-diving-twelve-mens-swimmers-advance-to-ncaa-championships-in-indianapolis

[go iu bb 4,871]

The women are tied for 7th after day 1 at the NCAA championship meet, mostly due to 5th in the 800 free relay. The relay had some great swims by the Hoosiers.

https://swimswam.com/2024-womens-division-i-ncaa-championships-day-1-finals-live-recap/

For day 2, they have 3 swimmers who will be swimming in the evening.

Anna Peplowski will be the 2nd seed in the 500 free A final.

Kristina Peagle and Ashley Turak will be swimming in the 50 free B final.

https://swimswam.com/2024-womens-division-1-ncaa-championships-day-2-prelims-live-recap/

[go iu bb 4,871]

After day 2, IU is in 8th place with 87 points.

https://swimswam.com/2024-womens-division-i-ncaa-championships-day-2-finals-live-recap/

Peplowski finished 3rd in the 500 free with a great swim that was her PR and a school record. The 200 free relay finished 8th.

[go iu bb 4,871]

https://swimswam.com/2024-womens-division-1-ncaa-championships-day-3-prelims-live-recap/

IU has 2 swimmers in A finals today. Anna Peplowski is the top seed in the 200 free and Kacey McKenna is the 2 seed in the 100 back.

[BeerBQ 227]

Sounds like they had a solid afternoon. Peplowski ended up 2nd and McKenna 6th. The team is in 7th. 
 

Anyone know where they were projected to finish? The 5-10 range seems right to me but I’m not sure.  

[go iu bb 4,871]

8 minutes ago, BeerBQ said:

Sounds like they had a solid afternoon. Peplowski ended up 2nd and McKenna 6th. The team is in 7th. 
 

Anyone know where they were projected to finish? The 5-10 range seems right to me but I’m not sure.  

I think they were ranked 8th or 9th in the power ranking entering the meet. They (swimswam) usually base those on how they think teams will place at the meet.

Link to the day's recap:

https://swimswam.com/2024-womens-division-i-ncaa-championships-day-3-finals-live-recap/

[go iu bb 4,871]

Last day of the championship meet.

IU has 2 swimmers poised to score points in the 100 free. Peplowski is in the A-final and Peagle is in the B-final. Ching Hwee Gan will probably score points in the 1650, she's the 3 seed. IU is also the 9 seed in the 400 free relay.

Diving prelims are happening now but they should have at least 1 diver scoring points. Skyler Liu is the 12 seed entering prelims.

[go iu bb 4,871]

IU finishes in 7th place.

Ching Hwee Gan (3rd) and Mariah Denigan (7th) scored in the mile. Peplowski (7th) and Peagle (11th) scored in the 100 free. The 400 free relay got 8th place.

https://swimswam.com/2024-ncaa-womens-championships-day-4-finals-live-recap/

 

[go iu bb 4,871]

The men could get a big boost from the divers, who have done well at the zones.

This projects IU to finish 4th.

https://swimswam.com/ncaa-mens-diving-preview-how-zone-scores-project-to-impact-the-team-race/

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,547]

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2024/3/23/womens-swimming-and-diving-big-ten-champion-indiana-ties-program-record-national-finish?fbclid=IwAR3MJNd7qprwXx-i4xu6GJIp9N1xymMOHKdhmOChfmeYWzIc8wicZ8qRrUY

[go iu bb 4,871]

Power rankings before the meet have the men at #4. Starts tomorrow.

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

[go iu bb 4,871]

After an insanely fast day 1 at the NCAA championships, IU men are in 4th place with 52 points after finishing 6th in both the 200 medley and 800 free relays.

https://swimswam.com/2024-mens-division-i-ncaa-championships-day-1-finals-live-recap/

IU is +4 points from seed. They were the 8th seed in the 800 free relay and got 6th. So far, so good.

https://swimswam.com/2024-ncaa-mens-championships-day-1-scoring-analysis-texas-starts-with-a-bang/

[go iu bb 4,871]

Not a lot of swimming points will be scored today for IU. Rafael Miroslaw (500 free, 12th) and Luke Barr (200 IM, 14th) qualified to swim in the evening. The divers could score some points, though.

https://swimswam.com/2024-mens-division-i-ncaa-championships-day-2-prelims-live-recap/

[go iu bb 4,871]

Miroslaw added 2 seconds to his prelims time and ended up 14th in the 500 free. Barr finished 10th in the 200 IM.

Henninger and Carson really helped the team by finishing 2nd and 3rd, respectively, in 1m diving. That is 33 points right there.

200 free relay finished 11th, up from their 16th seed.

IU is in 4th place after day 2. Before diving and the relay, they were in 6th place so those two events really helped, especially the diving. They are 1 point up on Texas. This wasn't expected to be a big one for IU, the next 2 days should see more scoring from the swimmers.

https://swimswam.com/2024-mens-division-i-ncaa-championships-day-2-finals-live-recap/

It looks like IU, Texas, and NC State are battling for 4th place. 

On the day, IU was +17 in points scored compared to seeds entering the meet.

https://swimswam.com/2024-ncaa-mens-championships-day-2-scoring-analysis/