Women swimmers repeat as Big Ten champs

Powered by seniors Kate Fesenko and Donna Smailis, the IU women's swimming and diving team repeated as Big Ten champions with 758 points, 185.5 more than second-place Minnesota.

Fesenko swam to a Big Ten record in the 200 backstroke, streaking by the competition with a time of 1:55.25. Smailis, meanwhile, broke the IU school record in the 100 freestyle en route to her second individual Big Ten title in 48.98.

Fesenko also won an individual title, as well as an automatic NCAA qualifying mark, in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:54.85.

Sophomore diver Gabby Agostino scored 296.00 on the platform, good for her first career individual title. In the relay, the team of Smailis, freshman Taylor Wohrley and sophomores Brittany Strumbel and Margaux Farrell set a school record in the victory with a time of 3:16.95.

In total, the Hoosiers won seven individual titles and two relays. Wohrley was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, and Fesenko took home both Swimmer of the Meet and Big Ten Swimmer of the Year honors.

The first and second All-Big Ten teams were also named following the Hoosiers' victory, as listed below:

First Team All-Big Ten
Sophomore Gabby Agostino
Sophomore Margaux Farrell
Senior Kate Fesenko
Senior Donna Smailis
Sophomore Brittany Strumbel
Sophomore Allysa Vavra
Sophomore Nikki White
Freshman Taylor Wohrley

Second Team All-Big Ten
Junior Brittany Barwegen
Junior Ashley Jones

—Ryan Winn