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Swimming and diving sweeps competition

A few breakout performances and a new school record later, the IU swimming and diving team added three victories to its record Saturday afternoon.

The 22nd-ranked women’s team defeated No. 19 Notre Dame 175-125, while the No. 10 Hoosier men bested No. 18 Iowa, 172-126, and No. 6 Ohio State by a mere two points, with a final score of 150-148, at the Councilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center.

Junior diver Darian Schmidt beat his own school record in the 3-meter springboard by less than one point. A score of 460.2 was good to win the meet's event and surpass his previous record of 459.3 set in the 2012 Big Ten Championships.

“All the credit goes to my coaches because of all the time they have put in,” Schmidt said. “They are the hardest working coaches in the country.” 

For IU Diving Coach Jeff Huber, it was no shock Schmidt beat the record.

“A couple of days ago in practice, he had a breakout practice where he was doing some stuff we’ve been working on for a long time so it wasn’t a surprise that he set the record,” Huber said.

The Hoosier men dominated the 1-meter springboard competition, taking the top four spots. Earning a score of 403.58 points, senior Mick Dell’Orco took first place with Schmidt placing second with 395.48 points. Redshirt junior Bryce Ogden finished with 395.18 points and picked up third place, while junior Emad Abdelatif was fourth (394.68).

“Some of our most experienced guys struggled today and they’d be the first to admit that and we still grinded out a victory,” IU Coach Ray Looze said. “We had several guys step up who have not stepped up in their IU careers.” 

Senior Daniel Kanorr was among the many who stepped up and contributed to the Hoosier men’s victories. In the 50-yard freestyle, Kanorr placed first with a time of 20.12, a NCAA B Cut time. With a time of 44.94, Kanorr added a second place finish in the 100 freestyle.

Also placing high for the men was senior Matt Gerth in the 200 free as he touched the wall in second place (1:38.76), just behind Iowa’s Jordan Huff. 

Junior James Wells stepped up for the Hoosiers and picked up a first-place finish in the men’s 100-yard backstroke race with a time of 47.67, a NCAA B-Cut. Junior Eric Ress placed third in the event with a time of 48.68.

On the women’s side, sophomore Sara Delay placed first in the 50-yard freestyle (23.37) and anchored the winning 200-yard medley and  400-yard freestyle relays. Her 50-free victory was the first individual event she had won since sat out the 2011-12 season after having her colon removed.

“It’s been a really tough season, but I finally came back after having setbacks with having issues with having my ostomy surgery,” junior Sara Delay said. “I feel a lot stronger and the workouts are coming along.”

In the 1,000-yard freestyle, Taylor O’Brien finished first in 10:00.37, followed by freshman Haley Lips (10:08.66). 

Junior Lindsay Vrooman picked up a win in the 200 free after leading wall-to-wall, earning a time of 1:48.58.

With a time of 54.21, freshman Brooklyn Snodgrass placed first in the 100-yard backstroke and earned a NCAA B Cut.

The Hoosier women will next compete at Purdue on Saturday, Jan. 26 at noon. The meet will be televised on the Big Ten Network. The men do not have another meet until Feb. 1, when the team will travel to Louisville, Ky., to compete against No. 16 Louisville.

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