Men's swim team bonds through use of nicknames
The swimmers all seem to enjoy the business of giving and receiving nicknames.
The swimmers all seem to enjoy the business of giving and receiving nicknames.
Junior Eric Ress had another good showing, finishing fifth in the 100-yard backstroke and posting the third-best time in school history in the 200-yard backstroke, finishing fifth. Numerous women had top-five finishes, from junior Nikki White in the 500-yard freestyle to junior Alyssa Vavra in the 400-yard individual medley.
The annual Hoosierland Open, which usually takes place during the weekend before Thanksgiving, will lose a bit of its luster this year, as about 80 percent of the swim team will be participating in USA Short Course Nationals in Columbus, Ohio.
About 40 members of the IU swim team have shipped off to Columbus, Ohio for the USA Short Course Nationals. Members who didn’t make the trip will look to hold the fort at this weekend’s Hoosierland Open along with the diving team.
Led by sophomore Eric Ress and junior Alyssa Vavra, both Hoosier teams fell to the tough Virginia squad. The women beat the Nittany Lions 195-158, and the men’s results against Penn State were unavailable.
For the first time since October, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will be competing against the same opponents in the same weekend. For the first time this season, the swimmers will be swimming somewhere other than Bloomington.
As the Texas men easily defeated both IU and Michigan in Friday’s dual meet, the Hoosiers ended up tying the Wolverines after Michigan squeezed out a victory in the last 25 yards of the final relay.
The IU men's swimming team will take on defending NCAA champion Texas in a double-dual meet this weekend. Michigan will be the other team in competition.
IU sophomore swimmer Eric Ress was named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.
It has been a season of ups and downs for the men’s swimming and diving team. After a regular season in which they went 1-6 in dual meets, the Hoosiers finished fifth at the Big Ten Championships in February.
With 10 swimmers and two divers, the Hoosiers ended up with 133 points and finished as the top Big Ten team. Many swimmers contributed to that point total, but senior Kate Fesenko was the star for IU.
The No. 25 IU men’s swimming and diving team, winless in dual meets since defeating Northwestern on Oct. 23, will attempt to avenge losses when the Men’s Big Ten Championships begin today in Columbus, Ohio.
With an NCAA Championship and an Olympic roster spot already scratched off her list, Christina Loukas was still pining for a USA Diving National Championship. Now, the IU graduate can tick that box, too.
The No. 12 IU women’s swimming and diving team will battle another ranked opponent in No. 22 Purdue on Saturday at Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. The Hoosiers’ match with the Boilermakers is one of only two remaining dual meets before the Big Ten and NCAA championships.
The No. 12 IU women’s swimming and diving team opened 2010 “right” with a 130-113 win against No. 16 Michigan.
IU’s No. 13 women’s swimming and diving team and No. 8 men’s swimming and diving team both have busy weekends ahead of them.
IU’s swimming and diving team has one last opportunity to compete together before the new year.
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Two seems to be a lucky number when it comes to IU’s swimming and diving teams. In the first two weeks of the season, the Hoosiers had two swimmers named Big Ten Swimmer of the week – twice.
Christina Loukas was inducted into the Chicagoland Hall of Fame only four years removed from her All-American prep career.