Hoosiers prepare for NCAAs
The IU men’s swimming and diving team will compete in the 2013 NCAA Championships beginning today and ending Saturday at the IU Natatorium and IU-Purdue University Indianapolis Sports Complex in Indianapolis.
The IU men’s swimming and diving team will compete in the 2013 NCAA Championships beginning today and ending Saturday at the IU Natatorium and IU-Purdue University Indianapolis Sports Complex in Indianapolis.
The No. 13 IU women’s team will send 11 swimmers and two divers to the NCAA Championships March 21-23 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis.
Six IU divers qualified for the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the 2013 NCAA Zone C Diving Championships in West Lafayette this past week.
The honors and major wins from men’s and women’s teams during the past weekend show their hard work and preparation paid off when it mattered most.
The Hoosiers earned two Big Ten titles, five school records and coach of the year honors at the Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships.
Before the 400-yard medley relay, the IU men’s swimming and diving team was only 39 points away from Big Ten Championship leader Michigan.
After breaking two school records in the 200-yard medley relay and the 800-yard freestyle relay, the Hoosier men are tied with Ohio State for second place overall with 66 points at the Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships.
After finishing 3.5 points behind second place in 2012, the No. 8 IU men’s swimming and diving team has its eyes set on a top-two spot.
With wins in 13 of 16 events, the No. 7 IU men’s swimming and diving team bested Purdue 179.5-118.5 Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette.
On Friday, Evansville will travel to Bloomington to race against younger IU swimmers. The rest of the swimmers and all of the divers are competing against Purdue on Saturday.
On the men’s side, the No. 8 Hoosiers defeated the No. 14 Cardinals 193-107, and the No. 13 IU women’s team earned a victory against the No. 15 Louisville ladies, posting a score of 160-140.
IU Diving Coach Jeff Huber announced his retirement Friday afternoon.
The IU swimming and diving team will head to Louisville, Ky., to compete against the Cardinals at 5 p.m. Friday in the Ralph R. Wright Natatorium.
After dominating her events at a dual meet against the Purdue Boilermakers in West Lafayette this past weekend, freshman Brooklyn Snodgrass has earned Big Ten Swimmer of the Week and Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
Junior diver Darian Schmidt was named Big Ten Diver of the Week and freshman swimmer Brooklyn Snodgrass Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Tuesday.
The women’s swimming and diving team defeated No. 19 Notre Dame 175-125, while the No. 10 Hoosier men’s team bested No. 18 Iowa 172-126 and No. 6 Ohio State with a final score of 150-148.
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 IU men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will face three competitors at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Doc Councilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center.
A lack of international swimming experience has factored little in the competitive nature of one IU swimmer. Sophomore Steve Schmuhl posted a top-15 finish in the 400-meter individual medley during finals week at the 2012 FINA World Short Course Championships in Istanbul.
The IU swimming and diving team finished off its fall season with the OSU Invitational this past weekend, pulling out several top-ten finishes.