Indiana vs Louisville vs Wisconsin
- Bloomington, Indiana
- SCY (25 yards)
- Meet Mobile “IU – Louisville – Wisconsin”
Indiana junior Anna Peplowski swam a 1:42.20 200 freestyle on Friday night. That time makes her the 3rd fastest in the event in the NCAA this season, sitting behind Gretchen Walsh of Virginia (1:41.32) and Minna Abraham of USC (1:41.38.)
In addition to holding one of the fastest times this season, her swim from today would have won the NCAA title last spring. Stanford’s Taylor Ruck won the event at 2023 NCAAs in a 1:42.36.
Peplowski was suited up for the race. Her time also marked a new Indiana school record.
Peplowki’s swim today was over half of a second faster than she was at midseason as she swam a 1:42.97 then, which had previously sat at the 5th fastest time in the NCAA this season.
Peplowski is the defending Big Ten Champion in the event as she swam a 1:43.33 in the event then. At NCAAs, Peplowski finished 6th in a 1:43.57. She notably swam a personal best leading off Indiana’s 800 free relay as she swam a 1:42.86, her first time under the 1:43 mark.
The 200 freestyle has been a fast event this season so far. As Ruck won in a 1:42.36 last season, Walsh, Abraham, and Peplowski have all been faster than Ruck’s winning time from last March. In addition, it took a 1:43.90 to make the ‘A’ final at NCAAs last year, but 11 girls have already been faster than that this season.
Peplowski also competed in the 100 free and 200 back today. She swam a 47.89 in the 100 free, faster than her previous best time of a 48.46 which she swam leading off the team’s 400 free relay at NCAAs last March. That time is now #15 in the NCAA, right ahead of Indiana teammate Kristina Paegle (47.96).
Any link to results?
Our female Dean Farris?
All this excitement (somewhat justified…) over 1:42s and 1:43s in the 200 free is just a reminder of how amazing Missy Franklin was.
Mallory Commerford also swam 1:39
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UF just broke two school records tonight at what is basically a suited intrasquad. Izzy Ivey broke Caroline Burckle’s 200 free school record by seven-hundredths with a 1:43.03, and Bella Sims set a new PB in breaking Gemma Spofforth’s school record in the 100 back with a 50.44. And then to further put an exclamation point on her night, she came back immediately after one heat of the men’s 100 back to lead the Florida 800 free relay off in 1:43.04, one-hundredth off Ivey’s new school record. Let me repeat that. After swimming the 4th fastest time in the NCAA in the 100 back in a new personal best, she came back about THREE MINUTES LATER to post the 7th… Read more »
Nobody cares they’ll flame out at NCAAs anyways
They outscored their seed last year even with a relay DQ and they outscored their seed by 200+% in 2022. Last year was their highest finish in a decade. This is a way different, way more stacked team than either of those. I predict this will go over about as well as your assumption that Wang Shun was “washed” right before he went 1:54 in the 200 IM.
Hey if you could update us on the Cal Usc meet and the Stanford UCLA meet, and maybe the Illinois meet, that would be awesome.
According to twitter, Dressel swam a 1:32.57 200 free and Finke swam a 3:40.01 400 IM. Can’t seem find the results for the pros on meet mobile unfortunately.
The surprise of this meet was Finn Brooks splitting 22.66 breast leg and throwing down a 51.44
What’s with IU and nonbreaststrokers turning into breaststrokers. I guess the unstoppable Jassen Yep, Worlds Finalist x2 Matheny, sexy God Reich, and future Signaporean legend Benson Wong isn’t enough for the most formidable breaststroke group in the NCAA.
Guerra?
The 200 free school record? Demolished. The 1 free leadoff? Sensational. Hotel? Trivago.
Anna Peplowski IS THE MOMENT.
Merely a glimpse of things to come.
Anna Peplowski didn’t just swim the 200 freestyle, she channeled the spirit of Poseidon and surfed through the pool with the grace of a mermaid on Red Bull! Impressive stuff, considering she ran not only one, but two marathons before todays meet.