BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will head to Lexington, Ky. to face Kentucky and Tennessee in a tri-meet on Friday.
The one-day, short-course yards tri-meet will get underway at 11:00 a.m. ET at the Lancaster Aquatic Center. Live results for the meet can be found at IUHoosiers.com.
Scouting the Hoosiers
The Indiana Hoosiers enter Friday’s tri-meet coming off a successful opening weekend. The men’s team swept two-time defending NCAA Champion Texas and Florida, while the women’s team notched a pair of victories over the Gators.
In the first CSCAA/TYR Top 25 Poll released the week, the Indiana men’s team was ranked No. 1 in the nation after their impressive 4-0 start. The IU women were ranked No. 12 in the country.
Scouting Kentucky and Tennessee
The Kentucky Wildcats men’s team enters the meet on Friday ranked No. 18 in the nation, while the women’s team checks in at No. 21. The Tennessee men are ranked No. 13 in the country in the CSCAA/TYR Top 25, while the women’s squad is ranked No. 11.
Last year, UK’s men placed 40th at the NCAA Championships, while the women’s team came in 22nd. The Tennessee men placed seventh last year at the NCAA’s, while the women’s team finished 13th.
King, Pieroni Earn Big Ten Weekly Honors
Both Lilly King and Blake Pieroni were named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 26. Pieorni had three wins to help lead the men to a sweep of both Texas and Florida, while King had a pair of victories to help IU notch two wins over Florida.
IU Men Ranked No. 1 in Nation in CSCAA/TYR Top 25
In the first CSCAA/TYR Top 25 poll released on Oct. 26, the Indiana men’s swimming and diving team was ranked No. 1 in the nation after sweeping both Texas and Florida to start the season. The women’s team was ranked No. 12 in the country.
IU Sends 11 to Rio Olympics, Winning Seven Medals
The Indiana Swimming and Diving program sent 13 swimmers, divers and coaches to the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics – James Connor, alumna Amy Cozad, Marwan Elkamash, Kennedy Goss, Michael Hixon, Ali Khalafalla, Lilly King, alum Cody Miller, Jessica Parratto, Blake Pieroni and Anze Tavcar. Drew Johansen served as the head coach of USA diving, while Ray Looze was an assistant coach for USA Swimming.
At the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, the IU swimmers and divers won a total of seven medals – four golds, one silver and two bronze. Lilly King headlined the group with two gold medals, while Cody Miller won gold and bronze. Blake Pieroni earned a gold medal as a member of Team USA’s 4×100 freestyle relay team, junior Kennedy Goss earned a bronze medal as a member of Team Canada’s 4×200 freestyle relay team and junior diver Michael Hixon won silver in the men’s 3m synchronized springboard.
King Wins Two NCAA Titles in 2015
Indiana’s Lilly King dominated the breaststroke at the 2016 NCAA Championships, winning both the 100 and 200 breast with the fastest short-course yard times in history. The freshman broke every record in the event with her historic swim – the American, NCAA, NCAA Meet, U.S. Open, Indiana school, Big Ten and Georgia Tech Pool records – and owns all of the aforementioned records in both the 100 and 200 breast. In total, King recorded an impressive four All-America honors at her first NCAA Championships.
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