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Ray Looze

USA Swimming Names Coaching Staff for 2023 Worlds; Anderson Subs for DeSorbo

The University of Virginia is sending 4 women to the 2023 World Championships, but it’s not their head coach who will rep the team on the coaching staff.

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Mackenzie Looze on Retirement: ‘Life Without Swimming Was Begging for Me to Live It’

Former Indiana University standout Mackenzie Looze is retiring from competitive swimming to pursue a master’s degree in speech pathology in Boston.

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U.S. Open Scorer Saadeddin Saadeddin Set to Join Indiana in 2024 After Gap Year

Distance specialist Saadeddin Saadeddin, a 16th-place finisher in the 1500 free at the 2022 US Open, will take his talents to Indiana in the fall of 2024.

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Olympic Medalist Annie Lazor Named Assistant Coach At Florida

Lazor is the latest high-profile swimmer to land a Division I coaching position immediately upon retirement.

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Indiana University-Bloomington Gains Commit from Utkarsh Patil (2023)

Utkarsh Patil, a butterfly and backstroke specialist from India, is Indiana’s second international verbal commitment in their class of 2027.

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Katie Ledecky Challenges Lilly King to Swim 400 IM…So She Does

Katie Ledecky challenged King to swim the 400 IM while at Pro Swim in Fort Lauderdale. King completed the challenge in Bloomington Friday night.

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Indiana Hires 2023 Big Ten Champion Noelle Peplowski as Assistant Coach

Following her recent graduation, Indiana All-American and Big Ten champion Noelle Peplowski is staying with the Hoosiers.

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Indiana Sweeps Big Ten Men’s Swimming & Diving Postseason Awards

Indiana’s Brendan Burns, Andrew Capobianco, Ray Looze and Drew Johansen all picked up conference honors after a standout NCAA performance.

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2023 Swammy Awards: NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships

The University of Virginia women came home from Knoxville with their third national championship in as many years after breaking six NCAA records this week.

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Burns, Peplowski Triple As Hoosiers Close Regular Season With Sweep of Louisville

Brendan Burns swept the 100 fly (46.19), 200 fly (1:43.28) and 200 back (1:44.95) to lead the Indiana men to a dominant 193-107 sweep over Louisville.

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Tokyo Olympians Annie Lazor, Vini Lanza Announce Engagement

The two swimmers have been dating since 2018, with Lazor having moved to join the Indiana post-grad group while Lanza was wrapping up his junior year.

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Why Indiana Head Coach Ray Looze Loves Using Polar Heart Rate Monitors

Looze is finding that although some athletes don’t always get their heart rate high enough, it’s more common for them to get above the intended HR

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Ray Looze Guides PM Blue Set for Indiana Breaststroke Group | PRACTICE + PANCAKES

On this particular Monday, Ray had IU working through a blue practice, with the target heart rate being 170-180 for the fast efforts

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ASCA Awards Anthony Nesty Coach of the Year, MC Banks Age Group Coach of the Year

ASCA has recognized Anthony Nesty as the George Haines Coach of the Year, and MC Banks as the Fitter and Faster Age Group Coach of the Year.

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ASCA Announces Six Nominees for 2022 Coach of the Year

On September 8th, the ASCA will be announcing the winner of the 2022 George Haines Coach of the Year award from the six nominated coaches.

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