Indiana Swimming and Diving Teams in Control Against Notre Dame, Wisconsin

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MADISON – The Indiana swimming and diving teams hold comfortable leads over both Notre Dame and Wisconsin after the first day of racing at the UW Natatorium, winning 13 of the 20 events contested to take the lead in both dual meets on the men’s and women’s sides.

Indiana Press Release

With a combined 13 victories the Indiana men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have jumped out to day one leads over Wisconsin and Notre Dame at a double dual meet at the UW Natatorium in Madison, Wis. The competition continues Saturday beginning at 11 am. ET.

The IU men currently lead the host Badgers by a 115-71 score, and are ahead of the Fighting Irish 146-40. On the women’s side the Hoosiers lead Wisconsin 102-81 and Notre Dame 129-57.

The night opened with Bob Glover, Tanner Kurz, Max Irwin and Ali Khalafalla winning the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:30.30. The women’s quartet of Brooklynn Snodgrass, Claudia Di Capua, Gia Dalesandro and Grace Vertigans were third in 1:44.54.

Sophomore Michael Hixon put on a clinic in the men’s 1-meter diving event, winning with a score of 444.20. That is a new school record, breaking the old mark of 432.15 set by Darian Schmidt at the 2013 Big Ten Championships. It is also a new IU dual meet record, topping the previous score of 420.90 set by Zac Nees in 2012. Freshman James Conor was second (364.15) and Joshua Arndt fourth (338.10).

Junior Lacey Houser made it a diving sweep for the Hoosiers, taking the women’s 3-meter event after tallying 338.50 points.

Kennedy Goss swam the 1,000 free for the first time in her college career and took home the win in a time of 9:48.08. Haley Lips took third in 9:55.91. Jackson Miller (9:16.60) and Grayson Smith (9:25.06) went 2-3 for the men.

Lips came back for a win in the 200 freestyle (1:47.66), while her male counterpart Blake Pieroni was also a winner, clocking an NCAA B cut of 1:36.62.

It was a 1-2 finish for the Indiana women in the 100 backstroke with Snodgrass winning in 54.64, followed by Marie Chamberlain with a time of 55.21. Glover took the men’s race in 49.25.

The top three spots in the women’s 200 butterfly went to Indiana swimmers, led by Dalesandro’s time of 1:59.93. Reagan Cook was second (1:59.94) and Olivia Barker third (2:00.58). Max Irwin won for the men in a time of 1:47.48.

Anze Tavcar raced home to the 50 free title in a time of 20.68, with Vertigans the top Hoosier woman in fourth place (23.72). Snodgrass was third in the 200 IM (2:04.04), as was Mike Hurley (1:50.93).

The night ended with Vertigans, Pammett, Lips and Goss winning the 800 free in a time of 7:17.37.

Wisconsin Press Release

The Wisconsin swimming and diving program welcomed Indiana and Notre Dame to the UW Natatorium for a tri-dual meet Friday night, as the Badgers ended the first day of competition in front of Notre Dame and within striking distance of Indiana.

The UW men finished the first night with a 136-50 edge over Notre Dame and behind Indiana, 115-71. The UW women tallied a 123-63 lead over Notre Dame and ended just behind Indiana, 102-81.

“I thought we swam really well,” UW head coach Whitney Hite said. “Indiana does a great job and you know what you’re going to get, which is tough races that really help us prepare for the next step. Notre Dame beat us last year, both our men and our women, so we can’t sleep on them. They’ve got one of the best breaststrokers in the world on the women’s side, while their men’s team is up-and-coming.

“I really like the way we competed and the medley relay really put us off with a good start.”

The women’s 200-yard medley relay team of Annie Tamblyn, Anna Meinholz, Ivy Martin and Chase Kinney made a statement in the meet’s first event, cruising to a first-place finish with a time of one minute, 50.55 seconds.

Representing the men were Drew teDuits, Nick Schafer, Cannon Clifton and Damon Zito, who teamed up to place second in 1:30.43.

Martin rewrote the pool record board yet again this season in the 50-yard freestyle, breaking her record set against Northwestern last season by finishing Friday with a time of 22.27. The senior captain and Madison native has yet to lose the event when competing in it this season.

Not far behind Martin was junior and Ann Arbor, Michigan, native Tamblyn, who touched second in 23.56. Cannon Clifton’s time of 20.72 earned second place, while Zito picked up third with a time of 20.95.

Sophomore Matthew Hutchins continued to dominate in the distance events, winning the 1000-yard freestyle in 9:06.13, a new personal record and less than a second off from the pool record. Newcomer Danielle Valley touched second for the women in 9:51.22, while Jenny Holtzen’s time of 9:59.63 placed her fourth.

With a time of 55.21, senior captain Schafer brought home another individual victory to Wisconsin in the 100-yard breaststroke. Meinholz placed second in 1:03.60 and Maria Carlson picked up third place with a time of 1:04.18.

In the 200-yard individual medley, the duo of Brett Pinfold and teDuits captured both first and second place. Pinfold won with a time of 1:50.40, while teDuits touched in 1:50.58. Van Hout placed second with a time of 2:02.46.

Both the men’s and women’s teams finished the night with a second-place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay. Martin, Van Hout, Valley and Caroline Palm combined to touch in 7:20.16, while Nick Caldwell, Pinfold, Clifton and Hutchins finished with a time of 6:35.45.

“We’re down a little bit, so we’ve got some work to do,” Hite said of Saturday’s final day of competition. “We’re just going to have to take it race by race. I know that the kids will give it their all.

“This is a good meet for us at a good time of the year and it sets us up well for the next couple of weeks.”

The final day of swimming events begins Saturday at 10 a.m. (CT) inside the UW Natatorium.

Notre Dame Women’s Press Release

Facing off against two of the Big Ten’s elite on the road Friday night, the University of Notre Dame women’s swimming and diving team picked up a pair of wins from senior All-American Emma Reaney and turned in two runner-up finishes to highlight the evening.

Reaney, who has won five individual events in the last week, claimed the 100 breast in 1:01.94 and the 200 IM in 2:01.43, with both times of the NCAA B Cut variety.

Notre Dame opened the meet with a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay, as Reaney teamed with fellow senior Courtney Whyte, junior Catherine Galletti and sophomore Catherine Mulquin to touch the wall in 1:43.59.

Other top finishes in the pool included Galletti’s fourth-place showing in the 100 back (55.88), sophomore Danielle Margheret’s fourth-place performance in the 100 breast (1:05.41) and senior Bridget Casey’s fifth-place finish in the 200 fly (2:02.45).

On the boards, Notre Dame claimed second, third and fourth on the 3-meter board, as senior Allison Casareto (331.05) was followed by juniors Lindsey Streepey (321.70) and Emma Gaboury (313.35). All three scores were NCAA Zone C qualifying performances.

The Irish trail No. 24 Wisconsin, 123-63, and No. 14 Indiana, 129-57, entering the final day. Day two action at Wisconsin’s Natatorium gets underway at 11 a.m. ET Saturday. Fans can follow the action through the Meet Mobile app (paid app).

Results: Indiana, Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin, Day One

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