Friday, March 18
Atlanta, GA
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NCAA Championships- Finals
IU’s King Wins 100 Breast National Championship with Historic Swim
3/18/2016 10:18:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
ATLANTA – The No. 13-ranked Indiana Hoosiers had the best day in program history on Friday at the 2016 NCAA Championships in Atlanta, Ga.
After three days of competition, the Hoosiers sit in eighth place in the team standings with a total score of 153 points – the best of the Big Ten teams. Georgia leads heading in to the final day with a total of 185 points.
Indiana's Lilly King cemented herself as the greatest 100 breaststroke swimmer in history, becoming the first woman to break the 57-second barrier with her NCAA Championship winning time of 56.85.
King broke her own American, NCAA, NCAA Meet, U.S. Open, Indiana school, Big Ten and Georgia Tech Pool record of 57.15 she set in the Friday morning prelims.
The Evansville, Ind. native becomes the seventh woman to win a NCAA title at Indiana, joining Jessica Parratto (10m, 2015), Brooklyn Snodgrass (200 back, 2014), Christina Loukas (3m, 2009), Cassandra Cardinell (10m, 2005), Kate Fesenko (200 back, 2010) and Kimiko Hirai (1m, 1996).
The freshman is the first IU breaststroker – male or female – to win a NCAA National Championship since Don McKenzie won the 100 breast for the Hoosier men in 1969.
Also with King's championship, Indiana becomes the first women's swimming and diving program in Big Ten history to win a NCAA title three-straight years – Lilly King in 2016, Jessica Parratto in 2015 and Brooklyn Snodgrass in 2014.
Not to be outdone, classmate Miranda Tucker was spectacular in the Championship Final of the 100 breast, coming in third place with a personal-best time of 58.10 to earn her first All-America honor.
Tucker's time breaks a five-year old USA Swimming 17-18 National Age Group record previously held by Breeja Larson (58.51). Tucker's mark ties her as the 10th-best performer in the event in history, while the freshman's time ranks fourth-all-time at Indiana.
Haley Lips and Kennedy Goss both made the Championship Final of the 200 freestyle for the Hoosiers, placing seventh and eighth overall, respectively. Lips touched the wall in a time of 1:43.72 – the fourth-fastest time in Indiana history – while Goss timed in at 1:44.75.
The All-America honor is the fifth in the career for Lips, while Goss earned her seventh All-America accolade of her young IU career and the fourth this year.
Senior Lacey Houser earned the first All-America accolade of her career, placing eighth in the Championship Final of the 3-meter dive with a score of 297.60. The Championship Final is the first in the career of Houser.
The Indiana 200 medley relay team of Marie Chamberlain, Lilly King, Gia Dalesandro and Gabriela Rajic placed second in the Consolation Final to finish 10th overall with a time of 1:36.83 to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors.
With her performances in the 100 breast and 200 medley relay, King earned her second and third All-America accolades this season. Marie Chamberlain earned her second, while Gabriela Rajic notched her first.
In the Consolation Final of the 100 butterfly, Gia Dalesandro placed sixth to finish 14th overall with a time of 52.12 to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors. Dalesandro's mark is fifth-fastest time in the 100 fly in IU history. With her two All-America accolades on Friday, Dalesandro now has six for her career.
The 2016 NCAA Championships continue on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. ET for the Hoosiers with the prelims of the 200 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, platform dive, 400 freestyle relay and 1,650 freestyle.
Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana women's swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
100 Butterfly
14. Gia Dalesandro – 52.12 (Honorable Mention All-American)
200 Freestyle
7. Haley Lips – 1:43.72 (All-American)
8. Kennedy Goss – 1:44.75 (All-American)
100 Breaststroke
1. Lilly King – 56.85 (All-American - American, NCAA, NCAA Meet, U.S. Open, School, Big Ten and GT Pool Record)
3. Miranda Tucker – 58.10 (All-American, Personal Best - USA Swimming National 17-18 Age Group Record)
3-Meter Dive
8. Lacey Houser – 297.60 (All-American)
200 Medley Relay
10. Marie Chamberlain, Lilly King, Gia Dalesandro, Gabriela Rajic – 1:36.83 (Honorable Mention All-Americans)
After three days of competition, the Hoosiers sit in eighth place in the team standings with a total score of 153 points – the best of the Big Ten teams. Georgia leads heading in to the final day with a total of 185 points.
Indiana's Lilly King cemented herself as the greatest 100 breaststroke swimmer in history, becoming the first woman to break the 57-second barrier with her NCAA Championship winning time of 56.85.
King broke her own American, NCAA, NCAA Meet, U.S. Open, Indiana school, Big Ten and Georgia Tech Pool record of 57.15 she set in the Friday morning prelims.
The Evansville, Ind. native becomes the seventh woman to win a NCAA title at Indiana, joining Jessica Parratto (10m, 2015), Brooklyn Snodgrass (200 back, 2014), Christina Loukas (3m, 2009), Cassandra Cardinell (10m, 2005), Kate Fesenko (200 back, 2010) and Kimiko Hirai (1m, 1996).
The freshman is the first IU breaststroker – male or female – to win a NCAA National Championship since Don McKenzie won the 100 breast for the Hoosier men in 1969.
Also with King's championship, Indiana becomes the first women's swimming and diving program in Big Ten history to win a NCAA title three-straight years – Lilly King in 2016, Jessica Parratto in 2015 and Brooklyn Snodgrass in 2014.
Not to be outdone, classmate Miranda Tucker was spectacular in the Championship Final of the 100 breast, coming in third place with a personal-best time of 58.10 to earn her first All-America honor.
Tucker's time breaks a five-year old USA Swimming 17-18 National Age Group record previously held by Breeja Larson (58.51). Tucker's mark ties her as the 10th-best performer in the event in history, while the freshman's time ranks fourth-all-time at Indiana.
Haley Lips and Kennedy Goss both made the Championship Final of the 200 freestyle for the Hoosiers, placing seventh and eighth overall, respectively. Lips touched the wall in a time of 1:43.72 – the fourth-fastest time in Indiana history – while Goss timed in at 1:44.75.
The All-America honor is the fifth in the career for Lips, while Goss earned her seventh All-America accolade of her young IU career and the fourth this year.
Senior Lacey Houser earned the first All-America accolade of her career, placing eighth in the Championship Final of the 3-meter dive with a score of 297.60. The Championship Final is the first in the career of Houser.
The Indiana 200 medley relay team of Marie Chamberlain, Lilly King, Gia Dalesandro and Gabriela Rajic placed second in the Consolation Final to finish 10th overall with a time of 1:36.83 to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors.
With her performances in the 100 breast and 200 medley relay, King earned her second and third All-America accolades this season. Marie Chamberlain earned her second, while Gabriela Rajic notched her first.
In the Consolation Final of the 100 butterfly, Gia Dalesandro placed sixth to finish 14th overall with a time of 52.12 to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors. Dalesandro's mark is fifth-fastest time in the 100 fly in IU history. With her two All-America accolades on Friday, Dalesandro now has six for her career.
The 2016 NCAA Championships continue on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. ET for the Hoosiers with the prelims of the 200 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, platform dive, 400 freestyle relay and 1,650 freestyle.
Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana women's swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
100 Butterfly
14. Gia Dalesandro – 52.12 (Honorable Mention All-American)
200 Freestyle
7. Haley Lips – 1:43.72 (All-American)
8. Kennedy Goss – 1:44.75 (All-American)
100 Breaststroke
1. Lilly King – 56.85 (All-American - American, NCAA, NCAA Meet, U.S. Open, School, Big Ten and GT Pool Record)
3. Miranda Tucker – 58.10 (All-American, Personal Best - USA Swimming National 17-18 Age Group Record)
3-Meter Dive
8. Lacey Houser – 297.60 (All-American)
200 Medley Relay
10. Marie Chamberlain, Lilly King, Gia Dalesandro, Gabriela Rajic – 1:36.83 (Honorable Mention All-Americans)
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