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Big Ten Championships - Finals
IU Women's Swimming & Diving Ready for Big Ten Championships
2/13/2018 10:19:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 10-ranked Indiana University women's swimming and diving team will head east to Columbus, Ohio for the 2018 Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.
The four-day meet will begin with on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. On Thursday through Saturday, the teams will swim a preliminary session in the morning at 11 a.m. with the championship session to follow at 6:30 p.m.
Live results for the swimming events can be found at IUHoosiers.com. Live results for the diving events can be found at DiveMeets.com. For more information on the Women's Big Ten Championship, including a schedule of events, fans can click HERE.
The Big Ten Championships will be streamed live via BTN Plus on BTN2Go. Complimentary access to BTN2Go is available to viewers connected to the internet network of a Big Ten university. Fans elsewhere can sign up for the pay-per-view webcasts.
Scouting the Hoosiers
Indiana enters this week's Big Ten Championships ranked No. 10 in the nation in the latest CSCAA/TYR Top 25 poll. IU is one of six Big Ten teams ranked in the national poll – Michigan (No. 4), Ohio State (No. 13), Minnesota (No. 16), Wisconsin (No. 18) and Purdue (No. 23).
During the dual-meet season this year, the Hoosiers posted an overall record of 5-4 against one of the hardest schedules in the country. IU earned victories over No. 10 Florida, No. 18 Notre Dame and Purdue over the course of the season.
Big Ten Championship History
The Indiana Hoosiers women's swimming and diving team has won five conference championships in program history.
IU has placed first or second at the Big Ten Championships in each of the last nine years, winning the title three-straight times from 2009 to 2011. The Hoosiers have finished second the last six seasons. Indiana also won the league title in 2003 and 2007.
2017 Big Ten Championships
At last season's league championships, Indiana finished in second place with a total score of 1,125 points. Michigan won the team title with a score of 1,287, while Wisconsin placed third with a total of 1,101.
Lilly King was named Swimmer of the Championships after winning three individual Big Ten titles, as well as a gold medal with the 400 medley relay and a silver medal with the 200 medley relay. King is the fifth Hoosier to be named Swimmer of the Championships and the first since Allysa Varva in 2012. Joining King on the All-Big Ten First-Team were Gia Dalesandro, Kennedy Goss, Ali Rockett, Holly Spears and Jessica Parratto.
Over the course of the Big Ten Championships, the Hoosiers posted some impressive accolades. IU broke four school records, four Big Ten records, six Big Ten meet records, six Boilermaker Aquatic Center pool records, one NCAA record and one American record. Indiana also amassed nine NCAA A cut times and had 42 personal-best swims.
Last year, the Hoosiers claimed eight Big Ten Titles – Lilly King (100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM), Gia Dalesandro (100 fly, 200 fly), Kennedy Goss (200 back), Jessica Parratto (Platform) and the 400 medley relay.
IU Posts Impressive Times at Purdue Invitational
The IU women's team won the Purdue Invite, topping the eight-team field with a total of 896.5 points, while the Hoosier men finished second with 847 points as No. 3 Florida won with a score of 1,009 points.
Over the course of the three-day meet, Indiana won an impressive 22 events. The Hoosiers also won eight of the 10 relays over the course of the three-day meet. IU also totaled six NCAA A cuts on the week as well.
King Wins Two USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards
Lilly King took home two awards at the 2017 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards at the J.W. Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE in November, winning Female Race of the Year honors, as well as Relay Performance of the Year. The Evansville, Ind. native now has three Golden Goggle Awards to her name, as she won Breakout Performer of the Year in 2016.
Looze Named SwimSwam Coach of the Month for October
Indiana head swimming coach Ray Looze was named SwimSwam's Coach of the Month for October after leading IU to three wins over Texas and Florida. Swimming defending NCAA champions Texas and last year's third-place team Florida on the men's side, the IU men pulled off a big early-season win.
And on the women's side, Indiana came within 26 points of Texas, a top-5 program a year ago, while beating up on Florida. IU swept all eight relays at the tri meet and won 25 of 42 swimming events between men and women.
IU Places Six Swimmers, Three Coaches on USA Swimming National Team
Six Indiana University swimmers along with three Hoosier coaches were named to the 2017-18 USA Swimming National Team in September. Current IU swimmers Ian Finnerty, Lilly King and Blake Pieroni were named to the team, along with alum Cody Miller and IU postgrads Zane Grothe and Amanda Kendall. IU head coach Ray Looze, associate head coach Mike Westphal and associate head sprint coach Coley Stickels were named Team USA coaches.
Looze Named ASCA Coach of the Year
Indiana University head coach Ray Looze was named George Haines Coach of the Year Thursday evening by the American Swim Coaches Association. Looze coached four swimmers onto the U.S. World Championships team this summer, including world record-setter Lilly King.
Looze was a women's assistant coach on the USA staff in Budapest, and he led the Hoosier men to a seventh-place finish this summer at the NCAA championships, and his women took eighth.
King won four gold medals at the World Championships this year and set (or helped set) world records in all four events: the 50 breast, 100 breast and both the women's and mixed 400 medley relays. Looze also put Cody Miller, Blake Pieroni and Zane Grothe onto the World Championships roster, and all won at least one relay medal in Budapest.
Hoosiers at the FINA World Championships
Indiana Swimming & Diving had quite the showing at the FINA World Championships this summer. Over the course of the week at the World Championships, Hoosiers swimmers – current, alumni and postgrad – combined to win seven gold and two bronze medals. The IU swimmers also combined to set four world records.
Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men's and women's swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
The four-day meet will begin with on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. On Thursday through Saturday, the teams will swim a preliminary session in the morning at 11 a.m. with the championship session to follow at 6:30 p.m.
Live results for the swimming events can be found at IUHoosiers.com. Live results for the diving events can be found at DiveMeets.com. For more information on the Women's Big Ten Championship, including a schedule of events, fans can click HERE.
The Big Ten Championships will be streamed live via BTN Plus on BTN2Go. Complimentary access to BTN2Go is available to viewers connected to the internet network of a Big Ten university. Fans elsewhere can sign up for the pay-per-view webcasts.
Scouting the Hoosiers
Indiana enters this week's Big Ten Championships ranked No. 10 in the nation in the latest CSCAA/TYR Top 25 poll. IU is one of six Big Ten teams ranked in the national poll – Michigan (No. 4), Ohio State (No. 13), Minnesota (No. 16), Wisconsin (No. 18) and Purdue (No. 23).
During the dual-meet season this year, the Hoosiers posted an overall record of 5-4 against one of the hardest schedules in the country. IU earned victories over No. 10 Florida, No. 18 Notre Dame and Purdue over the course of the season.
Big Ten Championship History
The Indiana Hoosiers women's swimming and diving team has won five conference championships in program history.
IU has placed first or second at the Big Ten Championships in each of the last nine years, winning the title three-straight times from 2009 to 2011. The Hoosiers have finished second the last six seasons. Indiana also won the league title in 2003 and 2007.
2017 Big Ten Championships
At last season's league championships, Indiana finished in second place with a total score of 1,125 points. Michigan won the team title with a score of 1,287, while Wisconsin placed third with a total of 1,101.
Lilly King was named Swimmer of the Championships after winning three individual Big Ten titles, as well as a gold medal with the 400 medley relay and a silver medal with the 200 medley relay. King is the fifth Hoosier to be named Swimmer of the Championships and the first since Allysa Varva in 2012. Joining King on the All-Big Ten First-Team were Gia Dalesandro, Kennedy Goss, Ali Rockett, Holly Spears and Jessica Parratto.
Over the course of the Big Ten Championships, the Hoosiers posted some impressive accolades. IU broke four school records, four Big Ten records, six Big Ten meet records, six Boilermaker Aquatic Center pool records, one NCAA record and one American record. Indiana also amassed nine NCAA A cut times and had 42 personal-best swims.
Last year, the Hoosiers claimed eight Big Ten Titles – Lilly King (100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM), Gia Dalesandro (100 fly, 200 fly), Kennedy Goss (200 back), Jessica Parratto (Platform) and the 400 medley relay.
IU Posts Impressive Times at Purdue Invitational
The IU women's team won the Purdue Invite, topping the eight-team field with a total of 896.5 points, while the Hoosier men finished second with 847 points as No. 3 Florida won with a score of 1,009 points.
Over the course of the three-day meet, Indiana won an impressive 22 events. The Hoosiers also won eight of the 10 relays over the course of the three-day meet. IU also totaled six NCAA A cuts on the week as well.
King Wins Two USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards
Lilly King took home two awards at the 2017 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards at the J.W. Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE in November, winning Female Race of the Year honors, as well as Relay Performance of the Year. The Evansville, Ind. native now has three Golden Goggle Awards to her name, as she won Breakout Performer of the Year in 2016.
Looze Named SwimSwam Coach of the Month for October
Indiana head swimming coach Ray Looze was named SwimSwam's Coach of the Month for October after leading IU to three wins over Texas and Florida. Swimming defending NCAA champions Texas and last year's third-place team Florida on the men's side, the IU men pulled off a big early-season win.
And on the women's side, Indiana came within 26 points of Texas, a top-5 program a year ago, while beating up on Florida. IU swept all eight relays at the tri meet and won 25 of 42 swimming events between men and women.
IU Places Six Swimmers, Three Coaches on USA Swimming National Team
Six Indiana University swimmers along with three Hoosier coaches were named to the 2017-18 USA Swimming National Team in September. Current IU swimmers Ian Finnerty, Lilly King and Blake Pieroni were named to the team, along with alum Cody Miller and IU postgrads Zane Grothe and Amanda Kendall. IU head coach Ray Looze, associate head coach Mike Westphal and associate head sprint coach Coley Stickels were named Team USA coaches.
Looze Named ASCA Coach of the Year
Indiana University head coach Ray Looze was named George Haines Coach of the Year Thursday evening by the American Swim Coaches Association. Looze coached four swimmers onto the U.S. World Championships team this summer, including world record-setter Lilly King.
Looze was a women's assistant coach on the USA staff in Budapest, and he led the Hoosier men to a seventh-place finish this summer at the NCAA championships, and his women took eighth.
King won four gold medals at the World Championships this year and set (or helped set) world records in all four events: the 50 breast, 100 breast and both the women's and mixed 400 medley relays. Looze also put Cody Miller, Blake Pieroni and Zane Grothe onto the World Championships roster, and all won at least one relay medal in Budapest.
Hoosiers at the FINA World Championships
Indiana Swimming & Diving had quite the showing at the FINA World Championships this summer. Over the course of the week at the World Championships, Hoosiers swimmers – current, alumni and postgrad – combined to win seven gold and two bronze medals. The IU swimmers also combined to set four world records.
Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men's and women's swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
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