Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Host Pair of Meets This Weekend
11/2/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Nov. 2, 2005
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The No. 16 Indiana swimming and diving team welcomes Louisville, Southern Illinois and No. 12 Wisconsin to the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center on Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. The Hoosiers then battle Illinois on Nov. 5 at noon.
STEPPING UP THE SCHEDULE
Indiana head coach Ray Looze stepped up the schedule this season as the Hoosiers will battle a number of top 25 teams. Overall, IU will compete against five teams (#2 Auburn, #6 UCLA (diving), #12 Wisconsin, #13 Penn State and #15 Michigan) ranked in the first CSCAA Dual Meet poll. Florida leads the nation with eight ranked teams on its schedule.
DIVING EXCELLENCE - LOUKAS
Christina Loukas scorched the competition at Minnesota with a 335.55 to win the one-meter crown. Remarkably, that tally eclipsed IU's dual-meet school record previously sent by Sara Reiling with a 327.75 in 2003. Loukas now owns both the one-meter and three-meter dual-meet standards, while Lindsay Weigle set the platform watershed last season.
TROPHY HAUL
Junior Annica Lofstedt and sophomore Christina Loukas swept the Big Ten Swimmer and Diver of the Week awards for the week ending Oct. 30, as announced by the conference office on Nov. 1.
NCAA PROVISIONALS
The following swimmers have posted NCAA provisional times:
| Hoosier | Event | Time |
| Annica Lofstedt | 100 free | 50.80 |
| Leila Vaziri | 100 back | 55.87 |
NCAA ZONE QUALIFIERS
Five divers have secured zone qualifying scores so far this season. Heather Chapman, Christina Loukas, Lisa Silvestri, Jade Summerlin and Lindsay Weigle each punched their ticket to the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships March 10-12 in Columbus, Ohio.
NEWCOMER IMPACT
Freshmen Allison Kay, Sarah Stockwell and Kristy Winck each have made an immediate impact on IU's record books this season. Winck now sits seventh on the 200-yard breaststroke chart with a 2:20.74 effort at Minnesota, while Stockwell is sixth on the 100-yard breaststroke with a 1:05.27 and ninth on the 200 breast with a 2:21.70 effort.
Meanwhile, Kay is ninth on the 200-yard butterfly list with a 2:02.49 and 10th on the 100-yard butterfly chart with a 55.82.
GOING THE DISTANCE
IU's 800-yard freestyle relay (Colgin, Wentworth, Vaziri, Bradley) effort of 7:28.24 against Minnesota now stands as the 10th-fastest time in school history in the event.
BIG TIME MERGER
Over the summer, the men's and women's swimming and diving programs merged under head coach Ray Looze. The change will allow IU to tailor training to specific distances and strokes, while also gaining an assistant diving coach (Todd Waikel).
NARROWING THE GAP
The Hoosiers should be closer to winning a Big Ten title this season, as they return just 30 points less than champion Penn State from the 2005 Big Ten Championships. The Nittany Lions return 328 points, while the Hoosiers bring back 298 points from last season.
"SMALL BUT MIGHTY" TO HUGE
Last year's team motto of "Small but Mighty" will change this season as the Hoosiers bring in 18 freshmen to nearly double in size. That brings the total number of Hoosiers to 38, a school record.
BAHAMAS HERE WE COME
Even though the Hoosiers will encounter intense training sessions during the holiday training trip, the surroundings of Nassau, Bahamas should assuage any discomfort during the Dec. 29-Jan. 5 excursion.
LOUKAS - OLYMPIC MEDAL HOPEFUL
Christina Loukas has been named one of 20 divers in the Olympic Medal Program. The OMP, developed by the Committee for Olympic Success, is the fast track to the 2008 Olympics.
"I am pleased that United States Diving recognizes Christina's ability and potential," Indiana head diving coach Dr. Jeff Huber said. "She has everything it takes to become an Olympian and Olympic medalist. This is just another step in her progression to reach her dreams."
