Indiana University Athletics
IU Heads to Evanston For Big Ten Showdown
11/29/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
Nov. 29, 2005
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The No. 10 Indiana swimming and diving team heads back out on the road for a conference showdown against No. 13 Northwestern on Dec. 2 in Evanston, Ill., at 4 p.m.
NCAA PROVISIONALS
The following swimmers have posted NCAA provisional times:
| Hoosier | Event | Time |
| Alex Brunfeldt | 1,650 free | 15:23.43 |
| Sergiy Fesenko | 200 free | 1:37.91 |
| Sergiy Fesenko | 1,650 free | 15:14.53 |
| Ben Hesen | 100 back | 48.46 |
| Todd Patrick | 50 free | 20.24 |
| Todd Patrick | 100 free | 44.40 |
| Todd Patrick | 200 free | 1:37.86 |
| Todd Patrick | 200 IM | 1:49.12 |
| Kevin Swander | 100 breast | 55.05 |
NCAA ZONE QUALIFIERS
Four divers have secured zone qualifying scores so far this season. Ryan Fagan, Brian Mariano, Jesse Rappaport and Taylor Roberts all punched their ticket to the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships March 10-12 in Columbus, Ohio.
ENTERING THE TOP 20
The following Hoosiers have recorded top-20 performances in school history this season (listed in event order):
| Hoosier | Event | Place |
| Todd Patrick | 50 free | 8th |
| Todd Patrick | 100 free | 9th |
| Todd Patrick | 200 free | 12th |
| Sergiy Fesenko | 1,000 free | 6th |
| Ben Hesen | 100 back | 3rd |
| Nick Walkotten | 100 back | 9th |
| Kevin Swander | 100 breast | 8th |
| Colin Russell | 100 breast | 19th |
| Nick Walkotten | 100 fly | 9th |
| Nick Walkotten | 200 fly | 5th |
| Ryan Fagan | 1m dual | 6th |
| Ryan Fagan | 3m dual | 8th |
| Brian Mariano | platform | 7th |
RUSSELL COMMONWEALTH BOUND
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Colin Russell earned a spot on Canada's Commonwealth Games roster. The Commonwealth Games will be held in Sydney, Australia March 15-26, 2006.
COACHING MILESTONES
With the women's swimming and diving team's 168-121 victory over Illinois on Nov. 5, Ray Looze reached 30 wins at the helm of an Indiana squad.
THE GREAT FESENKO
Sergiy Fesenko shot off the blocks in a big way to open the season. He continued to add to his trophy haul this season after earning the Big Ten Swimmer of the Week award, as announced by the conference office on Oct. 18. The Kiev, Ukraine, native already snared IU Athlete of the Week honors earlier in the day.
THE GREAT FESENKO II
In the 1,000-yard freestyle against Minnesota, Sergiy Fesenko posted the sixth-fastest time in school history with a 9:09.14 effort.
BRING ON THE TROPHIES
Senior Sergiy Fesenko earned his second Big Ten Swimmer of the Week accolade this season, as announced by the conference office on Nov. 1 for the week ending Oct. 30. He went on to earn CollegeSwimming.com's National Swimmer of the Week the next day.
DOMINANT DIVING
Ryan Fagan entered the top 10 in both the one-meter and three-meter dual-meet charts with his performance against Minnesota.
The Pittsburgh, Pa., product now stands sixth on the one-meter with a 362.33 tally, while residing in eighth on the three-meter with a 357.68 total.
BIG TIME MERGER
Over the summer, the men's and women's swimming and diving programs merged under head coach Ray Looze. The change allows IU to tailor training to specific distances and strokes, while also gaining an assistant diving coach (Todd Waikel).
STEPPING UP THE SCHEDULE
Indiana head coach Ray Looze stepped up the schedule this season as the Hoosiers already faced defending national champion Auburn and reigning Big Ten champion Minnesota in back-to-back meets to open the campaign. Overall, IU will compete against eight teams (#1 Auburn, #4 Michigan, #11 Minnesota, #13 Northwestern, #15 Purdue, #16 Kentucky, #20 Ohio State and #22 Wisconsin) ranked in the first CSCAA Dual Meet poll. Florida is the only other program battling eight ranked teams.
RE-WRITING HISTORY
IU's current crop of swimmers and divers has demolished the Hoosier record book. In sum, 24 out of Indiana's 62 possible standards have been set by current Hoosiers.
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.
DROUGHT COMING TO AN END?
Although the Hoosiers came up just three points shy of ending IU's Big Ten team title drought last season in an incredibly exciting finish against Minnesota, Indiana is in good shape to overcome the rest of the league in this season's conference championships.
Not only will the contest be held in the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center, the Hoosiers boast a 132-point advantage in points scored at the 2005 Big Ten Championships when taking into consideration graduating seniors.
RISING STAR?
Heath Tameris provided a glimpse of the future to come when he swept the breaststroke events at the 2005 Junior National Championships in Irvine, Calif., over the summer.
SUMMER FUN
Over the summer, Colin Russell picked up a silver medal as a member of the 800 LCM freestyle relay for Canada at the 2005 FINA World Championships.
