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Day 4- Prelims
B1G Day 4: Prelims Update
2/28/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
200 Backstroke
Ryan Gordon and Bob Glover both earn an second swim in the bonus final of the 200 backstroke. Gordon went a career best 1:45.08 to finish 22nd in prelims, while Glover was 23rd with his career best of 1:45.33. Finishing 33rd in the field was Curtis Goss (1:47.33).
100 Freestyle Blake Pieroni became the first Hoosier ever to go under 43 seconds in the 100 freestyle, setting a record of 42.78 to make the championship final. Anze Tavcar also makes the A final with a 43.19, good for third on the all-time IU list. Sam Lorentz (43.71) and Ali Khalafalla (43.87) went career bests to earn a spot in the consolation final. Yianni Thermos will swim the bonus final after clocking a career time of 44.07.
200 Breaststroke
Tanner Kurz qualifies second overall for the championship final of the 200 breaststroke with a career-best time of 1:54.25. Cody Taylor just misses out on the A final with a career time of 1:56.10, good for ninth overall and the top spot in the consolation final. Joining him in the B final is Mike Hurley with a time of 1:58.03. Jonathan Panchak is 26th in a career best 2:00.45, while Levi Brock placed 35th in a career time of 2:03.37.
200 Butterfly Steve Schmuhl qualified third overall for the championship final in a time of 1:43.70. Joining him in the A final is Max Irwin, who went a career best 1:45.10. The Hoosiers place two in the consolation final after Nick Wonder (1:47.10) and Joe Powell (1:47.25) both swim career bests.
200 Backstroke
Ryan Gordon - 1:45.08 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
Bob Glover - 1:45.33 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
33. Curtis Goss - 1:47.33
100 Freestyle
Blake Pieroni - 42.78 (School Record; NCAA B Cut)
Anze Tavcar - 43.19 (NCAA B Cut' 3rd-fastest time in IU history)
Sam Lorentz - 43.71 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
Ali Khalafalla - 43.87 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
Yianni Thermos - 44.07 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
200 Breaststroke
Tanner Kurz - 1:54.25 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
Cody Taylor - 1:56.10 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
Mike Hurley - 1:58.03 (NCAA B Cut)
26. Jonathan Panchak - 2:00.45 (Career Best)
35. Levi Brock - 2:03.37 (Career Best)
200 Butterfly
Steve Schmuhl - 1:43.70 (NCAA B Cut)
Max Irwin - 1:45.10 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
Nick Wonder - 1:47.10 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
Joe Powell - 1:47.25 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
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