Indiana University Athletics
Indiana’s King, Looze Win Yearly Big Ten Women’s Swimming Honors
3/22/2016 4:01:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
CHICAGO – Indiana University freshman swimmer Lilly King was named the unanimous Big Ten Women's Swimmer of the Year, while IU head swimming coach Ray Looze was named Big Ten Women's Swimming Coach of the Year the conference announced on Tuesday.
King becomes the seventh Hoosier to be named Big Ten Swimmer of the Year and the first to earn the honor since Brooklyn Snodgrass in 2014. The Big Ten Women's Swimming Coach of the Year honor is the fourth for Looze and his fifth total Big Ten Coach of the Year accolade.
At the NCAA Championships last week, King established herself as the best breaststroke swimmer in history, winning national titles in both the 100 breast and 200 breast in record fashion en route to being named CSCAA Swimmer of the Year.
The freshman broke every record in both event with her historic swims – the American, NCAA, NCAA Meet, U.S. Open, Indiana school, Big Ten and Georgia Tech Pool records. In total, King recorded an impressive four All-America honors at her first NCAA Championships.
With her two NCAA Championships, King became the first woman – and fourth in the Big Ten – to win multiple national championships in one year. King is the first Hoosier – man or woman – to win multiple NCAA crowns in one year since Jim Montgomery in 1976.
The Evansville, Ind. native became the first woman to win both the 100 breast and 200 breast at one NCAA Championships since Rebecca Soni in 2009. King is the 10th woman to win both events in NCAA history.
At the Big Ten Championships, King was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and First-Team All-Big Ten after winning four gold and one bronze medals at her first conference championship.
King won gold in both the 100 and 200 breast, setting Indiana, Big Ten and Big Ten meet records in both victories. The rookie also helped lead the Hoosiers to gold medals in the 200 and 400 medley relays. Rounding out her championship performance, King took bronze in the 200 IM.
After leading the Hoosiers to their best performance at the NCAA Championships in program history, Looze was named Big Ten Women's Swimming Coach of the Year for the fourth time.
The Hoosiers placed seventh with a total of 228 points at the NCAA's. The seventh-place finish and 228 points are both the best for the team in NCAA Championship history. IU was also the top Big Ten finisher at the national championships for the second-straight year.
The top-10 finish is the seventh in program history and marks the first time the team posted consecutive top-10's since IU placed 10th three-straight years from 2008-10. The team also garnered 27 All-America honors – the most for the program since 2004.
At the Big Ten Championships, Indiana finished second overall with 1,207.5 points, falling just short of host Michigan. Over the course of the meet, IU won a total of 16 medals – six gold, six silver and four bronze.
IU has placed first or second at the Big Ten Championships in each of the last eight years, winning the title three-straight times from 2009 to 2011. The Hoosiers have finished second the last five seasons.
Over the course of the Big Ten Championships, the Hoosiers posted some impressive accolades. Overall the team totaled seven school record swims, two Big Ten records, four Big Ten meet records, five Canham Natatorium records, six NCAA A cuts, 59 NCAA B cuts and 37 personal-best marks.
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King becomes the seventh Hoosier to be named Big Ten Swimmer of the Year and the first to earn the honor since Brooklyn Snodgrass in 2014. The Big Ten Women's Swimming Coach of the Year honor is the fourth for Looze and his fifth total Big Ten Coach of the Year accolade.
At the NCAA Championships last week, King established herself as the best breaststroke swimmer in history, winning national titles in both the 100 breast and 200 breast in record fashion en route to being named CSCAA Swimmer of the Year.
The freshman broke every record in both event with her historic swims – the American, NCAA, NCAA Meet, U.S. Open, Indiana school, Big Ten and Georgia Tech Pool records. In total, King recorded an impressive four All-America honors at her first NCAA Championships.
With her two NCAA Championships, King became the first woman – and fourth in the Big Ten – to win multiple national championships in one year. King is the first Hoosier – man or woman – to win multiple NCAA crowns in one year since Jim Montgomery in 1976.
The Evansville, Ind. native became the first woman to win both the 100 breast and 200 breast at one NCAA Championships since Rebecca Soni in 2009. King is the 10th woman to win both events in NCAA history.
At the Big Ten Championships, King was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and First-Team All-Big Ten after winning four gold and one bronze medals at her first conference championship.
King won gold in both the 100 and 200 breast, setting Indiana, Big Ten and Big Ten meet records in both victories. The rookie also helped lead the Hoosiers to gold medals in the 200 and 400 medley relays. Rounding out her championship performance, King took bronze in the 200 IM.
After leading the Hoosiers to their best performance at the NCAA Championships in program history, Looze was named Big Ten Women's Swimming Coach of the Year for the fourth time.
The Hoosiers placed seventh with a total of 228 points at the NCAA's. The seventh-place finish and 228 points are both the best for the team in NCAA Championship history. IU was also the top Big Ten finisher at the national championships for the second-straight year.
The top-10 finish is the seventh in program history and marks the first time the team posted consecutive top-10's since IU placed 10th three-straight years from 2008-10. The team also garnered 27 All-America honors – the most for the program since 2004.
At the Big Ten Championships, Indiana finished second overall with 1,207.5 points, falling just short of host Michigan. Over the course of the meet, IU won a total of 16 medals – six gold, six silver and four bronze.
IU has placed first or second at the Big Ten Championships in each of the last eight years, winning the title three-straight times from 2009 to 2011. The Hoosiers have finished second the last five seasons.
Over the course of the Big Ten Championships, the Hoosiers posted some impressive accolades. Overall the team totaled seven school record swims, two Big Ten records, four Big Ten meet records, five Canham Natatorium records, six NCAA A cuts, 59 NCAA B cuts and 37 personal-best marks.
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.
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Swimming and DivingFB: Nico Radicic - Spring Practice No. 11
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FB: Drew Evans - Spring Practice No. 11
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FB: Bray Lynch - Spring Practice No. 11
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FB: Spring Practice - Curt Cignetti Press Conference
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