Indiana Keeps Pace with Dominant Diving, Time Drops

Thursday, March 28

Indianapolis

6 p.m.

Indiana University

NCAA Championships - Finals

Indiana Keeps Pace with Dominant Diving, Time Drops

3/28/2024 9:49:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana remains No. 4 in the team standings through two days at the 2024 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships inside the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. Two diving medalists and clutch swimming helped the Hoosiers hold position Thursday (March 28).

Juniors Quinn Henninger and Carson Tyler challenged for the 1-meter springboard national title, and took the silver and bronze medals, respectively. Henninger, the top qualifier from the preliminary, posted a score of 427.50, just 6.35 points behind repeat champion Lyle Yost. Henninger was consistent, with a low dive of 66.00 and a best dive scoring 78.40. Tyler finished with a mark of 412.95 – his lowest dive earning 60.45 points.

"What a great day for the entire team today," IU head diving coach Drew Johansen said. "Quinn showed great composure all day. That final dive had a lot of pressure on it, and he delivered. This was Carson's first time scoring on the 1-meter at this meet, and he showed up in a big way today. I am looking forward to see what they bring tomorrow."

Henninger earned his third-career NCAA medal, first on the 1-meter board, after taking bronze on 3-meter and platform a year ago. Tyler, the defending platform champion grabbed his second-career medal."

Indiana's two swimming finalists and relay finished well above their seeds coming into the week.

"I couldn't be prouder of the Hoosiers!" IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. "This was by far our weakest swimming day, yet through determination and sheer will both Luke Barr and Rafa scored individually in the 200 IM and the 500 freestyle. Most importantly, Quinn and Carson were spectacular on 1-meter, putting us in a good position leading into the relay. We really couldn't be happier moving up from 16th to 11th in that event."

Junior Rafael Miroslaw was the No. 24 seed in the 500-yard freestyle and dropped 2.56 seconds off to jump into the top-16 Thursday morning. He finished 14th in the evening with a 4:13.86. Classmate Luke Barr placed 10th in the 200 IM despite matching his original seed time of 1:42.00, which was 15th nationally at the start of the day. Barr posted a personal best 1:41.97 in the morning.

IU closed the night with a significant gain in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The relay came into the night as the No. 16 seed, racing in lane eight of the penultimate heat. The quartet featuring junior Rafael Miroslaw, freshman Mikkel Lee and seniors Gavin Wight and Tomer Frankel finished in 1:16.05, dropping 15 hundredths from the previous season best mark.

RESULTS
500 FREESTYLE
14. Rafael Miroslaw – 4:13.86 (Second-Team All-America)

200 IM
10. Luke Barr – 1:42.00 (Second-Team All-America)

1-METER
2. Quinn Henninger – 427.20 (NCAA Silver, All-America)
3. Carson Tyler – 412.95 (NCAA Bronze, All-America)

200 FREESTYLE RELAY
11. Rafael Miroslaw, Mikkel Lee, Gavin Wight, Tomer Frankel – 1:16.05 (Second-Team All-America)

HOOSIER ALL-AMERICANS
Luke Barr (200 IM*)
Finn Brooks (200 medley relay)
Brendan Burns (200 medley relay, 800 freestyle relay)
Tomer Frankel (200 medley relay, 800 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle relay*)
Quinn Henninger (1-meter)
Mikkel Lee (200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay*)
Rafael Miroslaw (800 freestyle relay, 500 freestyle*, 200 freestyle relay*)
Carson Tyler (1-meter)
Kai van Westering (800 freestyle relay)
Gavin Wight (200 freestyle relay*)

* - Denotes second-team All-America

UP NEXT
Indiana will look to set the tone for a great night when they open day three with the morning preliminary session on Friday beginning at 10 a.m. ET. The 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 3-meter dive and 400 medley relay will be contested.

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