Peplowski to Challenge for 500 Free Title

Thursday, March 20

Federal Way, Wash.

1 p.m.

Indiana University

NCAA Championships - Prelims

3/20/2025 7:06:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Results (PDF)

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – Senior Anna Peplowski is the top qualifier in Thursday (March 20) night's 500-yard freestyle championship final after an assertive morning swim at the 2025 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships inside the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.

Peplowski's 4:33.93 in prelims was the fastest swim by 94 hundredths as she seeks her second-straight NCAA medal following her third place finish a year ago.

Coming in as the No. 19 seed in the 500 free, senior Ching Hwee Gan trimmed 1.5 seconds of her personal best time to finish seventh in the prelim in 4:36.97 and join Peplowski in the championship final. Gan previously finished seventh in the event in 2023.

Junior Kristina Paegle will swim the consolation final of the 50-yard freestyle after her morning 21.72, nine hundredths off her program record set during her run to the Big Ten title in February.

Sophomore Ella Roselli earned first-time All-America honors, placing sixth in the 1-meter prelim with a score of 282.05 to sneak into the consolation final.

Indiana will also compete in the 200-yard freestyle relay, seeded No. 10 as it looks for a third top 10 relay this week.

RESULTS
500 FREESTYLE
1. Anna Peplowski – 4:33.93 (Championship Final Top Qualifier, All-America)
7. Ching Hwee Gan – 4:36.97 (Championship Final, All-America, Career Best)
41. Mariah Denigan – 4:43.00

200 IM
31. Reese Tiltmann – 1:56.68 (Career Best)

50 FREE
12. Kristina Paegle – 21.72 (Consolation Final, Second-team All-America)
40. Mya DeWitt – 22.24 (Career Best)

3-METER
16. Ella Roselli – 282.05 (Consolation Final, Second-team All-America)
27. Lily Witte – 263.60
48. Mary Kate Cavanaugh – 200.10

HOOSIER ALL-AMERICANS
Brearna Crawford – 200 medley relay*
Ching Hwee Gan – 500 freestyle
Miranda Grana – 200 medley relay*, 800 freestyle relay
Kacey McKenna – 200 medley relay*
Kristina Paegle – 200 medley relay*, 800 freestyle relay, 50 freestyle*
Anna Peplowski – 800 freestyle relay, 500 freestyle
Ella Roselli – 1-meter*
Reese Tiltmann – 800 freestyle
* - Denote second-team honoree

UP NEXT
Indiana will compete in finals of the 1-meter springboard, 500 free and 50 free. Roselli's 1-meter consolation final will kick things off at 8:15 p.m. ET before Peplowski and Gan swim in the 500 free championship at 9 p.m. Paegle's 50 free is slated for approximately 9:55 p.m.

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