Peplowski Bronze, Paegle Record Help Hoist Hoosiers

Thursday, March 20

Federal Way, Wash.

9 p.m.

Indiana University

NCAA Championships - Finals

Peplowski Bronze, Paegle Record Help Hoist Hoosiers

3/21/2025 12:20:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Results (PDF)

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – Senior Anna Peplowski repeated as NCAA bronze medalist in the 500-yard freestyle Thursday (March 20) night as Indiana moved into fifth in the team race through two days at the 2025 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships inside the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.

Three podiums and five All-America finishes pushed IU from eighth to fifth on the second day of the national meet.

"It was a great overall day for the Hoosiers," IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. "I am super proud of how we handled preliminaries and then took it up a notch in finals. The 200 free relay was simply outstanding. We still have more to give and can't wait for the next challenge."

Peplowski, now a three-time NCAA medalist, will swim her best event, the 200-yard freestyle, Friday as the top-seeded swimmer coming into the meet. The 2024 silver medalist in the event is the only swimmer entered with a time under 1:41 this season. On Wednesday, Peplowski split 1:40.97 in the 800-yard freestyle relay, the quickest leg of anyone in the meet.

Fellow senior Ching Hwee Gan joined Peplowski on the 500 free podium, touching in a career best 4:36.69 to place seventh for the second time in her career. Thursday's final marks the first time two Hoosiers have finished top eight in the event.

Junior Kristina Paegle lowered the program record in the 50-yard freestyle once again, placing 10th with a time of 21.56. The Bloomington native reclaimed the record with a 21.63 during her run to the Big Ten title in February and now owns the four quickest performances in program history. Prior to Paegle's freshman season in 2023, no Hoosier had ever been under 21.90; since, Paegle, 2024 graduate Ashley Turak and Peplowski all have better personal records.

Peplowski and Paegle bookended a historic Hoosier 200-yard freestyle relay that finished fifth, IU's greatest-ever placement in the event. Indiana won the second-to-last heat of the night to improve from the No. 10 seed to fifth nationally. Peplowski kicked it off in 21.86 and handed it off to junior Mya DeWitt's 21.65. Senior Kacey McKenna kept it close for Paegle in 22.12, and the Hoosier hammer put IU back in front with a 21.05 anchor. Indiana's 1:26.68 missed the program record by two hundredths.

Sophomore Ella Roselli earned her first-career All-America honors on the 1-meter springboard, improving from 16th in the prelim to 14th in the consolation final.

"I am so proud of the team and congratulations to Ella," IU head diving coach Drew Johansen said. "She was consistent today, didn't miss a dive all day and improved her position in the B final to score. The 1-meter event is always a close contest.

"We're looking forward for tomorrow. This team always gets better as we move to the higher levels."

RESULTS
500 FREESTYLE
3. Anna Peplowski – 4:34.12 (NCAA Bronze, All-America)
7. Ching Hwee Gan – 4:36.69 (All-America, Career Best)

50 FREE
10. Kristina Paegle – 21.56 (Second-team All-America, Program Record, Career Best)

3-METER
14. Ella Roselli – 291.85 (Second-team All-America)

200 FREESTYLE RELAY
5. Anna Peplowski, Mya DeWitt, Kacey McKenna, Kristina Paegle – 1:26.68

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

UP NEXT
Indiana will look to set the tone for a great night when they open day three with the preliminary session on Friday beginning at 1 p.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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