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Anita Bottazzo Joins ‘Breaststroke U’
6/2/2026 1:00:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The 2026 SEC Champion and NCAA runner-up in the 100-yard breaststroke is joining 'Breaststroke U.'
Indiana head swimming coach Ray Looze announced on Tuesday (June 2) the transfer addition of Anita Bottazzo, an incoming junior from Venice, Italy, transferring from the University of Florida.
"We are excited to add Anita to next year's team," IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. "She comes with a fantastic resume of success at both the NCAA and international levels. We look to help make her Olympic podium dreams come true."
Bottazzo joins IU as a seven-time All-American and three-time SEC Champion. As a sophomore, Bottazzo swept the breaststroke events at the SEC Championships before finishing second in the 100 breast at the NCAA Championships as well as seventh in the 200 breast.
Internationally, Bottazzo placed fourth in the 50-meter breaststroke and sixth in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships after becoming Italy's national champion in both events.
Bottazzo's addition boosts Indiana's medley relays, joining three first-team All-Americans: senior Miranda Grana and sophomores Alex Shackell and Liberty Clark.
Bottazzo joins the nation's premier breaststroke program, led by Looze. Looze's breaststrokers have combined for eight Olympic medals (individual and relay), four of them gold. Indiana has won 12 NCAA breaststroke championships and 32 Big Ten breaststroke titles during Looze's tenure, including nine of the last 11 conference titles in the women's 200-yard breaststroke. The Indiana men led the nation in breaststroke scoring at each of the last two NCAA Championships.
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Indiana head swimming coach Ray Looze announced on Tuesday (June 2) the transfer addition of Anita Bottazzo, an incoming junior from Venice, Italy, transferring from the University of Florida.
"We are excited to add Anita to next year's team," IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. "She comes with a fantastic resume of success at both the NCAA and international levels. We look to help make her Olympic podium dreams come true."
Bottazzo joins IU as a seven-time All-American and three-time SEC Champion. As a sophomore, Bottazzo swept the breaststroke events at the SEC Championships before finishing second in the 100 breast at the NCAA Championships as well as seventh in the 200 breast.
Internationally, Bottazzo placed fourth in the 50-meter breaststroke and sixth in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships after becoming Italy's national champion in both events.
Bottazzo's addition boosts Indiana's medley relays, joining three first-team All-Americans: senior Miranda Grana and sophomores Alex Shackell and Liberty Clark.
Bottazzo joins the nation's premier breaststroke program, led by Looze. Looze's breaststrokers have combined for eight Olympic medals (individual and relay), four of them gold. Indiana has won 12 NCAA breaststroke championships and 32 Big Ten breaststroke titles during Looze's tenure, including nine of the last 11 conference titles in the women's 200-yard breaststroke. The Indiana men led the nation in breaststroke scoring at each of the last two NCAA Championships.
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Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men's and women's swimming and diving teams on social media – X, Facebook and Instagram.
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