Indiana University Women's Swimming

Looze is in his 12th year at the helm of both the men's and women's swimming programs and his 15th year of mentoring the men at Indiana University. Looze has achieved unparalleled success as both a coach and a world-class swimmer, accomplishments that he carried into his reign over the Hoosiers since his hiring in June 2002. Since arriving in Bloomington, Looze has made it his mission to return Indiana swimming to the elite level it had maintained throughout the 1960s and 70s. To say that he has made significant progress at IU would be an understatement. Under Looze's leadership, the 2005-06 Indiana men claimed IU's first Big Ten title since 1985. In just his second season directing the women's program, he led the team to its third Big Ten title in school history in 2007. Simply put, 2015-16 was a banner year for Looze, not only with the Hoosiers, but with Team USA. Looze was named to Team USA's coaching staff for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics after three IU swimmers - Lilly King, Blake Pieroni and Cody Miller all made the squad. Along with the three Team USA swimmers, IU had a total of seven swimmers qualify for the Olympics - Kennedy Goss, Ali Khalafalla, Marwan Elkamash and Anze Tavcar. At the Rio Olympics, King won gold in both the women's 100 breaststroke and the women's 4x100 medley relay. Miller won bronze in the men's 100 breaststroke and gold in the men's 4x100 medley relay, while Pieroni won gold as a member of Team USA's 4x100 freestyle relay. Goss took home a bronze medal as a member of Team Canada's 4x200 freestyle relay team. The NCAA season was also a tremendous success, as Looze became the first swimming coach in Big Ten league history to be named both the men's and women's conference coach of the year during the same season. Looze has won Big Ten Swimming Coach of the Year honors a total of six times four for the men and two for the women. Under Looze's guidance, the Hoosier men placed ninth at the 2016 NCAA Championships with a total of 180.5 points and finished as the top Big Ten team at the NCAA's for the first time since 1978. On the women's side, Looze led the IU women to their best finish ever at the NCAA Championships, placing seventh with a program-best 228 points. At the Big Ten Championships, both the men's and women's teams placed second overall. Under's Looze's guidance, King was named the CSCAA National Swimmer of the Year after winning NCAA Championships in both the 100 breast and 200 breast. In 2014-15, Looze saw the Hoosier women place 10 th at the NCAA Championships after placing second at the Big Ten Championships. On the mens side, Indiana places 12 th at NCAAs after a third-place finish at the conference championships. In total, the Hoosiers combined for 13 All-American certificates and seven Honorable Mention All-American honors in 2014-15. Looze led the men to a top-10 finish at the NCAA Championships in 2013-14, despite sending just four swimmers and two divers to the meet. Highlights included second-place finishes from Eric Ress in the 200 backstroke and Cody Miller in the 200 breaststroke. Steve Schmuhl added a fourth-place finish in the 400 individual medley and a seventh-place finish in the 200 butterfly. In all IU took home nine All-America honors in individual swimming events, along with two relay distinctions. Over the course of the 2013-14 season, the men set school records in the 200 backstroke, 200 butterfly, 400 IM, 400 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay. For the women, Brooklynn Snodgrass etched her name into IU lore, becoming just the second female swimmer in school history to win an NCAA title when she was crowned the 200 backstroke champion. She was named Big Ten Swimmer of the Year, winning Big Ten titles in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and 200 medley relay. Lindsay Vrooman won Big Ten titles in the 500 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle, going on to earn All-America honors in both events at the NCAA Championships. A Hoosier was also honored as Big Ten Freshman of the Year as Gia Dalesandro won a Big Ten title in the 200 butterfly and set a school record in the 100 fly. In 2013-14 the IU women set new school records in the 100 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay. In 2012-13, the Indiana men posted their best finish at the NCAA Championships since 1980, coming in ninth. Hoosier men took home All-America honors in 11 different events, including a third-place finish int he 200 individual medley by Cody Miller, a fifth-place finish in the 400 IM by Steve Schmuhl, and third and fifth-place finishes in the 100 back and 200 back, respectively, from Eric Ress. That performance was a carryover from the Big Ten Championships where the Hoosiers posted a second-place finish in their home pool. Miller won titles in the 100 breast and 200 breast for the third-straight year and added a title in the 200 IM. James Wells successfully defended his title in the 100 back. Miller was named Swimmer of the Championships for his efforts. On the women's side Lindsay Vrooman was named Big Ten Swimmer of the Year, the second-straight year a Hoosier took home the honor. Vrooman defended her Big Ten title in the 1,650 free and added another in the 500 free and 800 free relay. The 800 free relay team of Vrooman, Cynthia Pammett, Haley Lips and Brooklynn Snodgrass set a new Big Ten record of 6:59.48, while Vrooman's time of 4:35.41 in the 500 free was also a Big Ten record. Snodgrass got her IU career started on the right foot, adding individual Big Ten titles in the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke. Dorina Szekeres took home her first Big Ten title in 2012-13, claiming the top spot in the 400 IM. Vrooman went on to finish third in the 1,650 free and fifth in the 500 free at the NCAA Championships as the Hoosiers placed 11th as a team. Snodgrass was third in the 100 backstroke and seventh in the 200 back. Despite missing one of its top scorers in 2011-12, the IU men reclaimed a spot in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships, finishing 10th with 140 points. Individually, Sam Trahin took fourth in the 400 IM in school-record time, while Miller was seventh in the 100 breaststroke and ninth in the 200 breaststroke. Overall the Hoosier men brought home 16 swimming All-America honors. The IU men posted a third-place finish at the 2012 Big Ten Championships, as Miller swept the breaststroke events for the second-straight year. Wells also captured a Big Ten title, winning his first in the 100 backstroke. On the women's side the Hoosiers took second at the Big Ten Championships, with the 800 free relay setting a Big Ten meet record. Allysa Vavra (200 IM, 400 IM) and Vrooman (1,650 freestyle) were individual winners, with Vavra being named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships and Big Ten Swimmer of the Year. In 2012 the IU women tallied their ninth-straight top-15 finish at the NCAA Champsionships, placing 13th. Vrooman took eighth in the 500 free and sixth in the 1,650 free, while Vavra was eighth in the 200 IM, fifth in the 400 IM and seventh in the 200 backstroke. The Hoosiers went home with 11 swimming All-America honors. The 2010-11 season saw Looze's women's squad take home its third-straight Big Ten title, winning the crown in its own pool at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. Vavra took home Big Ten titles in the 200 IM and 400 IM, while Brittany Barwegen closed out her IU career with a Big Ten Championship in the 200 butterfly. The Hoosiers were also victorious in the 800 free relay and set then-Big Ten meet records in the 800 free relay, 200 free (Brittany Strumbel) and 400 IM (Vavra). At the 2011 NCAA Championships the Hoosiers posted a 15th-place team finish, with swimmers earning All-America honors in the 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 400 medley relay, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 800 freestyle relay, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly and 400 freestyle relay. On the men's side, Indiana tallied a second-place finish at the Big Ten meet, led by Big Ten individual titles from Ress (100 backstroke) and Miller (100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke). Ress set a new meet record in the 100 back (45.11), while Miller's winning time in the 200 breaststroke was the second-fastest time in school history (1:54.16). At the NCAA meet, Ress went on to earn runner-up finishes in the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke, and the Hoosiers took All-America honors in the 500 freestyle, 200 medley relay, 800 freestyle relay and 200 breaststroke. In 2009-10 Looze helped direct the women's program to its second-consecutive Big Ten title and third over a four-year period. The women took home six individual titles and two relay crowns, with Kate Fesenko named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Year, as well as Swimmer of the Championships. Taylor Wohrley took home Freshman of the Year honors. The women went on to post a top-10 finish at the NCAA Championships, with Fesenko becoming the first Hoosier female to earn a swimming national title, taking the 200 backstroke crown. On the men's side, Aaron Opell closed out his IU career with a Big Ten title in the 200 breaststroke and went on to earn All-America honors in the event at the NCAA Championships. In 2008-09, Looze guided the women to their second Big Ten title in three seasons and led a group of 12 women to the NCAA Championships where the team finished 10th. Kate Fesenko defended her Big Ten titles in the 100 back and 200 back and went on to earn All-America honors in both events. Freshman Nikki White made a splash in the distance events, winning the 500 free at Big Tens and posting a top-10 finish in the 1,650 free at NCAAs. For his efforts Looze was named Big Ten Coach of the Year, while Fesenko was honored as the Big Ten Swimmer of the Year. A young men's squad finished fifth at the Big Ten Championships, led by freshman Eric Ress. Ress finished second in the 100 and 200 backstroke and fifth in the 500 free. He went on to earn All-America honors in the 100 back at the NCAA Championships. In 2007-08, Looze became the first coach in IU history to lead both the men's and women's squads to top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships. Individual success came in the form of Ben Hesen who captured the NCAA title in the 100 backstroke, becoming the first Hoosier individual swimming national champion since 1976. At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, Hesen set a new American record in the 50-meter backstroke. On the women's side, Fesenko picked up second-and third-place finishes in the 200 back and 100 back, respectively, at the national meet. Both the men and women finished 10th, with the men's point total of 166 the most since Indiana tallied 173 points for fourth place at the 1977 NCAA Championships. In Big Ten competition, the men finished second, capturing four individual and relay titles, the most ever under Looze's tutelage. The 2006-07 women's squad came home from Big Tens with seven event titles, while setting 10 school records and two conference records along the way. In addition, Leila Vaziri became the first female swimmer in school history to set a world record when she clocked a time of 28.16 in the 50-meter backstroke at the 2007 FINAWorld Championships in Australia. In 2007 the men posted a fourth-place finish at the Big Ten meet. The group tallied 13 All-America citations at the NCAA Championships, led by four from Hesen. Hesen became the first IU swimmer in 28 years to reach the championship finals of two individual events, finishing second in the 100 backstroke and eighth in the 200 back. Following the Hoosiers' Big Ten championship performance in 2006, Kevin Swander earned Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships for the second time in his Hoosier career. He joined three other former Big Ten swimmers in earning two Swimmer of the Championships awards since its inception in 1991. Looze picked up his first Big Ten Swimming Coach of the Year. Nick Walkotten became the first swimmer to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in IU school history. He joined former diver Tom Davidson, who earned the honor in 1997, to win the Freshman of the Year honor. Additionally, Indiana men have snared 91 All-America certificates under Looze's tenure, with 20 of those coming in 2008. Meanwhile, Indiana closed out the 2006 NCAA Championships in Atlanta, Ga., with a 12th-place total of 115.5 points. For the women, 2007 was a magical season, culminating in just its second official Big Ten title since the conference began sponsoring the sport in 1982. Vaziri won the 100-yard backstroke, setting a then-Big Ten record in the process. AllisonKay won the 200 butterfly, becoming the first female swimmer in school history to win the event. Looze was named Swimming Coach of the Year for the first time on the women's side. IU led league schools with nine All-Big Ten selections. At the NCAA Championships in Minneapolis, the Hoosiers finished 11th with 109.5 points. Vaziri took third in the 100-yard backstroke and also earned All-America certificates in the 400-yard freestyle relay and the 400-yard medley relay.  Vaziri closed her amazing IU career with 15 All-America citations, eclipsing the previous school record of 13 held by Erin Smith (2002-05). In 2006, the Hoosiers claimed six All-America certificates at the NCAA Championships. Allison Kay garnered an individual citation with a 10th-place finish in the 400 IM, while Vaziri captured 10th in the 100 back. Additionally, the quartet of Annica Lofstedt, Clarissa Wentworth, Vaziri and Kay each picked up All-America honors with a 14th-place effort in the 400 freestyle relay. Overall, the Hoosiers tallied 91 points to finish in 14th place at NCAAs. With her performance in the 100 back, Vaziri claimed her third individual All-American certificate, and 12th overall including relay action. In 2004-05 the Hoosiers finished second at the Big Ten Championships, just three points behind first-place Minnesota. Indiana followed the league meet with a 16th-place effort at the NCAA Championships. Additionally, the Hoosiers acquired an incredible haul of All-American accolades with 24 citations over the three-day meet. Looze's swimmers accounted for 60 of the team's 76 points at the national meet. The list of accomplishments for the Hoosier program only grows from there. In 2004, IU had its first national champion (at the ConocoPhillips Summer National Championships) since 1980 and the school's initial Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships in Swander. Vaziri became the school's first female world champion when she won the 50-meter backstroke. At the 2005 Big Ten Championships, the Hoosiers captured seven All-Big Ten selections. Additionally, Swander claimed the 200-yard breaststroke title to become IU's first back-to-back swimming titleist since Cliff Looschen won in 1985 and 1986. Meanwhile, Indiana finished with seven swimming All-Americans (Fesenko, Hesen, Lee Houchin, Patrick, Russell, Swander and Scott Tanner) in 2005. IU also qualified for all five relays. The feat marked the first time in school history that Indiana swam in all five relays. A proven winner before arriving at IU, the highlights of Looze's career are remarkable: Five seasons as the head men's swimming coach at the University of the Pacific produced four Big West Conference Coach of the Year honors Two seasons as the head coach at the esteemed Peddie School resulted in a mythical national championship One season as a graduate assistant at the University of Texas ended in a NCAA team championship In four years as a varsity swimmer at the University of Southern California, Looze's career was highlighted with: both academic and athletic All-America honors; top 10 finishes in eight NCAA events, including a second-place swim in the 400-yard individual medley at the 1990 NCAA Championships; a finance degree magna cum laude; an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and being recognized as a finalist for both the Rhodes Scholarship and the Walter Byers Award On the international swimming scene, was a member of the 1990 United States Goodwill Games team and that year was ranked among the world's best in the 200-meter breaststroke and the 200-meter and 400-meter individual medleys At the United States Olympic Trials in Indianapolis in 1992, just missed qualifying for the Olympic Games by placing third in the 400 individual medley and fifth in the 200 IM. Looze arrived at Indiana after spending five seasons as head swim coach at the University of the Pacific. He took over the helm of the men's swimming program on August 16, 1997, and beginning in 1998, he assumed the role as head coach for both the men's and women's swimming programs. Looze was named the Big West Conference Men's Swimming Coach of the Year in four consecutive seasons (1998-2002). In 2002-03, Looze led both teams to Big West Conference championships and subsequently was named the Big West Coach of the Year in both men's and women's swimming. Prior to his tenure at Pacific, Looze served as the head coach at the Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J., from 1994-95, where he led the storied prep school to Swimming World's mythical national championship in 1995. As a men's swimming graduate assistant at the University of Texas, he was part of another national championship team as he helped the Longhorns capture the 1991 NCAA title. He also worked as the assistant men's swimming coach at Harvard from 1992-93. At the club level, Looze has coached the Phoenix (Ariz.) Swim Club from 1995-96 and Tiger Aquatics in Stockton, Calif., during his tenure at Pacific. Success has followed Looze throughout his coaching career. In only a short period of time, the University of Southern California product took Pacific's program to new heights. After taking over the men's program in 1997, he guided his 1999 squad to a second-place finish at the Big West Championships and earned Big West Coach of the Year accolades for his efforts. At the same meet, the Pacific women's team won its first-ever Big West title, outscoring second-place UC-Santa Barbara by 112 points. As a student-athlete at Southern California, Looze was a standout in and out of the pool. He became the first non-football playing Trojan in school history to earn GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. In 1989, he was recognized as the school's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He was also a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winner and received recognition as a finalist for the 1989 Rhodes Scholarship and the 1990 NCAA Walter Byers Award. As a Trojan, Looze was a four-time All-America selection in swimming. At the 1990 NCAA Championships, he finished second in the 400 individual medley and ultimately earned a spot on the 1990 U.S. Goodwill Games squad. He finished the 1990 campaign ranked among the world's best in the 200-meter breaststroke and the 200-meter and 400-meter individual medleys. Looze graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in business finance from the University of Southern California and earned a master's degree from the School of Education at the University of Texas at Austin. He and his wife, Kandis, have two children: Bryce Ryan (18) and MacKenzie Kay (16).

Johansen was named the third diving coach in Indiana University history on April 29, 2013. The 2015-16 season was a terrific one for Johansen - both coaching the Hoosiers and as head coach of Team USA at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Johansen was named head coach for the Olympic squad for the second time, as IU's Jessica Parratto, Michael Hixon and Amy Cozad were all on the team. IU's James Connor also dove in the Olympics for Team Australia. Hixon won silver in Rio in the men's 3m Springboard Synchro, highlighting a great showing for Team USA at the Olympics. At the NCAA Championships, Johansen saw Joshua Arndt and Lacey Houser earn All-America honors in the 3m dive. Arndt took fourth place, while Houser finished eighth overall.   The 2014-15 season was a terrific year for the Indiana divers, highlighted by Jessica Parratto winning the NCAA Championship in platform.  At the Big Ten Championships, the IU men swept all three events 1 meter, 3 meter and platform.   Johansen was also named the head coach of the 2015 U.S. World Championhip team, where he coached former IU divers Darian Schmidt and Amy Cozad.     Prior to Indiana, Johansen spent six seasons as the head diving coach at Duke University.   In March 2013 he directed Duke diver Nick McCrory to his third NCAA title on the platform, matching titles he won in 2010 and 2011. McCrory also posted runner-up finishes on the 1-meter and 3-meter at the NCAA meet, making him a nine-time NCAA All-American. He was the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference champion in all three disciplines and is the most decorated diver in ACC history with a total of eight conference titles. For his efforts McCrory was named the 2013 ACC Diver of the Year for the third time in as many years of competition.   From 2008-11, Johnston won six ACC titles, including a sweep of all springboard events in 2010 and 2011. In all, Duke divers have brought home 15 ACC titles in his six seasons as head coach of the Blue Devils.   USA Diving named Johansen head coach of the U.S. diving team for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Prior to the appointment Johansen had spent seven years as a U.S. National Team coach, including serving as head coach of the 2011 World Championship team. Under his direction at the 2012 Olympic Games, U.S. divers took home four medals, including a bronze medal for Nick McCrory in the men's 10-meter synchronized competition and a silver for Abby Johnston in the women's 3-meter synchronized event. Both McCrory and Johnston dove for Johansen while student-athletes at Duke.   Overall under Johansen's direction the United States took home one gold, one silver and two bronze medals from London. It was the most diving medals for the Americans since the 1988 Olympic Games.   Johansen is a former member of the USA Diving National Team and has coaching experience at the club, collegiate, national and international level. In addition to his work at the 2012 Olympic and 2011 World Championships, Johansen coached the U.S. Diving World Championship team in 2005 and U.S. Diving Junior World Team in 2002. He founded the U.S. Elite Diving Academy in Columbus, Ohio in 2001, developing it into one of the largest and most successful junior and senior programs in the nation. Under Johansen's direction, the U.S. Elite Diving Academy won the U.S. Diving Junior Team title in 2005 and in 2006 captured the Junior and Senior team titles. Since 2007 Johansen has been the head coach and owner of The American School for Diving, which is a USA Diving Center of Excellence and in 2012 produced a Junior World Championships gold medalist in the 16-18 women's 3-meter.   In addition to his six seasons as head coach at Duke, Johansen has served as head coach at Illinois State (1999-2001) and Florida Atlantic (1991-95), earning conference coach of the year honors four times at FAU. During the 1992-93 season at FAU, Johansen coached four All-America selections, three honorable mention All-America picks and a 3-meter national champion. While at FAU he also oversaw the program's transition from NCAA Division II to Division I. From 2004-07 he served as a volunteer assistant coach at Ohio State. He attended Arizona State University where he was a member of the diving team.   Johansen and his wife Jenny, herself a two-time Olympic diver and former head diving coach at the University of North Carolina, have one daughter, Lina Mei. Drew Johansen Head Diving Coach   Drew Johansen was named the third diving coach in Indiana University history on April 29, 2013. The 2015-16 season was a terrific one for Johansen - both coaching the Hoosiers and as head coach of Team USA at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Johansen was named head coach for the Olympic squad for the second time, as IU's Jessica Parratto, Michael Hixon and Amy Cozad were all on the team. IU's James Connor also dove in the Olympics for Team Australia. Hixon won silver in Rio in the men's 3m Springboard Synchro, highlighting a great showing for Team USA at the Olympics. At the NCAA Championships, Johansen saw Joshua Arndt and Lacey Houser earn All-America honors in the 3m dive. Arndt took fourth place, while Houser finished eighth overall.   The 2014-15 season was a terrific year for the Indiana divers, highlighted by Jessica Parratto winning the NCAA Championship in platform.  At the Big Ten Championships, the IU men swept all three events 1 meter, 3 meter and platform.   Johansen was also named the head coach of the 2015 U.S. World Championhip team, where he coached former IU divers Darian Schmidt and Amy Cozad.     Prior to Indiana, Johansen spent six seasons as the head diving coach at Duke University.   In March 2013 he directed Duke diver Nick McCrory to his third NCAA title on the platform, matching titles he won in 2010 and 2011. McCrory also posted runner-up finishes on the 1-meter and 3-meter at the NCAA meet, making him a nine-time NCAA All-American. He was the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference champion in all three disciplines and is the most decorated diver in ACC history with a total of eight conference titles. For his efforts McCrory was named the 2013 ACC Diver of the Year for the third time in as many years of competition.   From 2008-11, Johnston won six ACC titles, including a sweep of all springboard events in 2010 and 2011. In all, Duke divers have brought home 15 ACC titles in his six seasons as head coach of the Blue Devils.   USA Diving named Johansen head coach of the U.S. diving team for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Prior to the appointment Johansen had spent seven years as a U.S. National Team coach, including serving as head coach of the 2011 World Championship team. Under his direction at the 2012 Olympic Games, U.S. divers took home four medals, including a bronze medal for Nick McCrory in the men's 10-meter synchronized competition and a silver for Abby Johnston in the women's 3-meter synchronized event. Both McCrory and Johnston dove for Johansen while student-athletes at Duke.   Overall under Johansen's direction the United States took home one gold, one silver and two bronze medals from London. It was the most diving medals for the Americans since the 1988 Olympic Games.   Johansen is a former member of the USA Diving National Team and has coaching experience at the club, collegiate, national and international level. In addition to his work at the 2012 Olympic and 2011 World Championships, Johansen coached the U.S. Diving World Championship team in 2005 and U.S. Diving Junior World Team in 2002. He founded the U.S. Elite Diving Academy in Columbus, Ohio in 2001, developing it into one of the largest and most successful junior and senior programs in the nation. Under Johansen's direction, the U.S. Elite Diving Academy won the U.S. Diving Junior Team title in 2005 and in 2006 captured the Junior and Senior team titles. Since 2007 Johansen has been the head coach and owner of The American School for Diving, which is a USA Diving Center of Excellence and in 2012 produced a Junior World Championships gold medalist in the 16-18 women's 3-meter.   In addition to his six seasons as head coach at Duke, Johansen has served as head coach at Illinois State (1999-2001) and Florida Atlantic (1991-95), earning conference coach of the year honors four times at FAU. During the 1992-93 season at FAU, Johansen coached four All-America selections, three honorable mention All-America picks and a 3-meter national champion. While at FAU he also oversaw the program's transition from NCAA Division II to Division I. From 2004-07 he served as a volunteer assistant coach at Ohio State. He attended Arizona State University where he was a member of the diving team.   Johansen and his wife Jenny, herself a two-time Olympic diver and former head diving coach at the University of North Carolina, have one daughter, Lina Mei.

Westphal is entering his third season as associate head coach for men's and women's swimming and his 12th season overall at Indiana. Previously, Westphal had served as the assistant head coach for men's swimming for four seasons. Westphal is the lead coach for the men's team, concentrating on the training of the distance and middle distance group. In 2015-16, the Hoosier men placed ninth overall at the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in the last five seasons. IU's 180.5 points were the most for the team since scoring 201 in 2013. IU finished ahead of Stanford (14th) for the first time since 1980 and Auburn (10th) for the first time since 1991.   With the ninth place finish, the Hoosiers finished as the top Big Ten team at the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1978. In total, Indiana earned 28 All-America honors at the 2016 NCAA Championships the most for the program since 2013. At the Big Ten Championships, IU placed second overall with a score of 1,306 points. Indiana finished in the top-3 at the Big Ten Championships for the sixth-straight season and the second place finish was the fourth for the Hoosiers in the last six years. Over the course of the conference championships, the Hoosiers racked up 14 school record swims, seven Boilermaker Aquatic Center records, 13 NCAA A cuts, 78 NCAA B cuts and 52 personal-best times. Westphal has led the training for the distance group, with the 2012-13 season one of its most successful with a Big Ten title in the 500 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle for Lindsay Vrooman. Vrooman went on to finish fifth in the 500 freestyle and third in the 1,650 freestyle at the 2013 NCAA Championships. She posted new school records in the 500 free, 1,000 free and 1,650 free. On the men's side, Jim Barbiere took up the 1,650 free in his final season at IU, placing sixth at the Big Ten Championships and 11th at the NCAA Championships. His time of 14:54.08 at the NCAA meet set a new school record, while his 14:56.79 at Big Tens ranks second in IU history. Barbiere also posted three of the four fastest times in IU history in the 500 free during the 2012-13 season. As a team, the 2012-13 Hoosier men finished second at the Big Ten Championships and ninth at the NCAA meet, the best finish for the Indiana men since 1980. In 2010-11, the Indiana women captured their third-straight Big Ten title, winning individual crowns in the 200 IM (Allysa Vavra), 400 IM (Vavra), 200 butterfly (Brittany Barwegen) and the 800 free relay. The Hoosiers also took home 21 All-America certificates at the 2011 NCAA Championships. On the men's side, Indiana tallied a second-place finish at the Big Ten meet, led by Big Ten individual titles from Eric Ress (100 backstroke) and Cody Miller (100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke). Ress set a new meet record in the 100 back (45.11), while Miller's winning time in the 200 breaststroke was the second-fastest time in school history (1:54.16). At the NCAA meet, Ress went on to earn runner-up finishes in the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke, and the Hoosiers took All-America honors in the 500 freestyle, 200 medley relay, 800 freestyle relay and 200 breaststroke. In 2009-10 Westphal was part of a staff that saw the women's program win its second-straight Big Ten Championship title and third in the last four years. Kate Fesenko became the first IU female swimmer to win an NCAA individual title when she smashed the school and Big Ten record in the 200-yard backstroke. In addtion, Taylor Wohrley was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. On the men's side, Aaron Opell won the Big Ten title in the 200-yard breaststroke and went on to earn All-America honors in the event. Sprinter Bryan Chovanec was a runner-up in the 50-yard freestyle at Big Tens. As the Hoosiers' distance coach the last seven seasons, in 2009 Westphal helped tutor Nikki White to a Big Ten title in the 500 free and placed two swimmers (Allison Kay, White) in the top-10 of the 1,650 free at the NCAA Championships. The Hoosiers took four of the top five spots in the event at the Big Ten Championships, where IU won its second team title in a three-year period. In 2008, Westphal saw J.K. Koehler earn All-America honors in the 1,650-yard freestyle and top finishes from Alex Brunfeldt (500 free, 1,650 free) and Koehler (1,650 free) at the Big Ten Championships. Westphal also accompanied former IU distance standout Sergiy Fesenko and 2008 All-American Kate Zubkova to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China as a member of the Ukrainian coaching staff. On the women's side, Amanda Smith made a splash at the NCAA Championships by picking up All-America honors in the 500 free (14th) after finishing second in the event at the Big Ten Championships. In 2007, Westphal helped Koehler and Brunfeldt to top-eight finishes in the 500- and 1,650-yard freestyle at Big Tens. Koehler went on to finish 12th in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the NCAAChampionships. Emma Berry placed eighth in the 1,650-yard freestyle as the women claimed the Big Ten title in 2007. In 2006, Westphal was a crucial component of a coaching staff that led the men's squad to its first Big Ten title in more than two decades. The men's squad also finished 12th at the NCAAChampionships in 2006, its highest finish since 1989. Westphal mentored the most prolific distance freestyle swimmer in Indiana history in Fesenko. While only with the program for two years, Fesenko left with records in all the distance freestyle events. Fesenko eclipsed the school records for the 500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle 1,650-yard freestyle in his first season with the Hoosiers, then broke his own marks again as a senior. Westphal, who was an assistant for Indiana's women's team before the two programs were merged prior to the 2005-06 season, was on the deck to see Fesenko pick up two All-America certificates in 2006. After earning three citations in 2005, Fesenko followed that up with two more honorable mention nods in 2006 in the 500 free and 1,650 free. The distance squad put three Hoosiers in the top five of the 1,650 free at the 2006 Big Ten Championships, with Fesenko, Koehler and Brunfeldt finishing second, fourth and fifth, respectively. Fesenko finished second in the 500 free. In Westphal's second campaign with IU, the Indiana women's swimming and diving squad finished in a program-best ninth place with 112 points at the 2005 NCAA Championships. In Westphal's first season with the Hoosiers, the women's program had 12 swimmers earn honorable mention All-America honors in some form. Indiana also took third at the Big Ten Championships with Big Ten titles in the 50-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle relay. IU also had what was then its third-best finish at the NCAA Championships, taking 12th with 119 points. Westphal joined the Hoosier women's staff in July of 2003 after previously serving as the head assistant swim coach at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. At UNLV, Westphal handled recruiting duties for both the men's and women's programs, provided training programs for swimmers and managed the graduate assistants on the staff. Prior to his stint with the Rebels, he served for two seasons (2000-02) as an assistant swim coach at the University of Pacific under Looze. In 2002, the Pacific men's and women's teams won Big West Conference titles, and the women's squad placed 15th at the NCAA Championships. From 1999 to 2000, Westphal was the pool manager and head swim coach at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash. He was also the head coach of the Evergreen Swim Club from 1997 to 2000. Westphal began his career as the head coach at Capital High School in Olympia, where he coached from 1996 to 2000. Westphal experienced great success as a collegiate swimmer. He was a four-time NAIA All-American from 1993-96 at Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore., and also earned Academic All-America honors as a senior in 1996. Westphal was a three-time captain (1994-96) and garnered Linfield College Athlete of the Year honors in 1995. Westphal earned his bachelor's degree in elementary education from Linfield in 1996. He also is working towards a master's degree in sports management and athletic administration. Westphal married the former Sarah Ewan in 2004. The couple resides in Bloomington with their daughter, Hope. Mike Westphal Associate Head Coach   Mike Westphal is entering his third season as associate head coach for men's and women's swimming and his 12th season overall at Indiana. Previously, Westphal had served as the assistant head coach for men's swimming for four seasons. Westphal is the lead coach for the men's team, concentrating on the training of the distance and middle distance group. In 2015-16, the Hoosier men placed ninth overall at the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in the last five seasons. IU's 180.5 points were the most for the team since scoring 201 in 2013. IU finished ahead of Stanford (14th) for the first time since 1980 and Auburn (10th) for the first time since 1991.   With the ninth place finish, the Hoosiers finished as the top Big Ten team at the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1978. In total, Indiana earned 28 All-America honors at the 2016 NCAA Championships the most for the program since 2013. At the Big Ten Championships, IU placed second overall with a score of 1,306 points. Indiana finished in the top-3 at the Big Ten Championships for the sixth-straight season and the second place finish was the fourth for the Hoosiers in the last six years. Over the course of the conference championships, the Hoosiers racked up 14 school record swims, seven Boilermaker Aquatic Center records, 13 NCAA A cuts, 78 NCAA B cuts and 52 personal-best times. Westphal has led the training for the distance group, with the 2012-13 season one of its most successful with a Big Ten title in the 500 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle for Lindsay Vrooman. Vrooman went on to finish fifth in the 500 freestyle and third in the 1,650 freestyle at the 2013 NCAA Championships. She posted new school records in the 500 free, 1,000 free and 1,650 free. On the men's side, Jim Barbiere took up the 1,650 free in his final season at IU, placing sixth at the Big Ten Championships and 11th at the NCAA Championships. His time of 14:54.08 at the NCAA meet set a new school record, while his 14:56.79 at Big Tens ranks second in IU history. Barbiere also posted three of the four fastest times in IU history in the 500 free during the 2012-13 season. As a team, the 2012-13 Hoosier men finished second at the Big Ten Championships and ninth at the NCAA meet, the best finish for the Indiana men since 1980. In 2010-11, the Indiana women captured their third-straight Big Ten title, winning individual crowns in the 200 IM (Allysa Vavra), 400 IM (Vavra), 200 butterfly (Brittany Barwegen) and the 800 free relay. The Hoosiers also took home 21 All-America certificates at the 2011 NCAA Championships. On the men's side, Indiana tallied a second-place finish at the Big Ten meet, led by Big Ten individual titles from Eric Ress (100 backstroke) and Cody Miller (100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke). Ress set a new meet record in the 100 back (45.11), while Miller's winning time in the 200 breaststroke was the second-fastest time in school history (1:54.16). At the NCAA meet, Ress went on to earn runner-up finishes in the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke, and the Hoosiers took All-America honors in the 500 freestyle, 200 medley relay, 800 freestyle relay and 200 breaststroke. In 2009-10 Westphal was part of a staff that saw the women's program win its second-straight Big Ten Championship title and third in the last four years. Kate Fesenko became the first IU female swimmer to win an NCAA individual title when she smashed the school and Big Ten record in the 200-yard backstroke. In addtion, Taylor Wohrley was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. On the men's side, Aaron Opell won the Big Ten title in the 200-yard breaststroke and went on to earn All-America honors in the event. Sprinter Bryan Chovanec was a runner-up in the 50-yard freestyle at Big Tens. As the Hoosiers' distance coach the last seven seasons, in 2009 Westphal helped tutor Nikki White to a Big Ten title in the 500 free and placed two swimmers (Allison Kay, White) in the top-10 of the 1,650 free at the NCAA Championships. The Hoosiers took four of the top five spots in the event at the Big Ten Championships, where IU won its second team title in a three-year period. In 2008, Westphal saw J.K. Koehler earn All-America honors in the 1,650-yard freestyle and top finishes from Alex Brunfeldt (500 free, 1,650 free) and Koehler (1,650 free) at the Big Ten Championships. Westphal also accompanied former IU distance standout Sergiy Fesenko and 2008 All-American Kate Zubkova to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China as a member of the Ukrainian coaching staff. On the women's side, Amanda Smith made a splash at the NCAA Championships by picking up All-America honors in the 500 free (14th) after finishing second in the event at the Big Ten Championships. In 2007, Westphal helped Koehler and Brunfeldt to top-eight finishes in the 500- and 1,650-yard freestyle at Big Tens. Koehler went on to finish 12th in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the NCAAChampionships. Emma Berry placed eighth in the 1,650-yard freestyle as the women claimed the Big Ten title in 2007. In 2006, Westphal was a crucial component of a coaching staff that led the men's squad to its first Big Ten title in more than two decades. The men's squad also finished 12th at the NCAAChampionships in 2006, its highest finish since 1989. Westphal mentored the most prolific distance freestyle swimmer in Indiana history in Fesenko. While only with the program for two years, Fesenko left with records in all the distance freestyle events. Fesenko eclipsed the school records for the 500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle 1,650-yard freestyle in his first season with the Hoosiers, then broke his own marks again as a senior. Westphal, who was an assistant for Indiana's women's team before the two programs were merged prior to the 2005-06 season, was on the deck to see Fesenko pick up two All-America certificates in 2006. After earning three citations in 2005, Fesenko followed that up with two more honorable mention nods in 2006 in the 500 free and 1,650 free. The distance squad put three Hoosiers in the top five of the 1,650 free at the 2006 Big Ten Championships, with Fesenko, Koehler and Brunfeldt finishing second, fourth and fifth, respectively. Fesenko finished second in the 500 free. In Westphal's second campaign with IU, the Indiana women's swimming and diving squad finished in a program-best ninth place with 112 points at the 2005 NCAA Championships. In Westphal's first season with the Hoosiers, the women's program had 12 swimmers earn honorable mention All-America honors in some form. Indiana also took third at the Big Ten Championships with Big Ten titles in the 50-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle relay. IU also had what was then its third-best finish at the NCAA Championships, taking 12th with 119 points. Westphal joined the Hoosier women's staff in July of 2003 after previously serving as the head assistant swim coach at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. At UNLV, Westphal handled recruiting duties for both the men's and women's programs, provided training programs for swimmers and managed the graduate assistants on the staff. Prior to his stint with the Rebels, he served for two seasons (2000-02) as an assistant swim coach at the University of Pacific under Looze. In 2002, the Pacific men's and women's teams won Big West Conference titles, and the women's squad placed 15th at the NCAA Championships. From 1999 to 2000, Westphal was the pool manager and head swim coach at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash. He was also the head coach of the Evergreen Swim Club from 1997 to 2000. Westphal began his career as the head coach at Capital High School in Olympia, where he coached from 1996 to 2000. Westphal experienced great success as a collegiate swimmer. He was a four-time NAIA All-American from 1993-96 at Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore., and also earned Academic All-America honors as a senior in 1996. Westphal was a three-time captain (1994-96) and garnered Linfield College Athlete of the Year honors in 1995. Westphal earned his bachelor's degree in elementary education from Linfield in 1996. He also is working towards a master's degree in sports management and athletic administration. Westphal married the former Sarah Ewan in 2004. The couple resides in Bloomington with their daughter, Hope.

Kostoff's work will focus on assisting with distance and 400 individual medley swimmers. Kostoff was a two-time U.S. Olympian as part of the 1984 and 1988 squads. He finished sixth in the 400-meter individual medley at the 1984 games in Los Angeles, and was ninth in the same event in Seoul in 1988. In 1983 he was the gold medalist in the 1,500-meter freestyle at the Pan Am Games. A 1987 graduate of Stanford with a bachelor's degree in history, Kostoff won five individual NCAA titles during his time on The Farm and was a member of NCAA champion teams in 1985, 1986 and 1987. He also competed on the cross-country team at Stanford. Kostoff's record at Stanford in the 1,650-yard freestyle stood for 21 years (1986-2007), while his national age-group record in the 500-yard freestyle held for 30 years (1983-2013) before being broken by Jack Conger earlier this year. Kostoff held the American record in the 1,650 freestyle from 1983-1994. Since 2007 Kostoff has worked in information technology as a senior sales executive and systems engineer with PTFS in Bethesda, Md. He spent time as an assistant swimming coach/assistant aquatics director at Maryland (1993-97) and was also the head swimming coach at Manor Country Club (1991-98), St. John's College High School (1992-93) and Rockville High School (1997-99). Jeff Kostoff was named assistant head coach for men's and women's swimming in July 2013. Kostoff's work will focus on assisting with distance and 400 individual medley swimmers. Kostoff was a two-time U.S. Olympian as part of the 1984 and 1988 squads. He finished sixth in the 400-meter individual medley at the 1984 games in Los Angeles, and was ninth in the same event in Seoul in 1988. In 1983 he was the gold medalist in the 1,500-meter freestyle at the Pan Am Games. A 1987 graduate of Stanford with a bachelor's degree in history, Kostoff won five individual NCAA titles during his time on The Farm and was a member of NCAA champion teams in 1985, 1986 and 1987. He also competed on the cross-country team at Stanford. Kostoff's record at Stanford in the 1,650-yard freestyle stood for 21 years (1986-2007), while his national age-group record in the 500-yard freestyle held for 30 years (1983-2013) before being broken by Jack Conger earlier this year. Kostoff held the American record in the 1,650 freestyle from 1983-1994. Since 2007 Kostoff has worked in information technology as a senior sales executive and systems engineer with PTFS in Bethesda, Md. He spent time as an assistant swimming coach/assistant aquatics director at Maryland (1993-97) and was also the head swimming coach at Manor Country Club (1991-98), St. John's College High School (1992-93) and Rockville High School (1997-99).

Gufford joined the Indiana staff in March 2015 as assistant diving coach. Gufford comes to IU from Idaho after serving two seasons as head diving coach at the University of Idaho. In her first year as head diving coach, Gufford was named Western Athletic Conference Diving Coach of the Year. Her divers won three WAC titles, received Diver of the Year honors, broke every school record and made finals in two events at the NCAA Zone Championship. Gufford boasts more than fifteen years of experience owning/operating large club diving programs in Nebraska, North Carolina and Idaho. Prior to her time in Idaho, Gufford served as the head coach of the club program at Duke University, jointly owned by current Indiana head coach Drew Johansen as well as two-time Olympian Jenny Johansen. She also is a successful business woman owning and managing multiple investment properties across Nebraska. Kelly Gufford Assistant Coach   Kelly Gufford joined the Indiana staff in March 2015 as assistant diving coach. Gufford comes to IU from Idaho after serving two seasons as head diving coach at the University of Idaho. In her first year as head diving coach, Gufford was named Western Athletic Conference Diving Coach of the Year. Her divers won three WAC titles, received Diver of the Year honors, broke every school record and made finals in two events at the NCAA Zone Championship. Gufford boasts more than fifteen years of experience owning/operating large club diving programs in Nebraska, North Carolina and Idaho. Prior to her time in Idaho, Gufford served as the head coach of the club program at Duke University, jointly owned by current Indiana head coach Drew Johansen as well as two-time Olympian Jenny Johansen. She also is a successful business woman owning and managing multiple investment properties across Nebraska.

Perkins enters her second season as an assistant coach at Indiana. Perkins was promoted to a full time assistant from a volunteer assistant in December of 2015. With the Hoosiers, Perkins works primarily with the middle distance and distance groups.   In 2014-15, Perkins helped guide the womens team place 10th and the mens team 12th at the NCAA Championships.   Prior to Indiana, Perkins graduated from Saint Marys College of California in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal and Civic Studies degree. At Saint Marys, Perkins was on the water polo team, where she was a team captain her junior and senior seasons.   In her personal time, Perkins is active in Ironman competitions and triathlons. Perkins was her age group champion at Ironman New Orleans in 2015 and is ranked 16th in the world, seventh in the nation, for Half Ironman Triathlons.   Perkins finished 33rd in the world and was the 13th American finisher at the Olympic Distance World Championships in 2015. She also placed 45th in the world and was the sixth American at the Half Ironman World Championships in 2015.

Bachman in April of 2016. Bachman will serve as an assistant swimming coach for both the Indiana men's and women's squads. "Blaire brings an uncommon level of passion for swimming to our staff," Looze remarked at the time of Bachman's hiring. "At Indiana we all love swimming.  In this respect, Blaire was the perfect fit for us.  Her head coaching experience and ability to recruit will help Indiana break into the NCAA top-five in the future.  She is a high energy person who will bring that approach to our pool deck daily.  We expect her to enhance our student athlete experience by tapping into her unique skill set and coaching wisdom." Bachman comes to Bloomington from Dartmouth, where she served as assistant swim coach for both the men's and women's teams since June of 2015. "I want to thank   and Indiana University for giving me the opportunity to join a dynamic coaching staff that is focused on the academic and athletic excellence of its student-athletes," Bachman said. "The spirit of Indiana athletics is undeniable; I'm honored to be a part of the Hoosier family and help in building upon its rich history of success." Prior to Dartmouth, Bachman had a tremendously successful stint as head coach for the Brenau University women's swimming team for five years. At the time of her hiring at Brenau in July of 2010, Bachman was the youngest head swimming coach in the nation. A four-time Appalachian Swimming Conference Coach of the Year, Bachman was named the NAIA Coach of the Year in 2014-15 after guiding Brenau to a third-place finish and four individual titles at the NAIA National Championships the highest finish in team history. In 2013-2014, Brenau Swimming marked its highest national ranking at that time, placing fourth at the NAIA National Championships in Oklahoma, while naming five swimmers to All-American status and earning two individual event national championship titles. A native of Gainesville, Ga., Bachman graduated from Georgia College & State University in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in mass communications and a concentration in public relations.

Massengale joined the IU Swimming & Diving staff as Director of Operations in August, 2015.   Massengale has a background as an experienced swim team manager and quality assurance manager with more than 15 years of experience in supervisory and management roles in quality assurance, personnel management, and operations consulting. She has specialized knowledge of USA Swimming & Diving rules, NCAA compliance, team operations, student/staff recruitment, and social media outreach including program assessment within both academe and industry.   Massengale brings to the staff the ability to assess organizational requirements and deliver cost-effective solutions that consistently meet and exceed needs while mentoring and leading junior staff or students on project teams. An excellent relationship builder and communicator who quickly gains and maintains the trust of all levels of professionals; she thrives in challenging, fast-paced organizations that require thought and decisive action.   Massengale has been an active volunteer meet official and meet director at the local, state and national levels; and she is currently an active volunteer and member of USA Swimming and USA Deaf Swimming.   Rene and her husband, Bert, have two children who are both competitive swimmers.