No. 2/5 Hoosiers Kick Off Season in College Swimming League

Thursday, September 24

6:30 p.m.

Indiana University

College Swimming League

No. 2/5 Hoosiers Kick Off Season in College Swimming League

9/23/2026 4:30:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 2/5 Indiana swimming and diving will begin its 2026-27 season in the first match of the inaugural College Swimming League (CSL), Thursday (Sept. 24) night inside the FMC Natatorium in Westmont, Illinois.

The College Swimming League is a brand new, dynamic league poised to "revolutionize college swimming with high-octane, fan-focused competition." The inaugural season features a six-match regular season and a two-match postseason in a four-team match format, with each participating institution competing in two regular season matches.

Indiana will compete against No. 12/8 Louisville, No. 8/6 Michigan and No. 13/11 Ohio State in Thursday's opening match, starting at 6:30 p.m. ET. Fans can watch the meet on via ESPN+ and DAZN. Up to twenty-eight athletes (14 men, 14 women) from each team will swim 15 events, with each team assigned two lanes; Indiana will swim from lane Nos. 3 and 4.

Event order: 500 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 backstroke, 200 freestyle relay, 200 butterfly, 100 IM, 100 backstroke, 100 freestyle, Skins*, 200 IM, 100 breaststroke, 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, Super Skins*

The CSL introduces Skins events to collegiate swimming. A skins race is an elimination-style sprint competition in which athletes race back-to-back rounds until two athletes/teams remain for a final head-to-head showdown. The team that wins the 200 freestyle relay gets to decide the stroke for the first round of skins. Super skins will feature four rounds of the 200 medley relay.

MEET INFO
Thursday, Sept. 24 • 6:30 p.m. ET
FMC Natatorium • Westmont, Ill.
Opponents: No. 12/8 Louisville, No. 8/6 Michigan, No. 13/11 Ohio State
Live Stream: https://bit.ly/4dNRTSL

INDIANA ROSTER – CSL MATCH ONE
Women (13): Anita Bottazzo, Amelia Bray, Liberty Clark, Elizabeth Eichbrecht, Miranda Grana, Kayla Han, Grace Hoeper, Lucy Mejia Arce, Kristina Paegle, Eva Rottink, Alex Shackell, Lylah Theriac, Reese Tiltmann
Men (14): Alexei Avakov, Toby Barnett, Josh Bey, Noah Cakir, Vidar Carlbaum, Brody Engelstad, Travis Gulledge, Miroslav Knedla, David Kovacs, Raekwon Noel, Aaron Shackell, Andrew Shackell, Dylan Smiley, Sam Wolf

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