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The Hoosiers will welcome reigning SEC Champion Kentucky to Bloomington, and Indiana State will make the trip to compete in the women’s tri meet.

As Evansville, Indiana, opened its first signature aquatic center, hometown swimming hero Lilly King was on hand to dedicate the facility.

Anthony Nesty Joins Rare Company of Olympic Champions to Coach Olympic Champions Among Olympic gold medal winners, Anthony Nesty has already surpassed the coaching accomplishments of most at these Tokyo Olympics. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography In some sports, Olympic gold medalists returning to deck as coaches and coaching to the top of their sport is common. Almost all of the world’s top water polo teams are coached by Olympic medalists, and many by gold medalists, for...

King, 24, an Indiana University graduate from Evansville, was pushed to the bronze medal in 1:05.54. She was trying to become the first woman to win successive golds in the 100 breaststroke. “I was definitely racing for a medal," Jacoby said. "I wasn’t really expecting a gold medal, so when I looked up at the scoreboard it was insane.” The only younger U.S. swimmers to win gold in the past 21 years were Katie Ledecky, 15, and Missy Franklin, 17, both in 2012, according to ESPN Stats & In...

King ready for return to Olympic stage Hoosier legend Lilly King is the favorite in the 100 breaststroke in Tokyo, but she has her sights set on winning more than just one individual event this time Share this story Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images There was a time late last spring when the pools were dry, the natatoriums were closed and the places to train were few and far between. So former Indiana star Lilly King settled for the next best option. A pond. “I did not like (that),” she ...

Ledecky, Dressel poised to dominate at US Olympic swimming trials

Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel aim to cement their Tokyo Olympic Games berths as the pressure-packed US Olympic swimming trials get underway on Sunday.