INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indianapolis men's and women's swim and dive teams closed out day one of the annual House of Champions invite Thursday, Nov. 21 with strong performances across both swimming and diving. After the first full day of competition, the IU Indy men's team sits in first with 902 points. The IU Indy women's team sits at sixth with 437 points.
 
Chloe Yerkes finish in fifth in the women's 50-yard backstroke, stopping the clock at 25.92. The men's side followed with an impressive cluster in the championship final: Grayson Tidwell placed third (22.59), followed closely by Seth Cannon in fourth (22.76), Jack Gallob in fifth at (22.81), and Hugo Arteaga in seventh at (22.97).
 
The men's A relay teams of Keaton Barwick, David Niemiec, Ben Rocks, and Shane Tebeest finished fourth in the 200-yard freestyle relay, with a time of 1:20.19. Later in the session, the men's A relay team of Grayson Tidwell, Logan Kelly, Hugo Arteaga, and Nathan Rariden claimed third in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:12.53. The IU Indy women's A relay team of Luca McGee, Grace Sharp, Kyrah Kittleson, and Addy Hirsbrunner placed sixth in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:34.82.
 
The men's 200-yard IM produced a win from Logan Kelly, who took first with a time of 1:48.17, followed by a third-place finish from Zach Drotar with 1:49.55 and eighth-place from Noah Van Zuidam with a time of 1:52.46.
 
Sebastian Otero dominated the men's 1 meter diving, claiming first with a final score of 393.20, while teammate Blake Vanderjeugdt placed sixth with 298.70. On the women's side, Alaina Heyde placed sixth on 3-meter with a final score of 223.05.
 
The Jaguars end night one with strong momentum on both boards and blocks. Swimming will resume tomorrow (Nov. 21) at 10:00 A.M. with the prelims. Diving will follow at 12:30 P.M. and day two will conclude with the finals starting at 5:00 P.M.