ATLANTA – The IU Indy swim and dive team competed at the NCAA Championships this week, highlighted by
Logan Kelly becoming the first IU Indy swimmer in program history to earn points at the event.
Kelly earned Second Team All-America honors after finishing in 11th out of 38 swimmers with a lifetime best time of 51.24 in the 100 breast. He became just the second IU Indy men's swim and dive student athlete to score points at the NCAA Championships, with the first points being recording in 2019 from diver Krisztian Somhegyi.
In the opening event for the Jags,
Yassin Abdelghany recorded a time of 45.69 to finish in 33rd out of 42 swimmers in the 100 fly.
Sebastian Otero also competed on Thursday for the Jags. Otero earned a 29th place finish in the 1-meter with a score of 296.15 to close out his stellar career.
On day two, Kelly took to the pool in the 200 breast where he finished in 18th, just barely missing the top 16, with a time of 1:52.41. Abdelghany also competed on Friday with a 19th place finish in the 50 free with a time of 18.99.
The Jags closed out the meet on Saturday, March 28 when Abdelghany took 36th in the 100 free with a time of 42.43.
IU Indy overall totaled six points, finishing in 40th out of 71 teams represented at the meet.