ATLANTA – The IU Indy swim and dive team opened the NCAA Championships today, 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.
 
Abdelghany and Kelly are both set to compete again tomorrow, Friday, March 27. Kelly will swim in the 200 breast at approximately 10:15 AM while Abdelghany is set to swim in the 50 free around 11:00 AM.