Photos from all three days of competition at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis.
AS A FRESHMAN: Talented freestyle specialist who earned three NCAA B-cuts in as many individual swims at the BIG EAST Championships in his first year ... highlighted his season with a silver finish and All-BIG EAST honors in the 1,650 free (15:17.53), the third-best performance in the event in team history... took fourth place in the 500 free (4:24.43) at the BIG EAST Championships ... finished tenth (1:37.68) in a loaded 200 free field at the same meet ... recorded a lead-off split during the 1,650 free for the first 1,000 yards (9:14.59), the fourth-fastest time in that distance in team history ... swam the 100 backstroke at the Hawkeye Invitational, recording a season-best time of 51.74 ... participated in dual meets against Louisville, Northwestern, Purdue, Michigan State, and the quad meet against Michigan, Oakland, and TCU ... earned a monogram.
THE HUGHES FILE: Three-time letterwinner under head coach Carle Fierro at Rye (N.Y.) ... All-American as a sophomore as part of the school's 400 free relay squad ... named to the all-state team in his sophomore and junior seasons ... competes with the Hydroquatics Swim Team on the club level ... summer National and Junior National qualifier ... competed in 10K Open Water Nationals ... member of the 2010-11 National Youth Team ... scholastic All-American ... full name is Kevin John Hughes ... son of Lisa and John Hughes ... youngest of three children ... sister, Katie (Maryland), and brother, Michael (Boston College), have both swam at the collegiate level ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.
