WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A historic year for Purdue swimming & diving at the Olympic Games features four Boilermakers from three different countries competing in a combined five events, beginning Sunday.
Tyler Downs (3-meter) and Brandon Loschiavo (10-meter) earned the right to represent the United States in diving events. Jinq En Phee returns to the Olympic Games as a breaststroke qualifier for Malaysia. Nikola Aćin is set to represent Serbia in the 4x100 freestyle relay.
Purdue Athletics had a department-record 10 Olympians this year, including five from track & field and four from swimming & diving. Alumna Annie Drews rounds out the list of nine as the first Purdue volleyball player to qualify for the Olympics.
However, while all five of Purdue's track & field qualifiers are alumni, the quartet from the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center is unique in that it features two alumni, one current student-athlete and one incoming Boilermaker.
Phee earned her degree in May 2020 and continued to train at Purdue's pool after the Olympics were originally postponed in the spring of 2020. Loschiavo closed out his college career in March as the NCAA champion on platform. He earned his degree in May. Aćin's breakout junior season at Purdue this year featured All-America honors and a program-record time in the 100-yard freestyle. He's the only active Boilermaker student-athlete to qualify for the Olympics this year. Downs is the incoming freshman who was a surprise winner on 3-meter as a 17-year-old at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials last month.
PURDUE SWIMMING & DIVING'S 2020 OLYMPIANS
• Nikola Aćin, Serbia – 4x100 Freestyle Relay
...5th in Heat 1, 10th Overall in Prelims; Serbian National Record Time of 3:13.71
• Tyler Downs, USA – 3-Meter Diving
...23rd in Prelims (List Score: 348.70)
• Brandon Loschiavo, USA – 10-Meter Diving
...11th in Prelims (List Score: 403.85), 10th in Semifinal (409.75), 11th in Final (383.65)
• Jinq En Phee, Malaysia – 100- & 200-Meter Breaststroke
...100 Breast: 2nd in Heat 2, 29th Overall in Prelims; Malaysian National Record Time of 1:08.40
...200 Breast: 8th in Heat 1, 31st Overall in Prelims (2:32.57)
PURDUE OLYMPIC NOTABLES
• A Boilermakers is set to represent Team USA in 10-meter diving for the fourth consecutive Olympics dating back to David Boudia's debut in 2008. Brandon Loschiavo makes his Olympic debut in Tokyo.
• Tyler Downs, who turned 18 on July 19, is the youngest member of the 11 divers on Team USA's Olympic roster this year.
• Since 1996, seven Boilermakers from swimming & diving qualified for the Olympics as teenagers prior to enrolling at Purdue. Downs joins a list that also includes Gerald Koh (1996, Singapore), Gyongyver Lakos (1996, Hungary), Theekshana Ratnasekera (2000, Sri Lanka), Mary Beth Dunnichay (2008, USA), David Boudia (2008, USA) and Jinq En Phee (2016, Malaysia). No other sport at Purdue has accomplished the feat during that span.
• This year marks the first time since 2000 that Purdue had both a men's swimmer and women's swimmer qualify for the Olympics. In Sydney 21 years ago, Javier Diaz (200 free, 200 IM) made the first of his two appearances for Mexico while the women were represented by Lakos (Hungary) in the freestyle sprints and 4x100 medley relay.
• Diaz was also Purdue's last men's swimmer to qualify and last two-time Olympian for the Boilermakers in the swimming events. In his return bid in 2004, he competed as part of Mexico's 4x200 free relay team.
• Jinq En Phee joined Kara (Patterson) Winger (4-time javelin qualifier for Team USA) as the only Boilermakers to earn return trips to the Olympics this year. Phee's journey is unique in that she qualified in 2016 before her college career began and now returns to the big stage as a Purdue graduate.
• Phee finished second in her heat and 33rd of 44 overall in the 100-meter breaststroke prelims at the 2016 Olympics with a time of 1:10.22. She is the national record holder in Malaysia in the 50-meter and 100-meter breast, but the Olympic program does not feature 50-meter races in the backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly events.
• Nikola Aćin's Serbian teammates on the 4x100 free relay team includes Andrej Barna, Velimir Stjepanović and Uros Nikolic. Barna currently swims for the University of Louisville.
• Boudia (2012) and Steele Johnson (2016) both won an Olympic medal a year after they were NCAA diving champions in multiple events. Loschiavo has an opportunity to be NCAA champion and Olympic medalist in the same year, which would be a truly rare feat since many of the top collegiate divers in recent years – including Johnson (2015-16) and Loschiavo (2019-20) – have exercised Olympic practice waivers during the NCAA season leading up to the Olympics. Fellow Team USA divers Jordan Windle (1-meter) and Andrew Capobianco (3-meter) were also NCAA champions this year. Ron Merriott is believed to be the last diver to be an NCAA champion and Olympic medalist in the same year, accomplishing the feat in 1984. Merriott was an NCAA champion for Michigan on 3-meter and a bronze medalist at the Olympics. Five years ago, swimmers Ryan Murphy (100 and 200 back), Lilly King (100 breast) and Joseph Schooling (100 fly) all were NCAA champions and Olympic gold medalists. Wrestler Kyle Snyder also accomplished the feat.
Tyler Downs (3-meter) and Brandon Loschiavo (10-meter) earned the right to represent the United States in diving events. Jinq En Phee returns to the Olympic Games as a breaststroke qualifier for Malaysia. Nikola Aćin is set to represent Serbia in the 4x100 freestyle relay.
Purdue Athletics had a department-record 10 Olympians this year, including five from track & field and four from swimming & diving. Alumna Annie Drews rounds out the list of nine as the first Purdue volleyball player to qualify for the Olympics.
However, while all five of Purdue's track & field qualifiers are alumni, the quartet from the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center is unique in that it features two alumni, one current student-athlete and one incoming Boilermaker.
Phee earned her degree in May 2020 and continued to train at Purdue's pool after the Olympics were originally postponed in the spring of 2020. Loschiavo closed out his college career in March as the NCAA champion on platform. He earned his degree in May. Aćin's breakout junior season at Purdue this year featured All-America honors and a program-record time in the 100-yard freestyle. He's the only active Boilermaker student-athlete to qualify for the Olympics this year. Downs is the incoming freshman who was a surprise winner on 3-meter as a 17-year-old at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials last month.
PURDUE SWIMMING & DIVING'S 2020 OLYMPIANS
• Nikola Aćin, Serbia – 4x100 Freestyle Relay
...5th in Heat 1, 10th Overall in Prelims; Serbian National Record Time of 3:13.71
• Tyler Downs, USA – 3-Meter Diving
...23rd in Prelims (List Score: 348.70)
• Brandon Loschiavo, USA – 10-Meter Diving
...11th in Prelims (List Score: 403.85), 10th in Semifinal (409.75), 11th in Final (383.65)
• Jinq En Phee, Malaysia – 100- & 200-Meter Breaststroke
...100 Breast: 2nd in Heat 2, 29th Overall in Prelims; Malaysian National Record Time of 1:08.40
...200 Breast: 8th in Heat 1, 31st Overall in Prelims (2:32.57)
PURDUE OLYMPIC NOTABLES
• A Boilermakers is set to represent Team USA in 10-meter diving for the fourth consecutive Olympics dating back to David Boudia's debut in 2008. Brandon Loschiavo makes his Olympic debut in Tokyo.
• Tyler Downs, who turned 18 on July 19, is the youngest member of the 11 divers on Team USA's Olympic roster this year.
• Since 1996, seven Boilermakers from swimming & diving qualified for the Olympics as teenagers prior to enrolling at Purdue. Downs joins a list that also includes Gerald Koh (1996, Singapore), Gyongyver Lakos (1996, Hungary), Theekshana Ratnasekera (2000, Sri Lanka), Mary Beth Dunnichay (2008, USA), David Boudia (2008, USA) and Jinq En Phee (2016, Malaysia). No other sport at Purdue has accomplished the feat during that span.
• This year marks the first time since 2000 that Purdue had both a men's swimmer and women's swimmer qualify for the Olympics. In Sydney 21 years ago, Javier Diaz (200 free, 200 IM) made the first of his two appearances for Mexico while the women were represented by Lakos (Hungary) in the freestyle sprints and 4x100 medley relay.
• Diaz was also Purdue's last men's swimmer to qualify and last two-time Olympian for the Boilermakers in the swimming events. In his return bid in 2004, he competed as part of Mexico's 4x200 free relay team.
• Jinq En Phee joined Kara (Patterson) Winger (4-time javelin qualifier for Team USA) as the only Boilermakers to earn return trips to the Olympics this year. Phee's journey is unique in that she qualified in 2016 before her college career began and now returns to the big stage as a Purdue graduate.
• Phee finished second in her heat and 33rd of 44 overall in the 100-meter breaststroke prelims at the 2016 Olympics with a time of 1:10.22. She is the national record holder in Malaysia in the 50-meter and 100-meter breast, but the Olympic program does not feature 50-meter races in the backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly events.
• Nikola Aćin's Serbian teammates on the 4x100 free relay team includes Andrej Barna, Velimir Stjepanović and Uros Nikolic. Barna currently swims for the University of Louisville.
• Boudia (2012) and Steele Johnson (2016) both won an Olympic medal a year after they were NCAA diving champions in multiple events. Loschiavo has an opportunity to be NCAA champion and Olympic medalist in the same year, which would be a truly rare feat since many of the top collegiate divers in recent years – including Johnson (2015-16) and Loschiavo (2019-20) – have exercised Olympic practice waivers during the NCAA season leading up to the Olympics. Fellow Team USA divers Jordan Windle (1-meter) and Andrew Capobianco (3-meter) were also NCAA champions this year. Ron Merriott is believed to be the last diver to be an NCAA champion and Olympic medalist in the same year, accomplishing the feat in 1984. Merriott was an NCAA champion for Michigan on 3-meter and a bronze medalist at the Olympics. Five years ago, swimmers Ryan Murphy (100 and 200 back), Lilly King (100 breast) and Joseph Schooling (100 fly) all were NCAA champions and Olympic gold medalists. Wrestler Kyle Snyder also accomplished the feat.
| PURDUE SWIMMING & DIVING SCHEDULE AT OLYMPIC GAMES All Days/Times Converted to USA's Eastern Time Swimming Start Times are Approximate Stream the Action on NBC Sports & Peacock Apps |
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| Start Time | Boilermaker | Event | Notable | Watch |
| SUNDAY, JULY 25 | ||||
| 6:37 a.m. | Jinq En Phee | 100m Breaststroke | Heat 2, Lane 5 | NBColympics.com |
| 7:30 a.m. | Nikola Aćin | 4x100 Free Relay | Heat 1, Lane 7 | NBColympics.com |
| 9:50 p.m. | Jinq En Phee | 100m Breaststroke | Top 16 in Heats Qualify | NBC, NBColympics.com |
| 11:05 p.m. | Nikola Aćin | 4x100 Free Relay | Top 8 in Heats Qualify | NBC, NBColympics.com |
| MONDAY, JULY 26 | ||||
| 10:17 p.m. | Jinq En Phee | 100m Breaststroke | Top 8 in Semis Qualify | NBC, NBColympics.com |
| WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 | ||||
| 6:34 a.m. | Jinq En Phee | 200m Breaststroke | Heat 1, Lane 8 | NBColympics.com |
| 10:54 p.m. | Jinq En Phee | 200m Breaststroke | Top 16 in Heats Qualify | NBC, NBColympics.com |
| THURSDAY, JULY 29 | ||||
| 9:41 p.m. | Jinq En Phee | 200m Breaststroke | Top 8 in Semis Qualify | NBC, NBColympics.com |
| MONDAY, AUG. 2 | ||||
| 2 a.m. | Tyler Downs | 3-Meter Diving | -- | CNBC, NBColympics.com |
| TV: Replay from Noon to 5 p.m. on NBC | ||||
| 9 p.m. | Tyler Downs | 3-Meter Diving | Top 18 in Prelims Qualify | TV TBA, NBColympics.com |
| TV: Replay from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. on USA Network | ||||
| TUESDAY, AUG. 3 | ||||
| 2 a.m. | Tyler Downs | 3-Meter Diving | Top 12 in Semis Qualify | CNBC, NBColympics.com |
| TV: Replay from 8 to 11:30 p.m. on NBC | ||||
| FRIDAY, AUG. 6 | ||||
| 2 a.m. | Brandon Loschiavo | 10-Meter Diving | -- | USA Network, NBColympics.com |
| TV: Replay from 8 to 10:30 p.m. on NBC | ||||
| 9 p.m. | Brandon Loschiavo | 10-Meter Diving | Top 18 in Prelims Qualify | USA Network, NBColympics.com |
| SATURDAY, AUG. 7 | ||||
| 2 a.m. | Brandon Loschiavo | 10-Meter Diving | Top 12 in Semis Qualify | USA Network, NBColympics.com |
| TV: Replay from 8 to 10:30 p.m. on NBC | ||||