Coming off of a summer that saw her compete in her first Olympic Games, Indiana senior Mariah Denigan is relieved to now focus solely on the college season. As a participant in the 10K Open Water in Paris, Denigan spent the majority of the 2024 season training for open water.
Now, with her last season as a Hoosier in full swing, Denigan is focusing more on speed and yards racing, excited at the prospect that this women’s team could be the best that Bloomington has ever had come championship season.
It’s neat that she’s taking this season to focus on pool swimming for her last year of eligibility. She could easily decide she wants to focus only on open water, but she decided to take eight months to do what is almost a different sport. She’ll have plenty of time to switch that focus back to open water before the next Worlds and Olympics.