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Scholastic All-American Lukas Paegle has opted to remain in-state, signing with Indiana College as a part of its class of 2029. Not solely is Paegle an Indiana native however he’s already primarily based in Bloomington, swimming for the Indiana Swim Membership and Bloomington South. He’ll overlap for a 12 months with Kristina Paegle, a present junior on the group.
I’m very proud and excited to announce that I will likely be persevering with my athletic and tutorial profession at Indiana College! I want to thank all my mates, household, teammates, and coaches from throughout for serving to me get to the place I’m. I might additionally prefer to thank @indianaswimdive for all of the assist.
GO HOOSIERS! 🟥⬜️
Paegle final competed on the Winter Junior Championships — East, the place he earned a Fifteenth-place end within the 100 butterfly (48.30). He additionally swam lifetime bests within the 40 freestyle (20.47), and 200 butterfly (1:49.42) on the meet.
Along with taking strides on the membership scene, Paegle has been an asset to Bloomington South’s highschool group. Final season, he leaped from eighth within the 100 butterfly on the IHSAA Boys State Championship as much as second with a 48.03. He added a fourth place within the 50 freestyle (20.52). Paegle swam on the group’s fifth-place 200 medley relay and second-place 400 free relay, serving to the college to a fifth-place total end with its most complete factors since 2017.
Finest Occasions (SCY):
- 50 freestyle: 20.47
- 100 freestyle: 45.11
- 200 freestyle: 1:41.83
- 100 butterfly: 47.85
- 200 butterfly: 1:49.42
Paegle might want to drop from his present yards lifetime bests to attain on the Males’s Massive 10 Convention Championships in his major occasions, however will likely be a stable addition to the Hoosiers’ butterfly group. In 2024, Indiana claimed it’s third consecutive Massive Ten title and the group’s sixth in eight years. The Hoosiers went on to complete fourth on the 2024 NCAA Championships.
This 12 months, the group is hoping to leap up the standings and win the general crown. The Hoosiers have assembled one of many strongest switch courses in historical past to strengthen this 12 months’s group, however the squad can be seeking to preserve the group sturdy within the seasons to come back.
When Paegle arrives on campus for his freshman season, he will likely be a part of a freshman class that features Josh Hedberg, the top-ranked diving recruit in his highschool class, together with three of SwimSwam’s top-20 ranked recruits within the class, #3 Luke Ellis, #8 Josh Bey, and #12 Noah Cakir.
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