The 2025 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships continued on Saturday from McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on the campus of Ohio State University.
The Day 4 prelims consisted of the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke and 200 butterfly with platform diving and early heats of the 1650 free to follow in the afternoon session.
Here is a look at what happened on Saturday morning:
Big Ten Women’s 200 Backstroke
Indiana sophomore Miranda Grana continued her fast times this week with a 1:50.64 in the 200 backstroke, just off her best time, to take the top seed heading into finals.
Ohio State junior Krista Marlin took the second seed in 1:51.29 just ahead of defending champion Phoebe Bacon, who got to the wall in 1:51.54, about two seconds off her entry time.
Ohio State senior Paige Hall grabbed the fourth seed in 1:52.25, followed by another Badger, Margaret Wanezek (1:53.10).
Event 16 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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B1G Meet: ! 1:48.47 2/23/2019 Elizabeth Nelson, Wisconsin
1:50.50 A NCAA
1:56.71 B NCAA
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Grana, Miranda SO Indiana 1:50.50 1:50.64 qB
26.34 54.14 (27.80)
1:22.06 (27.92) 1:50.64 (28.58)
2 Marlin, Krista JR OSU 1:53.32 1:51.29 qB
26.67 54.74 (28.07)
1:23.10 (28.36) 1:51.29 (28.19)
3 Bacon, Phoebe 5Y Wisconsin 1:49.66 1:51.54 qB
26.30 54.27 (27.97)
1:22.85 (28.58) 1:51.54 (28.69)
4 Hall, Paige SR OSU 1:53.24 1:52.24 qB
26.62 54.85 (28.23)
1:23.24 (28.39) 1:52.24 (29.00)
5 Wanezek, Margar FR Wisconsin 1:50.62 1:53.10 qB
26.63 55.25 (28.62)
1:24.14 (28.89) 1:53.10 (28.96)
6 McKenna, Kacey SR Indiana 1:55.01 1:53.77 qB
24.84 52.37 (27.53)
1:22.59 (30.22) 1:53.77 (31.18)
7 Chung, Casey 5Y Michigan 1:57.35 1:53.87 qB
26.43 55.13 (28.70)
1:24.46 (29.33) 1:53.87 (29.41)
8 Dewitt, Mya JR Indiana 1:53.35 1:53.88 qB
26.46 55.29 (28.83)
1:24.41 (29.12) 1:53.88 (29.47)
8 Freed, Anna 5Y Indiana 1:54.95 1:53.88 qB
27.25 55.98 (28.73)
1:24.73 (28.75) 1:53.88 (29.15)
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10 Lloyd, Delia FR OSU 1:55.18 1:53.90 qB
26.53 55.48 (28.95)
1:24.89 (29.41) 1:53.90 (29.01)
11 Marcukaitis, Ab JR Purdue 1:54.46 1:54.09 qB
27.04 55.56 (28.52)
1:24.45 (28.89) 1:54.09 (29.64)
12 Murphy, Elizabe JR UCLA 1:54.36 1:54.55 qB
27.04 55.89 (28.85)
1:24.83 (28.94) 1:54.55 (29.72)
13 Yablonski, Ava JR Minnesota 1:55.09 1:54.61 qB
27.23 56.37 (29.14)
1:25.72 (29.35) 1:54.61 (28.89)
14 Murdock, Justin SR NU 1:56.22 1:55.02 qB
27.24 56.10 (28.86)
1:25.37 (29.27) 1:55.02 (29.65)
15 Mehok, Claire FR NU 1:56.29 1:55.68 qB
26.59 55.40 (28.81)
1:25.41 (30.01) 1:55.68 (30.27)
16 Chang, Mia SR UCLA 1:57.42 1:55.82 qB
27.22 56.41 (29.19)
1:25.97 (29.56) 1:55.82 (29.85)
Big Ten Women’s 100 Freestyle
Indiana senior Anna Peplowski dropped three tenths from her season best to claim the top seed in the 100 freestyle. The Olympian bested the field with a swim of 47.37.
Michigan sophomore Stephanie Balduccini, who won the 200 free on Friday, was just behind in 47.43, and just ahead of teammate Lindsay Flynn (47.53) and Indiana’s Kristina Paegle (47.66), who won the 50, setting up an extremely close final.
Ohio State senior Teresa Ivan took the fifth spot in 47.82, followed by Northwestern’s Nicole Venema (47.90), USC’s Minna Abraham (48.10) and Michigan’s Brady Kendall (48.20).
Event 17 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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B1G Meet: ! 46.57 2/22/2020 Margaret J MacNeil, Michigan
47.10 A NCAA
49.18 B NCAA
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Peplowski, Anna SR Indiana 47.68 47.37 qB
r:+0.71 10.87 22.83 (11.96)
35.15 (12.32) 47.37 (12.22)
2 Balduccini, Ste SO Michigan 47.33 47.43 qB
r:+0.64 10.89 22.83 (11.94)
35.15 (12.32) 47.43 (12.28)
3 Flynn, Lindsay SR Michigan 47.83 47.53 qB
r:+0.70 10.92 22.95 (12.03)
35.38 (12.43) 47.53 (12.15)
4 Paegle, Kristin JR Indiana 48.11 47.66 qB
r:+0.76 10.75 22.69 (11.94)
35.11 (12.42) 47.66 (12.55)
5 Ivan, Teresa SR OSU 48.57 47.82 qB
r:+0.63 10.89 22.88 (11.99)
35.38 (12.50) 47.82 (12.44)
6 Venema, Nicole 5Y NU 49.00 47.90 qB
r:+0.70 10.97 23.07 (12.10)
35.60 (12.53) 47.90 (12.30)
7 Abraham, Minna SO USC 47.74 48.10 qB
r:+0.75 10.91 22.99 (12.08)
35.76 (12.77) 48.10 (12.34)
8 Kendall, Brady JR Michigan 49.02 48.20 qB
r:+0.62 10.78 22.89 (12.11)
35.48 (12.59) 48.20 (12.72)
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9 Bockrath, Rache FR OSU 48.24 48.34 qB
r:+0.78 11.03 23.19 (12.16)
35.77 (12.58) 48.34 (12.57)
10 Liang, Christey JR Michigan 49.25 48.41 qB
r:+0.67 11.17 23.38 (12.21)
35.85 (12.47) 48.41 (12.56)
11 Wanner, Olivia FR Minnesota 48.42 48.44 qB
r:+0.71 10.93 23.21 (12.28)
35.84 (12.63) 48.44 (12.60)
12 Little, Erin FR OSU 48.45 48.50 qB
r:+0.71 11.12 23.23 (12.11)
35.76 (12.53) 48.50 (12.74)
13 Wanezek, Abigai JR Wisconsin 48.54 48.60 qB
r:+0.66 10.94 23.09 (12.15)
35.71 (12.62) 48.60 (12.89)
14 Newman, Claire 5Y Michigan 48.03 48.76 qB
r:+0.65 10.76 22.90 (12.14)
35.53 (12.63) 48.76 (13.23)
15 Angove, Sienna FR OSU 48.78 48.78 qB
r:+0.71 11.20 23.59 (12.39)
36.25 (12.66) 48.78 (12.53)
16 Tierney, Hailey SO Wisconsin 48.59 48.87 qB
r:+0.64 10.83 23.08 (12.25)
35.87 (12.79) 48.87 (13.00)
Big Ten Women’s 200 Breaststroke
Indiana senior Brearna Crawford was about a half second off her top time but had enough to get to the wall with the top seed in the 200 breast, finishing in 2:08.33.
Michigan junior Letitia Sim, who was second in the 100 breast, took the second seed in the 200 with a swim of 2:08.62, two seconds faster than her previous best.
Ohio State senior Ava DeAngelis took the third seed in 2:08.71, followed by Indiana freshman Mary Cespedes (2:09.23), Wisconsin’s Hazal Ozkan (2:09.58) and USC’s Ashley McMillan (2:10.77).
USC fifth-year Kaitlyn Dobler, who won the 100 breast, took the seventh seed at 2:10.81, but was three full seconds slower than her season best, meaning the finals could be in for some outside smoke.
UCLA senior Ana Jih-Schiff grabbed the eighth seed in 2:11.33.
Event 18 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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B1G Meet: ! 2:04.03 2/18/2017 Lillia King, Indiana
2:05.73 A NCAA
2:13.28 B NCAA
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Crawford, Brear SR Indiana 2:07.74 2:08.33 qB
r:+0.65 28.72 1:00.73 (32.01)
1:34.05 (33.32) 2:08.33 (34.28)
2 Sim, Letitia JR Michigan 2:10.66 2:08.62 qB
r:+0.68 29.03 1:01.59 (32.56)
1:34.59 (33.00) 2:08.62 (34.03)
3 DeAngelis, Ava SR OSU 2:09.61 2:08.71 qB
r:+0.69 29.22 1:01.53 (32.31)
1:34.72 (33.19) 2:08.71 (33.99)
4 Cespedes, Mary FR Indiana 2:11.57 2:09.23 qB
r:+0.73 29.27 1:01.85 (32.58)
1:35.07 (33.22) 2:09.23 (34.16)
5 Ozkan, Hazal JR Wisconsin 2:08.46 2:09.58 qB
r:+0.72 29.70 1:02.24 (32.54)
1:35.56 (33.32) 2:09.58 (34.02)
6 McMillan, Ashle SO USC 2:10.88 2:10.77 qB
r:+0.72 29.14 1:02.17 (33.03)
1:36.01 (33.84) 2:10.77 (34.76)
7 Dobler, Kaitlyn 5Y USC 2:07.72 2:10.81 qB
r:+0.68 29.08 1:02.44 (33.36)
1:35.86 (33.42) 2:10.81 (34.95)
8 Jih-Schiff, Ana SR UCLA 2:08.23 2:11.33 qB
r:+0.69 29.60 1:02.29 (32.69)
1:36.35 (34.06) 2:11.33 (34.98)
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9 McGann, Bridget FR Wisconsin 2:12.84 2:11.47 qB
r:+0.71 30.02 1:03.23 (33.21)
1:37.17 (33.94) 2:11.47 (34.30)
10 Delma, Paige SO OSU 2:11.81 2:11.55 qB
r:+0.69 29.87 1:03.16 (33.29)
1:37.16 (34.00) 2:11.55 (34.39)
11 Dehen, Reese SR OSU 2:10.22 2:11.74 qB
r:+0.65 29.80 1:02.93 (33.13)
1:36.63 (33.70) 2:11.74 (35.11)
12 Gustafson, Ava JR Minnesota 2:11.01 2:11.95 qB
r:+0.67 30.26 1:03.25 (32.99)
1:37.31 (34.06) 2:11.95 (34.64)
13 Papanicholas, M SO NU 2:11.57 2:11.98 qB
r:+0.73 29.78 1:03.26 (33.48)
1:38.29 (35.03) 2:11.98 (33.69)
14 Hall, Maia SR Nebraska 2:11.58 2:12.02 qB
r:+0.68 29.52 1:02.65 (33.13)
1:36.83 (34.18) 2:12.02 (35.19)
15 Carlson, Eva SR UCLA 2:10.49 2:12.11 qB
r:+0.69 29.87 1:03.33 (33.46)
1:37.17 (33.84) 2:12.11 (34.94)
16 Tiltmann, Reese SO Indiana 2:12.53 2:12.36 qB
r:+0.78 30.01 1:03.36 (33.35)
1:37.42 (34.06) 2:12.36 (34.94)
Big Ten Women’s 200 Butterfly
Michigan sophomore Hannah Bellard dominated the field to earn the top seed in the 200 fly, getting to the wall in 1:53.95. The time was a half second off her best, but more than two seconds ahead of the rest of the field.
Ohio State junior Lucy Malys took the second seed in 1:56.07, ahead of Indiana sophomore Ava Whitaker (1:56.20), Wisconsin senior Mackenzie McConagha (1:56.31) and USC junior Justina Kozan (1:56.67), who were all sub-1:57.
Purdue’s Campbell Scofield took the sixth spot in 1:57.02, ahead of Minnesota sophomore Claire Reinke (1:57.12) and Michigan junior Ella Piersma (1:57.32).
Event 19 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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B1G Meet: ! 1:51.83 2/19/2022 Olivia G Carter, Michigan
1:52.47 A NCAA
1:58.93 B NCAA
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Bellard, Hannah SO Michigan 1:53.45 1:53.95 qB
r:+0.75 25.63 54.80 (29.17)
1:24.09 (29.29) 1:53.95 (29.86)
2 Malys, Lucy JR OSU 1:57.49 1:56.07 qB
r:+0.71 26.90 55.93 (29.03)
1:25.48 (29.55) 1:56.07 (30.59)
3 Whitaker, Ava SO Indiana 1:55.26 1:56.20 qB
r:+0.72 26.52 56.25 (29.73)
1:26.24 (29.99) 1:56.20 (29.96)
4 McConagha, Mack SR Wisconsin 1:55.22 1:56.31 qB
r:+0.72 25.48 55.46 (29.98)
1:25.30 (29.84) 1:56.31 (31.01)
5 Kozan, Justina JR USC 1:55.70 1:56.67 qB
r:+0.70 25.87 55.49 (29.62)
1:25.99 (30.50) 1:56.67 (30.68)
6 Scofield, Campb FR Purdue 1:57.74 1:57.02 qB
r:+0.73 27.03 55.93 (28.90)
1:26.37 (30.44) 1:57.02 (30.65)
7 Reinke, Claire SO Minnesota 1:57.02 1:57.12 qB
r:+0.73 26.60 56.01 (29.41)
1:26.87 (30.86) 1:57.12 (30.25)
8 Piersma, Ella JR Michigan 1:58.36 1:57.32 qB
r:+0.65 26.10 55.55 (29.45)
1:25.65 (30.10) 1:57.32 (31.67)
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9 Forrester, Kath JR Indiana 1:58.40 1:57.60 qB
r:+0.73 26.43 56.08 (29.65)
1:26.76 (30.68) 1:57.60 (30.84)
10 Spade, Avery SO Indiana 1:58.30 1:57.75 qB
r:+0.71 26.26 56.26 (30.00)
1:26.86 (30.60) 1:57.75 (30.89)
11 Eden, Jessica JR OSU 1:57.42 1:57.95 qB
r:+0.76 26.50 55.91 (29.41)
1:26.65 (30.74) 1:57.95 (31.30)
12 Mouser, Kate SO Purdue 1:59.09 1:57.96 qB
r:+0.68 26.34 55.81 (29.47)
1:26.58 (30.77) 1:57.96 (31.38)
13 Maceachern, Pai SR UCLA 1:57.77 1:58.04 qB
r:+0.70 26.61 56.55 (29.94)
1:27.14 (30.59) 1:58.04 (30.90)
14 Freed, Anna 5Y Indiana 1:57.70 1:58.31 qB
r:+0.68 26.85 56.52 (29.67)
1:27.20 (30.68) 1:58.31 (31.11)
15 Fack, Leila FR Michigan 1:57.86 1:58.44 qB
r:+0.69 26.18 55.68 (29.50)
1:25.85 (30.17) 1:58.44 (32.59)
16 Kitchel, Devon JR Michigan 1:58.24 1:58.57 qB
r:+0.74 27.26 57.21 (29.95)
1:27.59 (30.38) 1:58.57 (30.98)
