2019 Women’s B1G Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

2019 WOMEN’S B1G CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • When: Wednesday, February 20th to Saturday, February 23rd | Prelims 11am | Finals 6:30pm (6pm Saturday)
  • Where: Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center, Bloomington, IN (Eastern Time Zone)
  • Defending Champion: Michigan Wolverines (3x) (results)
  • Live Results
  • Streaming: Big Ten Network
  • Championship Central: here

The final day of the 2019 Women’s B1G Championships will feature just four swimming events this morning with the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, and 200 fly on tap.

Beata NelsonLilly King, and Vanessa Krause will be seeking successful title defenses over the three 200s, while 2018 runner-up Siobhan Haughey is the favorite coming into the 100 free.

Women’s 200 Back Prelims

  1. Beata Nelson, WISC, 1:50.81
  2. Chantal Nack, MINN, 1:53.19
  3. Vera Koprivova, RUT, 1:53.62
  4. Chloe Hicks, MICH, 1:53.89
  5. Kristen Romano, OSU, 1:54.49
  6. Tevyn Waddell, MINN, 1:54.50
  7. Jacklyn Simpson, PUR, 1:54.61
  8. Tereza Grusova, RUT, 1:54.70

Wisconsin junior Beata Nelson dominated the 200 back prelims with the top time by over two seconds in 1:50.81, breaking the Pool Record. This stands up as the sixth fastest swim of her career, and she is now in line to win a third individual gold tonight after winning the 200 IM and 100 back earlier.

Chantal Nack of Minnesota qualified 2nd overall in 1:53.19, not far off her lifetime best of 1:52.76, and fellow senior Vera Koprivova of Rutgers continues her impressive meet with the 3rd fastest time of the morning in 1:53.62. Koprivova swam a big PB last night to take 3rd in the 100 back, and will aim to dip below her best of 1:52.42 set in December tonight.

Women’s 100 Free Prelims

  • B1G Meet Record: 47.43, Zhesi Li (OSU), 2018
  1. Catie Deloof, MICH, 47.58
  2. Siobhan Haughey, MICH, 47.65
  3. Daria Pyshnenko, MICH, 48.71
  4. Lillie Hosack, WISC, 48.82
  5. Freya Rayner, OSU, 48.86
  6. Morgan Scott, IU, 48.91
  7. Taylor Petrak, OSU, 49.09
  8. Zoe Avestruz, MINN, 49.18

The Michigan Wolverines took the top three spots in the 100 free this morning, led by senior Catie Deloof who established a new personal best time in 47.58. This is just her second time getting under 48 after clocking 47.76 earlier this season at the UGA Invite. Deloof has two runner-up finishes so far at the competition in the 50 and 200 free, but has never won an individual Big Ten title.

Fellow senior Siobhan Haughey qualified 2nd in 47.65, and should have a lot more in the tank tonight having been a best of 46.72 in December. She’ll be looking to regain the title she won in her freshman year in 2016.

The third Wolverine was sophomore Daria Pyshnenko, who was .01 off her best time from the 2018 Big Tens in 48.71. Wisconsin freshman Lillie Hosack (48.82) and Ohio State sophomore Freya Rayner (48.86) were the others under 49, with Hosack’s swim a new best time by nearly a full second.

Women’s 200 Breast Prelims

  1. Lilly King, IU, 2:06.99
  2. Laura Morley, IU, 2:08.16
  3. Miranda Tucker, MICH, 2:08.59
  4. Calypso Sheridan, NU,  2:08.61
  5. Noelle Peplowski, IU, 2:09.10
  6. Lindsey Kozelsky, MINN, 2:09.59
  7. Jamie Zhen Yeung, MICH, 2:09.69
  8. Bailey Andison, IU, 2:10.80

After having no swimmers earn a second swim in the 200 back, Indiana put four swimmers through to the ‘A’ final of the 200 breast, led by three-time defending champion Lilly King. King cruised through her heat, doing what we’ve seen her do sometimes in the past by sprinting the last 50. Her final split was 30.39, giving her the top seed in 2:06.99 after her opening 100 of 1:03.09 was just the 11th fastest in the field.

Her teammate Laura Morley dipped under her best time of 2:08.25 in 2:08.16 for the #2 seed, followed by Michigan’s Miranda Tucker (2:08.59) and Northwestern’s Calypso Sheridan (2:08.61). Last season, Morley finished 8th in 2:11.55.

2018 4th place finisher Rachel Munson of Minnesota notably missed the ‘A’ final with the 9th fastest time of 2:11.67.

Women’s 200 Fly Prelims

  1. Vanessa Krause, MICH, 1:55.76
  2. Kathrin Demler, OSU, 1:56.03
  3. Francesca Stoppa, RUT, 1:56.26
  4. Sierra Schmidt, MICH, 1:57.10
  5. Victoria Kwan, MICH, 1:57.24
  6. Isabelle Murray, NEB, 1:57.28
  7. Shelby Koontz, IU / Madison Hart, PSU, 1:57.44

Defending champion Vanessa Krause of Michigan won the final heat of the morning to take the top seed heading into tonight’s 200 fly final, finishing in a time of 1:55.76.

Kathrin Demler of Ohio State had the 2nd fastest swim of her career for the 2nd seed in 1:56.03, and last year’s 4th place finisher Francesca Stoppa of Rutgers was close behind for 3rd overall in 1:56.26.

POINTS RACE

Indiana came into today leading Michigan by 111 points (938.5-827.5), but scoring out this morning’s results as if they were finals the Wolverines make up 48 of those points. Obviously this doesn’t include tonight’s diving, the 1650, or the 400 free relay.

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OSU
5 years ago

Isn’t the finals session tonight at 6:30?

IU Swammer
5 years ago

King’s splits are terrifying. First and last 50 combine for a 59. Middle hundred as a 1:07. She was clearly goofing around. Can’t wait to see what she throws down tonight.

Coach Mike 1952
Reply to  IU Swammer
5 years ago

She was not goofing or toying with others, but – to use the old training term fartlek (which means “speed play” in Swedish) – she was playing with her speed & testing how she feels for tonight’s final. It is a good strategy when you are an elite swimmer / athlete. Let’s hope this evening to see something stellar.

IU Swammer
Reply to  Coach Mike 1952
5 years ago

I didn’t mean to imply she was doing anything wrong. Just that she can obviously go a lot faster.

Hoosier Fan
5 years ago

Morgan Scott was also under 49 for her first time ever in the 100 free.

Sunny Cal
5 years ago

Can IN pull it out or will MI come roaring bk today???

Buddy
Reply to  Sunny Cal
5 years ago

You’re dumb if you think MI can still come back. 100+ points and lily king + all their 200 breast girls. Not happening

LadyLeanne76
Reply to  Buddy
5 years ago

Indiana has no scorers int he 200m Back, and Michigan has the top 3 in the 100m Free. Michigan also has breaststrokers who could qualify. It aint over til the last race finishes

Sunny Cal
Reply to  LadyLeanne76
5 years ago

MI looks VERY good points wise in all events this morning!!! Many more swimmers in finals than IN & great possibilities in 1650 this afternoon. Also #1 seed in relay tonight. – looks like MI pulls it out after all!!! Go Blue!!

LadyLeanne76
Reply to  Sunny Cal
5 years ago

I am hopeful. Bi, Schmidt, Postell should score in the 1650, and 4 Michigan scorers in the 200m Back to none for IU. Michigan needs 1-2-3 in the 100m Free. Then From there it should be a free for all. Michigan has 5 or 6 in the 200m Fly to IU’s 2. If Michigan wants to win it needs to get Diving points to offset Parratto.

Anonymous
Reply to  Sunny Cal
5 years ago

How’d that work out?

Articuno
5 years ago

Rutgers having a good morning.

About James Sutherland

James Sutherland

James swam five years at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, specializing in the 200 free, back and IM. He finished up his collegiate swimming career in 2018, graduating with a bachelor's degree in economics. In 2019 he completed his graduate degree in sports journalism. Prior to going to Laurentian, James swam …

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