2025 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
- February 25 – March 1, 2025
- Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center — Federal Way, Wash.
- SCY (25 Yards)
- Start Times: prelims – 10 am PT/finals – 6 pm PT
- Championship Central
- Psych Sheet
- Livestream: ESPN+
- Live Results
- Live Recaps
ASU will be trying to maintain their undefeated meet in the swimming events at tonight’s finals session. So far neither the men’s nor the women’s team has lost an event.
Women’s 200 Butterfly — Finals
- NCAA Record: 1:49.16 — Alex Walsh, Virginia (2023)
- Big 12 Record: 1:49.95 — Emma Sticklen, Texas (2023)
- Meet Record: 1:51.66 — Kelly Pash, Texas (2024)
- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:52.47
- 2024 NCAA Invited Time: 1:55.88
- 2024 Champion: Kelly Pash, Texas — 1:51.66
Top 8 Finishers:
- Deniz Ertan (ASU)- 1:54.92
- Adelaide Meuter (UH)- 1:56.85
- Sydney Nethercutt (UH)- 1:57.99
- Grace Lindberg (ASU)- 1:58.32
- Sonia Vaishnani (ASU)- 1:58.36
- Noor El Gendy (UH)- 1:59.01
- Abbie Alvarez (UH)- 1:59.22
- Morgan Gore (TCU)-1:59.31
Deniz Ertan ran away with the 200 fly final, coming in at 1:54.92 to win by almost two seconds. Her final time of 1:54.92 was more than two seconds faster than her previous lifetime best of 1:56.94. from October of this year. It will also likely earn her an NCAA invite in the event, placing her 29th in the current D1 rankings.
Houston’s Adelaide Meuter finished 2nd, coming in at 1:56.85, and teammate Sydney Nethercutt came in 3rd at 1:57.99 both earning huge points for Houston. The Cougars also had 6th place finisher Noor El Gendy (1:59.01) and 7th place finisher Abbie Alvarez (1:59.22)
Men’s 200 Butterfly — Finals
- NCAA Record: 1:37.17 — Luca Urlando, Georgia (2025)
- Big 12 Record: 1:37.35 — Jack Conger, Texas (2017)
- Meet Record: 1:39.17 — Jack Conger, Texas (2017)
- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:40.05
- 2024 NCAA Invited Time: 1:42.10
- 2024 Champion: Brad Prolo, BYU — 1:41.15
Top 8 Finishers:
- Ilya Kharun (ASU)- 1:39.41
- Haakon Naughton (ASU)- 1:40.67
- Joel Nace (ARIZ)- 1:42.76
- Filip Senc Samardzic (ASU)- 1:42.84
- Evan van Brocklin (UTAH)- 1:43.93
- Jake Mason (ASU)- 1:44.13
- Geremia Freri (TCU)- 1:44.70
- Jakub Walter (UTAH)- 1:45.09
Ilya Kharun wins the men’s 200 fly, coming in over a second ahead of the 2nd place finisher at 1:39.41. Kharun has been faster this season and in his lifetime. His season best sits at 1:38.74 from ASU’s dual meet with NC State and his lifetime best is 1:37.93 from last January. He currently sits 2nd in the NCAA this season with his 1:38.74, over a second-and-a-half behine Luca Urlando at 1:37.17.
Haakon Naughton swam 1:40.67 to pick up silver for the Sun Devils, about a tenth off his season best of 1:40.55 in the event.
Rounding out the podium was Joel Nace from Arizona at 1:42.76, not even a tenth of a second ahead of 4th place ASU swimmer Filip Senc Samardzic.
Women’s 100 Breaststroke — Finals
- NCAA Record: 55.73 — Lilly King, Indiana (2019)
- Big 12 Record: 56.88 — Anna Elendt, Texas (2022)
- Meet Record: 57.27 — Lydia Jacoby, Texas (2024)
- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 58.01
- 2024 NCAA Invited Time: 59.75
- 2024 Champion: Lydia Jacoby, Texas — 57.27
Top 8 Finishers:
- Joleigh Crye (CINC)- 58.09
- Henrietta Fangli (UH)- 58.12
- Mackenzie Miller (BYU)- 58.60
- Eleni Gewalt (ARIZ)- 59.00
- Iza Adame (ASU)- 59.63
- Evelyn Entrekin (UH)- 59.69
- Claire Chahbandour (TCU)- 1:00.06
- Lindi Worrell (CINC)- 1:01.05
Joleigh Crye officially stops the ASU women’s 3-day win streak with her win in the women’s 100 breaststroke. Crye, a junior at Cincinnati swam a new personal best time of 58.09 to win the event for the Bearcats,and drop two tenths from the 58.24 she went in March of last year.
Houston’s Henrietta Fangli swam 58.12 to also set a new personal best time, improving from the 58.98 she went at last year’s NCAAs.
Mackenzie Miller from BYU finished out the top three with another huge drop from her prelims swim. This morning she went under a minute for the first time ever, coming in at 59.47, and she dropped almost a second from that time tonight to finish third at 58.60, likely earning her first NCAA invite.
Men’s 100 Breaststroke — Finals
- NCAA Record: 49.51 — Julian Smith, Florida (2025)
- Big 12 Record: 50.49 — Caspar Corbeau, Texas (2022)
- Meet Record: 50.96 — Caspar Corbeau, Texas (2022)
- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 51.02
- 2024 NCAA Invited Time: 51.89
- 2024 Champion: Will Scholtz, Texas — 52.09
Top 8 Finishers:
- Andy Dobrzanski (ASU)- 51.75
- Jadon Wuilliez (TCU)- 52.03
- Tavner Wisdom (ARIZ)- 52.33
- Oscar Bilbao (ASU)- 52.35
- Peter Etzold (BYU)- 52.40
- Kyle Bumgardner (CINC)- 52.87
- Daniel Young (ARIZ)- 53.00
- Nikola Kotlin (TCU)- 53.83
The ASU men kept on rolling with another event win in the men’s 100 breaststroke. Dobrzanski was about two tenths off his prelims swim of 51.58, but it was still enough to win the ‘A’ final of the event for the Sun Devils by about three tenths.
Jadon Wuilliez finished 2nd in 52.03 for TCU a little more than six tenths faster than his prelims swim. Tavner Wisdom rounded out the top three for Arizona at 52.33.
Women’s 100 Backstroke — Finals
- NCAA Record: 48.10 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024)
- Big 12 Record: 50.51 — Claire Adams, Texas (2020)
- Meet Record: 50.51 — Claire Adams, Texas (2020)
- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 50.66
- 2024 NCAA Invited Time: 52.28
- 2024 Champion: Berit Berglund, Texas — 51.72
Top 8 Finishers:
- Caroline Bentz (ASU)- 51.22
- Lottie Cullen (UH)- 52.28
- Paige Armstrong (ARIZ)- 52.95
- Elizabeth Jimenez (UH)- 53.17
- Norah Hay (UTAH)- 53.28
- Miriam Sheehan (ASU)- 53.31
- Kayman Neal (ARIZ)- 53.41
- Alexia Duncan (UTAH)- 53.56
Back to your regularly scheduled program with an ASU win in the women’s 100 backstroke from senior Caroline Bentz. She was more than a second faster than her prelims swim of 52.51, coming in at 51.22 for the win. This was also about a half second drop from her previous best of 51.79 from January.
Lottie Cullen from Houston earned the silver medal, swimming 52.28, a second add from her best of 51.19.
Rounding out the top three was Arizona’s Paige Armstrong at 52.95, a little under a tenth over her personal best of 52.89 from earlier this month.
Men’s 100 Backstroke — Finals
- NCAA Record: 43.35 — Luca Urlando, Georgia (2022)
- Big 12 Record: 44.20 — Will Modglin, Texas (2024)
- Meet Record: 44.56 — Will Modglin, Texas (2024)
- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 44.48
- 2024 NCAA Invited Time: 45.56
- 2024 Champion: Will Modglin, Texas — 44.75
Top 8 Finishers:
- Jack Wadsworth (ASU)- 45.01
- Lucien Vergnes (ASU)- 45.46
- Ryan Hardy (ARIZ)- 45.64
- Justin Heimes (WVU)- 46.07
- Will Meyers (ARIZ)- 46.14
- Hunter Bubeno (CINC)- 46.32
- Jono Adam (ASU)- 46.71
- Edgar Cicani (TCU)- 47.00
Sun Devil senior Jack Wadsworth took the last individual swimming event of the evening, the men’s 100 back, by a little under half-a-second. Wadsworth swam 45.01, dropping almost a second and likely earning his 2nd NCAA Division 1 Invite.
Lucien Vergnes, also from ASU, came in at 45.46 for 2nd, a little over a tenth slower than his season best of 45.32, which should also qualify for the meet.
Arizona’s Ryan Hardy finished 3rd overall, two tenths behind Vergnes at 45.64.
Men’s Platform- Finals
Top 8 Finisher:
- Jesco Helling (UTAH)- 362.75
- Ramez Diaa (CINC)- 357.80
- Elliott Dillon (TCU)- 340.25
- Lane Stallworth (ASU)- 329.70
- Bryn James (TCU)- 329.60
- Gage Dubois (ARIZ)- 326.60
- Elias Petersen (UTAH)- 326.55
- Chase Hindmarsh (BYU)- 310.35
Utah’s Jesco Helling won the last men’s diving event of the meet with his 362.75 after finishing 5th in the 1-meter and 6th in the 3-meter. Cincinnati’s Ramez Diaa finished 2nd in 357.80, and Elliott Dillon finished 3rd for TCU at 340.25
Lane Stallworth anb Bryn James finished 4th and 5th for ASU and TCU respectively, coming in only a tenth of a point apart with Stallworth scoring 3329.70 and James scoring 239.60
Women’s 200 Free Relay
- NCAA Record: 1:23.63 — Virginia (2024)
- Big 12 Record: 1:26.85 — Texas (2018)
- Meet Record: 1:28.04 — Texas (2009)
- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:28.42
Full Results:
- Arizona- 1:26.91
- ASU- 1:28.57
- Cincinnati- 1:29.65
- Texas Christian- 1:30.66
- Brigham Young- 1:30.81
- Utah- 1:31.26
- Houston- 1:31.42
- Kansas- 1:31.81
- Iowa State- 1:32.83
- West Virginia- 1:33.97
This heat was not particularly close at the top, with the top three teams having more than a second separating them from the next team. The Arizona women got out fast, and stayed there, swimming the fastest splits in the field on 3 of their four legs to win the event by a second-and-a-half. Lexi Duchsherer led them off in 22.07. Juia Wozniak went 2nd in 21.56. Riley Botton blasted 21.44 on the third leg, and Alysssa Schwengel went 21.85 to bring them home. Schwengel’s split was the only one that wasn’t the fastest equivalent leg in the field, ASU’s anchor Caroline Bentz split 21.73. Botton’s split was the fastest across all legs.
ASU finished 2nd by more than a second with Julia Ullmann (22.47), Erin Milligan (21.83), MiriamSheehan (22.54), and Caroline Bentz (21.73).
Cincinnati grabbed the bronze in 1:29.65, another second ahead of TCU in 4th. Jessica DAvis (22.54), Kaylee Nagel (22.59), Kate Mardis (22.34), and Joleigh Crye (22.18) stopped the clock at 1:29.65
Men’s 200 Free Relay
- NCAA Record: 1:12.80 — Tennessee (2025)
- Big 12 Record: 1:15.27 — Texas (2017)1:14.59 — Texas (2017)
- Meet Record: 1:15.27 — Texas (2017)
- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:16.51
Full Results:
- Arizona- 1:17.28
- TCU- 1:17.57
- Brigham Young- 1:17.87
- West Virginia- 1:18.75
- Utah- 1:20.38
- Cincinnati- 1:22.63
- ASU– DQ
ASU had one of the fastest relays of all time, until they got disqualified, leaving Arizona to win both relays this evening, and both ASU teams losing their opportunity to win every swimming event.
The Wildcat team of Ralph Daleiden Ciuferri (19.60), Hunter Ingram (19.17), Jack Donovan (19.30), and Tomas Lukminas (19.21a0 swam 1:17.28 to beat TCU for the gold by three tenths of a second.
TCU’s Milan Fabian (19.78), Peter Horton (19.12), Jadon Wuilliez (19.38), and Luke Dimiceli (19.29) swam 1:17.57 to come in just three tenths ahead of the BYU team of Luigi Riva (19.43), Max Kleinman (19.47), Fletcher Madsen (19.34), and Diego Camaco Salgado (19.63) at 1:17.87.
ASU originally won the event with a huge time of 1:13.18, thanks to a huge 17.95 split from Ilya Kharun and an even bigger 17.86 split from Jonny Kulow on the anchor leg. Kulow’s split would have been tied for the 7th fastest split in history, but it won’t count. This is the 3rd time this season that the Sun Devils have DQd a relay at a big meet. In November, they DQd their 400 free relay and 800 free relay for false starts of varying degrees (one of the swimmers jumped a whole 50 early on the 800 free relay).
Team Scores After Day 4
Women
- ASU-1210
- Houston- 926.5
- Arizona- 864
- Cincinnati- 635
- TCU- 614
- Utah- 587.5
- BYU- 551
- Kansas- 435
- Iowa State- 301
- West Virginia- 298
Men
- ASU- 1398.5
- Arizona- 1033
- Utah- 914
- TCU- 865.5
- BYU- 780
- Cincinnati- 692
- West Virginia- 464
Time trials, and split times in longer races which are actually seeking ‘cuts,’ at conference meets can be interesting fun, and real candidates for one of my favorite SwimSwam features, “Swims you may have missed.”
In the hulabaloo over the speedy Men’s 4×50 Free relay, it is amazing that the selection of the 4th leg for ASU was at issue before the meet (not to suggest there was any question in the mind of Coach Herbie, but just that looking at the numbers was interesting).
Coming into the Big-12 meet, based on flat start season bests:
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4. Quin Seider (Fr.) :19.35PB Prelim/final: :19.47 / :19.49
5. Tolu Young (Fr.) :19.39PB Prelim/final :19.44 / :19.35PB
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I would like to suggest a few possible suggestions for a SwimmSwam article.
1. Detailed information on how the existing equipment measures reaction time. Few of us really know details of how the equipment works. I regularly see touch pads malfunction at dual meets.
2. What is equipment’s level of accuracy? There must be specifications somewhere!
3. Is the equipment calibrated and certified before a championship meet? It certainly should be!
4. Why is there not official video review and backup as in other sports? I noted at the Olympics that there were overhead cameras for each lane.
ESPN and Kyle Stockwell did a great job of analyzing the 200 free relay reaction time on the fly with the video they… Read more »
FYI, Jack Wadsworth swam in last year’s D1 NCAAs. 100 & 200 Back…..
JW was also the NCAA D-3 100 Back champion for the Ithaca College Bombers in the 2021-22 season before transferring to ASU. From Bomber to Devil. Stud.
I want to compliment announcer Kyle Stockwell on his quick and informative analysis of the early start in the men’s 200 relay. Perhaps the most informative and quick analysis of such an event I have seen in swimming!
Kyle is doing a great job.
How does a d1 mens team go 1:22
Clearly not their best event but could you make the relay, avg. :20.65.
“Her final time of 1:54.92 was more than two seconds faster than her previous lifetime best of 1:56.94. from October of this year.”
Time warp???
Year as a euphemism for season not calendar year. Will update to make that more clear.
If Schmitzilla doesn’t do a bellyflop in the pool when ASU wins tomorrow, we riot
Kulow was not the swimmer dqed, so that 17.8 split is legit. He’ll be scary at NCAAs. Also, with a dual confirmation system in place, I doubt that relay gets dqed. Kharun looked close, but safe on video review (maybe .00). Such a shame they don’t have that system for reaction times in place at big 12s. Even the Arizona head coach told the officials that it was safe, and that’s saying something.
Meet directors haven’t been using KCAC’s reaction pads even though, to my knowledge, they are working. It was the same issue at Washington hs state champs. Seems like too high profile a meet to not have that kind of back up in place.