Courtesy: Big Ten
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten announced the 2025-26 Men’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch on Tuesday, featuring one swimmer and one diver from each of the nine men’s swim and dive programs. The watch list was determined by the conference’s head coaches.
The list features six All-Big Ten selections from last season, including Big Ten Swimmer of the Year and Swimmer of the Championships, Owen McDonald from Indiana.
Three Big Ten teams finished in the top 15 at last year’s NCAA Championships, including Indiana (3rd), Michigan (11th) and USC (15th). Indiana begins the 2025-26 campaign as four-time defending Big Ten Champions.
The season is set to begin this Friday, Sept. 26.
The complete list of 2025-26 Men’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch can be found below.
2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch
- Owen McDonald, Jr., Indiana
- Josh Hedberg, Fr., Indiana
- Tyler Ray, Sr., Michigan
- Emmitt Reesor, Fr., Michigan
- Jacob Johnson, So., Minnesota
- Drew Bennett, Sr., Minnesota
- Stuart Seymour, Jr., Northwestern
- Kyle Ly, So., Northwestern
- Tristan Jankovics, Sr., Ohio State
- Dom Roberto, So., Ohio State
- Rylan Anselm, So., Penn State
- Hayden Elliot, Sr., Penn State
- Alex Hotta, Sr., Purdue
- Max Miller, Jr., Purdue
- Krzysztof Chmielewski, Jr., USC
- Mortiz Wesemann, Gr., USC
- Dominik Mark Torok, Sr., Wisconsin
- Jan Lanser, Sr., Wisconsin
