2026 WOMEN’S BIG TEN SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Dates: Wednesday, February 18–Saturday, February 21
- Location: Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center, Minneapolis, MN
- Defending champions: Ohio State women (1x)
- Live Results (also available on Meet Mobile: “2026 B1G Women’s Swim & Dive Championships”)
- Live Video ($): B1G+
- Championship Central
- SwimSwam’s Meet Preview
- Teams: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
- SwimSwam Live Recaps
- Prelims: Day 2 | Day 3
- Finals: Day 1 Relays | Day 2 | Day 3
WOMEN’S 400 MEDLEY RELAY – TIMED FINAL
- NCAA Record: 3:19.58 — Virginia (2025)
Big Ten Meet Record: 3:26.35 — Indiana (2022)Big Ten Pool Record: 3:27.51 — Stanford (2014)- 2026 NCAA cut: 3:30.89 (3:32.51 provisional)
Top 8 Finishers:
- Michigan — 3:24.08 *Meet and Pool Record*
- Indiana — 3:26.15
- Wisconsin — 3:29.19
- UCLA — 3:29.97
- Ohio State — 3:31.08
- USC — 3:35.15
- Northwestern — 3:36.32
- Minnesota — 3:36.57
The Michigan women swam to a new Big Ten Record in the women’s 400 medley relay en route to a win, touching in a 3:24.08. That broke the previous record of a 3:26.35 set by Ohio State in 2022.
Split Comparison
| New Meet Record | Old Meet Record | ||
| Bella Sims | 49.12 | Emily Crane | 51.79 |
| Letitia Sim | 57.66 | Hannah Bach | 57.07 |
| Brady Kendall | 50.1 | Kit Kat Zenick | 50.93 |
| Stephanie Balduccini | 47.2 | Amy Fulmer | 46.56 |
| 3:24.08 | 3:26.35 |
Bella Sims led off in a 49.12 tonight, over two and a half seconds ahead of the split that Emily Crane led Ohio State off back in 2022. Sims notably swam to 2nd place in the individual back earlier tonight as she touched in a 49.75, 0.03 seconds behind Wisconsin’s Maggie Wanezek.
After already setting a Big Ten Record in the 50 free tonight, Brady Kendall was also a big difference maker in tonight’s relay, with a 50.10 on the butterfly split. That is Kendall’s fastest 100 fly split of her career.
Michigan’s win tonight marks their first win in the 400 medley relay since 2020 when the team of Maggie MacNeil, Miranda Tucker, Olivia Carter, and Daria Pyshnenko won in a 3:27.68.
The Michigan women have been dominant at the 2026 Big Ten Championships and head into the final night of competition with 883 points, over 150 ahead of 2nd place Ohio State (714.5 points).
