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
The third finals session of the 2026 Big Ten Women’s Championships has wrapped up, featuring the 100 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 500 freestyle, 50 freestyle, and 400 medley relay.
Linked below are all of the available race videos, courtesy of UCLA Swimming on YouTube.
WOMEN’S 100-YARD BACKSTROKE – FINALS
- NCAA Record: 48.10 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024)
- Big Ten Record: 49.18 — Beata Nelson, Wisconsin (2019)
- Big Ten Meet Record: 49.70 — Beata Nelson, Wisconsin (2020)
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 51.68
Top 8 Finishers:
- Maggie Wanezek (Wisconsin) – 49.72
- Bella Sims (Michigan) – 49.75
- Miranda Grana (Indiana) – 51.33
- Claudia Yovanovich (UCLA) / Lexi Greenhawt (Michigan) –51.37
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- Alex Shackell (Indiana) –51.41
- Fay Lustria (UCLA) –51.54
- Mya Dewitt (Indiana) – 51.75
WOMEN’S 200-YARD BREASTSTROKE – FINALS
- NCAA Record: 2:01.29 — Kate Douglass, Virginia (2023)
- Big Ten Record: 2:02.60 — Lilly King, Indiana (2018)
- Big Ten Meet Record: 2:04.03 — Lilly King, Indiana (2017)
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 2:09.58
Top 8 Finishers:
- Letitia Sim (Michigan) — 2:05.24
- Brooke Corrigan (Wisconsin) — 2:07.29
- Ashley McMillan (USC) — 2:08.11
- Devon Kitchel (Michigan) — 2:08.61
- Bella Brito (USC) — 2:09.40
- Hazal Ozkan (Wisconsin) — 2:09.57
- Sarah Bennetts (UCLA) — 2:10.47
- Catherine Hughes (Wisconsin) — 2:11.00
WOMEN’S 500-YARD FREESTYLE – FINALS
- NCAA Record: 4:24.06 — Katie Ledecky, Stanford (2017)
- Big Ten Record: 4:33.86 — Anna Peplowski, Indiana (2025)
- Big Ten Meet Record: 4:33.86 — Anna Peplowski, Indiana (2025)
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 4:39.47
Top 8 Finishers:
- Hannah Bellard (Michigan) — 4:34.60
- Sienna Angove (Ohio State) — 4:37.44
- Gena Jorgenson (Nebraska) — 4:39.15
- Mila Nikanorov (Ohio State) — 4:39.19
- Justina Kozan (USC) — 4:39.58
- Blair Stoneburg (Wisconsin) — 4:42.18
- Emma Finlin (Ohio State) — 4:42.45
- Claire Tuggle (USC) — 4:43.05
Race video currently not available.
WOMEN’S 50-YARD FREESTYLE – FINALS
- NCAA Record: 20.37 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024 & 2025)
Big Ten Record: 21.17 — Maggie MacNeil, Michigan (2022)Big Ten Meet Record: 21.28 — Zhesi Li, Ohio State (2018)- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 22.01
Top 8 Finishers:
- Brady Kendall (Michigan) — 21.09 *Big Ten Record*
- Liberty Clark (Indiana) — 21.47
- Kristina Paegle (Indiana) — 21.57
- Rachel Bockrath (Ohio State) — 21.78
- Jada Duncan (UCLA) — 21.85
- Nicole Maier (USC) / Carrie Furbee (Ohio State) — 21.93
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- Payton Flowers (Iowa) — 22.15
WOMEN’S 400 MEDLEY RELAY – TIMED FINAL
- NCAA Record: 3:19.58 — Virginia (2025)
- Big Ten Record: 3:21.91 — Ohio State (2008)
Big Ten Meet Record: 3:26.35 — Indiana (2022)- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 3:30.89 (3:32.51 provisional)
Top 8 Finishers:
- Michigan — 3:24.08 *Meet 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
