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WATCH: Hannah Bellard’s 1:50.34 200 Fly Big Ten Record & Other Race Videos From Day 4 Of Big Tens

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by Sean Griffin 1

February 22nd, 2026 Big Ten, College, Race Videos

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

The Michigan women claimed their first Big Ten Championship since 2018 on Saturday evening in Minneapolis, finishing with 1,243 points, 159 ahead of runner-up Indiana (1,084). The finals session featured the 200 IM, 100 freestyle, 200 butterfly, 200 backstroke, and 400 free relay. For an in-depth recap of how the night unfolded, see the bullet points above. Linked below are the race videos for the session.

WOMEN’S 200-YARD IM – FINALS

  • NCAA Record – 1:48.37, Kate Douglass, Virginia (2023)
  • Big Ten Record – 1:50.79, Beata Nelson, Wisconsin (2019)
  • Big Ten Meet Record – 1:51.66, Beata Nelson, Wisconsin (2020)
  • 2025 NCAA Invited Time – 1:56.69

TOP 8:

  1. Bella Sims (Michigan) – 1:52.81
  2. Rosie Murphy (UCLA) – 1:54.04
  3. Letitia Sim (Michigan) – 1:54.39
  4. Devon Kitchel (Michigan) – 1:56.44
  5. Ashley McMillan (USC) – 1:56.52
  6. Macky Hodges (Indiana) – 1:56.96
  7. Justina Kozan (USC) – 1:57.18
  8. Reese Tiltmann (Indiana) – 1:57.94

Courtesy: UCLA Swim & Dive on YouTube

WOMEN’S 1650 FREESTYLE – TIMED FINALS

  • NCAA Record – 15:03.31 — Katie Ledecky, Stanford (2017)
  • Big Ten Record – 15:36.27 – Ally McHugh, Penn State (2018)
  • Big Ten Meet Record – 15:43.17, Molly Kowal, Ohio State (2020)
  • 2025 NCAA Invited Time – 16:09.37

TOP 8:

  1. Gena Jorgenson (Nebraska) – 15:45.36
  2. Mila Nikanorov (Ohio State) – 15:46.19
  3. Emma Finlin (Ohio State) – 15:49.51
  4. Adair Shaw (Ohio State) – 16:04.64
  5. Katie McCarthy (Minnesota) – 16:05.46
  6. Zoe Nordmann (Northwestern) – 16:06.23
  7. Marian Ploeger (Michigan) – 16:10.68
  8. Maddie Waggoner (Wisconsin) – 16:12.46

Courtesy: Big Ten Conference on X

WOMEN’S 100-YARD FREESTYLE – FINALS

  • NCAA Record – 44.71, Gretchen Walsh, UVA (2025)
  • Big Ten Record – 46.02, Maggie MacNeil, Michigan (2021)
  • Big Ten Meet Record – 46.57, Maggie MacNeil, Michigan & Liberty Clark, Indiana (2020 & 2026)*TIED
  • 2025 NCAA Invited Time – 48.11

TOP 8:

  1. Liberty Clark (Indiana) – 46.22 (CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD)
  2. Rachel Bockrath (Ohio State) – 47.01
  3. Stephanie Balduccini (Michigan) – 47.20
  4. Nicole Maier (USC) – 47.83
  5. Grace Hoeper (Indiana) – 47.90
  6. Brady Kendall (Michigan) – 47.99
  7. Kristina Paegle (Indiana) – 48.05
  8. Lindsay Ervin (Northwestern) – 48.28

Courtesy: Indiana Swim & Dive on X

WOMEN’S 200-YARD BUTTERFLY – FINALS

  • NCAA Record – 1:49.11, Emma Sticklen, Texas (2025)
  • Big Ten Record – 1:50.72, Hannah Bellard, Michigan (2026)
  • Big Ten Meet Record – 1:51.83, Olivia Carter, Michigan (2022)
  • 2025 NCAA Invited Time – 1:55.82

TOP 8:

  1. Hannah Bellard (Michigan) – 1:50.34 (BIG TEN RECORD)
  2. Alex Shackell (Indiana) – 1:50.71
  3. Lucie Delmas (Wisconsin) – 1:54.07
  4. Rachel Conley (Minnesota) – 1:55.98
  5. Montse Spielmann (Michigan) – 1:56.34
  6. Sage Miller (USC) – 1:56.58
  7. Katie Forrester (Indiana) – 1:57.87
  8. Keira Kask (Purdue) – 1:59.27

Courtesy: Michigan Swimming & Diving on X

WOMEN’S 200-YARD BACKSTROKE – FINALS

  • NCAA Record – 1:46.82, Claire Curzan, UVA (2025)
  • Big Ten Record – 1:47.24, Beata Nelson, Wisconsin (2019)
  • Big Ten Meet Record – 1:48.47, Beata Nelson, Wisconsin (2019)
  • 2025 NCAA Invited Time – 1:53.31

TOP 8:

  1. Maggie Wanezek (Wisconsin) – 1:48.31 (CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD)
  2. Rosie Murphy (UCLA) – 1:51.52
  3. Macky Hodges (Indiana) – 1:52.74
  4. Lindsay Barnes (USC) – 1:52.95
  5. Dora Molnar (USC) – 1:53.21
  6. Mya DeWitt (Indiana) – 1:53.90
  7. Milla Drakopoulos (Michigan) – 1:53.98
  8. Miranda Grana (Indiana) – 1:55.18

Courtesy: UCLA Swim & Dive on YouTube

WOMEN’S 400 FREESTYLE RELAY – TIMED FINALS

  • NCAA Record – 3:05.84 — Virginia (Douglass, A. Walsh, Parker, G. Walsh) (2023)
  • Big Ten Record – 3:08.07 – Michigan (MacNeil, Haughey, DeLoof, Pyshnenko) (2019)
  • Big Ten Meet Record – 3:08.89 – Michigan (Balduccini, Kendall, Newman, Flynn) (2025)

RESULTS:

  1. Indiana (Shackell, Clark, Paegle, Hoeper) – 3:07.72 (BIG TEN RECORD)
  2. Michigan (Greenhawt, Sims, Kendall, Balduccini) – 3:07.90
  3. Ohio State (Bockrath, Angove, Little, LeBlanc) – 3:12.61
  4. UCLA (Yovanovich, Duncan, Schaffer, Wetteland) – 3:13.02
  5. Northwestern (Ervin, Nikonova, Smith, Pan) – 3:16.11
  6. Minnesota (Wanner, Kaljevic, Thomas, Yablonski) – 3:16.38
  7. Nebraska (Marchi, Miklos, Jorgenson, Tanko) – 3:17.16
  8. Wisconsin (Wanezek, Tierney, Stoneburg, Zelen) – 3:17.55
  9. Purdue (Phipps, Hurley, Rojas, Hill) – 3:17.65
  10. Iowa (Flowers, Olen, Dildine, Kerr) – 3:17.94
  11. USC (Molnar, Fox, Miller, Maier) – 3:18.18
  12. Penn State (Markvardt, Ketter, Robinson, Cohen) – 3:18.36
  13. Rutgers (Vlachou, Gonzalez, Hazlehurst, Alberti) – 3:20.94
  14. Illinois (Cibulkova, Adler, Yousuf, Jass) – 3:22.01

Courtesy: UCLA Swim & Dive on YouTube

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Andre
3 months ago

Wow, she was as fast as Kristof Milak in the 200 fly 🤯🤯🤯

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