2026 Men’s Big Ten Swimming & Diving Championships
- Dates: Wednesday, February 25–Saturday, February 28
- Location: Soderholm Family Aquatic Center, Madison, WI
- Defending champions: Indiana men (4x)
- Live Results (also available on Meet Mobile: “2026 Men’s B1G Championship”)
- Live Video ($): B1G+
- Championship Central
- SwimSwam’s Meet Preview
- Teams: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, USC, Wisconsin
- SwimSwam Recaps
The 2026 Men’s Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships kicked off Thursday night at Wisconsin’s Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center with the 200 medley relay and 800 freestyle relay. Race videos from the session, courtesy of Wisconsin Swim & Dive on YouTube, are linked below.
For a full written recap of the session, see the bullet points above.
MEN’S 200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY — TIMED FINALS
- NCAA Record: 1:20.03 – Florida, 2026
- Big Ten Record: 1:20.92 – Indiana, 2025
- Big Ten Meet Record: 1:21.39 – Indiana, 2025
- 2026 NCAA Championships Qualifying Time: 1:23.61
- 2026 NCAA Championships Provisional Qualifying Time: 1:23.85
Results:
- Michigan – 1:21.99
- Indiana – 1:22.09
- Northwestern – 1:22.95
- Purdue – 1:23.10
- Ohio State – 1:23.46
- USC – 1:23.46
- Wisconsin – 1:23.65
- Minnesota – 1:24.78
Penn State – DSQ (1:23.01)
MEN’S 800-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY — TIMED FINALS
- NCAA Record: 5:59.75 – California, 2025
- Big Ten Record: 6:06.01 – Indiana, 2018
Big Ten Meet Record: 6:09.85 – Michigan, 2014- 2026 NCAA Championships Qualifying Time: 6:14.67
- 2026 NCAA Championships Provisional Qualifying Time: 6:16.69
Results:
- Ohio State – 6:06.64 *Meet Record*
- Wisconsin – 6:08.87
- Indiana – 6:08.90
- Michigan – 6:09.36
- USC – 6:13.74
- Minnesota – 6:15.82
- Northwestern – 6:15.99
- Purdue – 6:22.82
- Penn State – 6:24.60
