WATCH: Ray’s 43.83 100 Fly & Bey’s 3:34.90 400 IM Big Ten Records & All Other Day 3 Race Videos

2026 Men’s Big Ten 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 – Big Ten
• Championship Central – Wisconsin
• SwimSwam’s Meet Preview
• Teams: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, USC, Wisconsin
• SwimSwam Live Recaps
  • Prelims: Day 2
  • Finals: Day 1 Relays

The 2026 Men’s Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships continued Thursday night with finals of the 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, and 200 freestyle relay. Race videos from the session, courtesy of the Big Ten Conference and various teams’ X accounts, are linked below. For a full written recap of the session, see the bullet points above.

MEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – FINALS

• NCAA Record: 42.80, Caeleb Dressel (Florida) – 2018
• Big Ten Record: 43.85, Tomer Frankel (Indiana) – 2024
• Big Ten Meet Record: 44.28, Tyler Ray (Michigan) – 2025
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 46.11
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 45.12

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Tyler Ray (Michigan), 43.83 *Big Ten Record*
2. Matthew Klinge (Ohio State), 44.48
3. Michal Chmielewski (USC), 44.57
4. Owen McDonald (Indiana), 44.62
5. Stuart Seymour (Northwestern), 44.69
6. Ole Eidam (Michigan), 44.71
7. Jacob Johnson (Minnesota), 44.92
8. Colin Geer (Michigan), 45.04

Back-to-back and a Big Ten Record for Tyler Ray! 🥇🏊

43.83 in the 100 Yard Butterfly for Ray! 🤩#B1GSD x @umichswimdive pic.twitter.com/9Cfs8hF12O

— Big Ten Conference (@bigten) February 26, 2026

MEN’S 400 IM – FINALS

• NCAA Record: 3:28.82, Leon Marchand (Arizona State) – 2023
• Big Ten Record: 3:34.98, Tristan Jankovics (OSU) – 2025
• Big Ten Meet Record: 3:35.51, Tristan Jankovics (OSU) – 2025
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 3:46.19
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 3:41.61

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Josh Bey (Indiana), 3:34.90 *Big Ten Record*
2. Lorne Wigginton (Michigan), 3:35.21
3. Tristan Jankovics (Ohio State), 3:36.69
4. Josh Staples (Northwestern), 3:37.62
5. Dominik Mark Torok (Wisconsin), 3:38.53
6. Noah Cakir (Indiana), 3:41.37
7. Ryan Healy (Michigan), 3:44.14
8. Mason Edmund (Ohio State), 3:45.99

3:34.90‼️

Josh Bey swims a @bigten record to win the 400 IM championship! pic.twitter.com/0bhqR9NFuz

— Indiana Swim & Dive (@IndianaSwimDive) February 27, 2026

MEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – FINALS

• NCAA Record: 1:28.33, Luke Hobson (Texas) – 2025
• Big Ten Record: 1:29.63, Blake Pieroni (Indiana) – 2018
• Big Ten Meet Record: 1:31.01, Tomas Navikonis (OSU) – 2025
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:33.93
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:32.27

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Tomas Navikonis (Ohio State), 1:31.32
2. Oliver Sogaard-Andersen (USC), 1:32.03
3. Enzo Solitario (Wisconsin), 1:32.12
4. Antoine Sauve (Michigan, 1:32.65
5. Aaron Shackell (Indiana), 1:32.85
6. Luukas Vainio (Wisconsin), 1:33.10
7. Eitan Ben Shitrit (Michigan), 1:33.21
8. Jordi Vilchez (Ohio State), 1:33.66

MEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINALS

• NCAA Record: 49.51, Julian Smith (Florida) – 2025
• Big Ten Record: 49.69, Ian Finnerty (Indiana) – 2018
• Big Ten Meet Record: 49.94, Finn Brooks (Indiana) – 2025
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 52.58
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 51.58

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Luka Mladenovic (Michigan), 50.69
2. Mariano Lazzerini (Penn State), 50.88
3. Travis Gulledge (Indiana), 51.39
4. Alexei Avakov (Indiana), 51.40
5. Dylan Smiley (Indiana), 51.70
6. Toby Barnett (Indiana), 51.71
7. Ben Wiegand (Wisconsin), 51.93
8. Drew Gaerthofner (Wisconsin), 52.13

MEN’S 200 FREESTYLE RELAY – FINALS

• NCAA Record: 1:12.80 – Tennessee (2025)
• Big Ten Record: 1:14.83, Michigan (2025)
• Big Ten Meet Record: 1:14.83, Michigan (2025)
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:16.23

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Indiana, 1:15.61
2. Michigan, 1:15.71
3. Ohio State, 1:15.93
4. Northwestern, 1:16.03
5. Purdue, 1:16.51
6. Wisconsin, 1:16.78
7. USC, 1:17.26
8. Penn State, 1:17.66

Sprinting to gold! 🥇

Indiana closes the night with a @bigten title in the 200 freestyle relay! pic.twitter.com/Hk8KukIouf

— Indiana Swim & Dive (@IndianaSwimDive) February 27, 2026

Team Scores After Day 2

1. Indiana – 535
2. Michigan – 491
3. Ohio State – 414.5
4. Wisconsin – 349
5. Northwestern – 319
6. Purdue – 313
7. USC – 291.5
8. Minnesota – 249
9. Penn State – 170