Indiana Will Conclude Regular Season In West Lafayette On Saturday
The Hoosiers will take on Ohio State, Purdue and Rutgers on Saturday morning.
Big Ten Coaches Set Schedule for New 5-Day Format
The Michigan men (above) are the defending Big Ten Champions in swimming & diving. The new four-and-a-half day format could benefit them after two weeks out of the water because of COVID concerns at the university.
Iowa Travels North For Regular Season Finale
The Hawkeye women will compete against Minnesota and Nebraska (the latter won’t be scored), while the Iowa men will face off against the Golden Gophers.
Illinois Picks Up Wisconsin HS Finalist Brigitta Neverman (2022)
Illinois will immediately get a boost from Neverman– last season, she would’ve been the program’s top 100 butterflier and their #2 200 IMer.
Indiana State Champion Diver Commits to Purdue after Iowa Cuts Program
Sam Bennett was due to be a program-changing diver for the Iowa Hawkeyes; instead, he’ll join the historically-strong program at Purdue next fall.
Big East Champs Runner-Up Connor Morikawa Transfers to Northwestern
A 54.5/1:58 breaststroker, Morikawa was the Big East runner-up in both breaststrokes last season as a freshman at Georgetown.
The NCAA Anticipates Almost $1 Billion in Television Revenue by 2025
Despite losses of $800 million last year, the NCAA has taken measures to remain fiscally healthy during the coronavirus pandemic
Iowa Swimmers Post $360,000 Bond In Title IX Lawsuit Against University
The four Hawkeye swimmers suing the school for Title IX compliance have shown that they’re in for the long haul.
Ohio State Will Swim Indiana, Purdue, Rutgers after Michigan Meet Canceled
After Michigan put athletics on ‘pause,’ next weekend will feature a rematch between Ohio State and Indiana (with Purdue and Rutgers to boot).
Summer Jrs A-Finalist Hana Shimizu-Bowers (2022) Chooses Northwestern
Northwestern has added another verbal commitment to their class of 2026: free/IM specialist Hana Shimizu-Bowers from New York.
Michigan Athletes Draft Letter to Admin over 2-Week Shutdown
Coach Mike Bottom and members of the swimming & diving teams have shared on social media a letter challenging Michigan’s 2-week shutdown
Phoebe Bacon, Max McHugh Named Big Ten Swimmers of the Week
Bacon was named both the Women’s Swimmer and Freshman of the Week after earning three wins against Minnesota and Purdue in her first meet as a Badger.
2019 Ohio High School D2 Runner-Up Claire Pophal Stays Local, Verbals to OSU
At the 2020 Ohio HS Division II State Championships, Pophal raced to third in the 500 free (4:56.17), and she was the 500 free runner-up in 2019.
OSU Adds In-State Distance Specialist Sam Campbell of Dayton Raiders (2022)
Last season, Campbell finished runner-up in the 500 free at the Ohio HS D2 Champs. After a lifetime best 4:30.98 in prelims, he touched second in finals.
2019 CIF State Relay Champion Lindsay Ervin Verbals to Northwestern (2022)
At the 2019 CIF State Championships, Ervin finished fourth in the 50 free (22.95) and helped Santa Margarita Catholic to two state relay titles.
