Big Ten

Monday Marks Opening Day for the Recruiting Class of 2022

Prospective student-athletes from the high school class of 2022 may begin to receive calls from college coaches beginning Monday, June 15, 2020.

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Indiana’s Andrew Couchon and Kai Bathurst Enter NCAA Transfer Portal

More Indiana swimmers are on their way out as rising junior Andrew Couchon and rising sophomore Kai Bathurst have both entered the transfer portal.

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#10 Recruit in Class of 2021 Lindsay Flynn Changes Commitment to Michigan

After originally committing to Indiana University, Flynn has now decided to enlist with another Big Ten program – Michigan.

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Northwestern Tabs Associate Head Coach Katie Robinson to Lead Program

Robinson, now the second female coach of a men’s team in the Power 5, was the head women’s swimming and diving coach at Tulane University from 2012-17.

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Michigan Names Auböck, MacNeil 2019-20 Athletes of the Year

Auböck is the eighth men’s swimmer to receive the award, while MacNeil is the sixth women’s swimmer to receive the award and first since 1997.

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Big Ten Recognizes Spring and At-Large Sports Academic All-Big Ten Honorees

The Big Ten recognized a total of 2,055 students competing in spring and at-large sports who have been named to the Academic All-Conference team.

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Moldovan Record-Holder Nichita Bortnicov Sends Verbal to Indiana for 2021

Bortnicov’s 200 fly NR in short course meters is a 2:01.30, which converts to a 1:49.27 in yards. He’s also part of two NR relays.

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Italian Freestyler Ilaria Murzilli Commits to Nebraska

Ilaria Murzilli will join Nebraska’s strongest group, their distance freestyle group, when she arrives in Lincoln in the fall of 2021.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Ray Looze on What Makes a Perfect Breaststroke

Looze talks about the ins and outs of learning how to coach breaststroke, what he looks for in potential recruits, and how to build up a great breaststroke

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Tommy Cope Named Michigan’s Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipient

Cope is the 16th Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient from the men’s swimming and diving program and fifth in the last nine years.

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Iowa, Auburn, Alabama Report Positive Coronavirus Test Among Athletics Returns

As collegiate athletics departments across the country begin bringing student-athletes back to campus, several have reported positive tests for coronavirus.

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Returning Conference Points: 3 Clear-Cut Front-runners In Men’s Big Ten

Michigan ended a three-year Indiana run last year, but IU and Ohio State return strong groups in chase of Michigan for 2020-2021.

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Indiana Bolsters Distance Group with Verbal from #20 Aidan Reagan for Fall 2021

He was ranked #20 in our 2021 initial rankings and was the top distance recruit left uncommitted in the high school class of 2021.

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1:42 200 Backstroker Jake Marcum, Rising Sophomore, Leaves Indiana for Alabama

The Indiana to Alabama pipeline has been busy since the Crimson Tide hired Coley Stickels, the former IU associate head sprint coach, to lead the program.

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Swimmer Nyah Funderburke Continues Family Legacy With Ohio State Commitment

Nyah Funderburke, who has won Ohio high school state titles in 3 different individual events, is the daughter of a former Buckeye basketball player.

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