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The Biggest Stories from College Conference Meets (February 26)

With so much going on, SwimSwam wants to provide a quick snapshot at the highlights from yesterday’s collegiate conference meets.

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2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Freshman Phoebe Bacon is looking to defend the Badger’s 100 back title (won last year by Beata Nelson.) OSU’s Emily Crane was within .5 of her in prelims.

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2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day 4 Ups/Mids/Downs

Ohio State’s dominance continues with 13 returning swims, all in either the A-final or B-final, setting every Buckeye up for picking up double-digit points.

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2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Olivia Carter set the meet and overall conference record in the 200 fly last year at this meet, and she’ll take on the prelims this morning.

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Big Ten Heat Sheets: No 100 Back for Maggie MacNeil in Spite of Schedule Relief

Most of the high seeds in the day 4 races at the Big Ten Championship held their entries, with the exception being star Michigan junior Maggie MacNeil.

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The Biggest Stories from College Conference Meets (February 25)

With nine NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving championship meets this weekend, we want to highlight all the action from Thursday

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2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day Three Finals Live Recap

At 1:45.03, Lillie Hosack was the field’s best lead-off leg in the 800 free relay. She’ll take on a tightly bunched field in the 200 free tonight.

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2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day 3 Ups/Mids/Downs

Michigan had a big morning after picking up 248 points/13 morning swims, including a potential 100 fly 1-2 finish led by Maggie MacNeil and Olivia Carter.

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2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Maggie MacNeil has looked strong so far, and her 100 fly should be a standout event to watch this morning. Meanwhile, OSU will look to build on their lead.

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Ohio State’s Momentum Palpable After Night Two of Big Ten Women’s Champs

The OSU women, who won the 2020 Big Ten title, the Buckeyes’ first in over three decades, were all over it on Wednesday night.

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2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

The Buckeyes dominated this morning’s session, and project to score roughly 150 more points than the next-best team, Indiana.

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After Finishing 27th Last Year, NU’s Maddie Smith Qualifies 2nd in 50FR Prelims

The swim was massive for both Smith and the Northwestern program, as it was a personal best and a Northwestern team record.

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2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day 2 Ups/Mids/Downs

The Ohio State Buckeyes look sharp with 16 returning swims this evening, worth 342.5 projected points. The next-most points came from Indiana (251 points).

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2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

After taking third in the 200 IM last year behind Beata Nelson and Calypso Sheridan, Indiana junior Mac Looze is the top returner in the event.

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Ohio State’s Hannah Bach Swims One of the Fastest 50 Breast Splits in History

Hannah Bach came out of high school as an Ohio state record holder, and as a sophomore she’s now making her mark on the Ohio State record books too.

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