CSCAA Releases Revised Diving All-American Criteria
The CSCAA released revised criteria for diving All-American honors in the event that a championship meet at any level is canceled
Penn State AD Sandy Barbour Celebrates Michigan State Seniors on PSU Senior Day
As the last home meet for Penn State, it was senior day, and the Nittany Lions staff decided wanted to go the extra mile for the visiting Spartans as well.
Max McHugh, Phoebe Bacon Named Big Ten Swimmers of the Week
Minnesota’s McHugh swept the men’s breaststroke events against Iowa, putting up the nation’s top time in the 100 breast (50.55).
Big Ten Champion Bruno Blaskovic Out for 6-8 Months After Suffering Back Injury
Indiana sprint star Bruno Blaskovic has been diagnosed with a fractured vertebra, and will be out of the pool for six to eight months.
Breaststroker Katie Stonehocker Transfers from Iowa to Kansas
At the 2020 Nebraska HS State Championships, she was the 100 breast runner-up (1:03.57) and the third-place finisher in the 200 free (1:54.44).
Sophie Angus Splits 57.8 Breast, Bacon Drops 51.7/1:51 BK Double in Madison
Big swims were everywhere, as the Northwestern Wildcats picked up impressive wins against Wisconsin and Illinois in Madison.
Benson Hits More PRs, Houseman Splits 51.2 BR as Badgers Beat NU
The Wisconsin men look like they’ve assembled their best team in a while as they picked up the win today against Northwestern.
Max McHugh Cuts Up a New Nation-Leading 100 Breast: 50.55
He also won the 200 breast today in 1:53.17, which moves him from #6 to #5 nationally, and split 22.73 BR on the medley as Minnesota beat Iowa by six points.
Ohio State Women Dominate Meet with Indiana, Purdue, Rutgers
Fulmer nabbed two wins for Ohio State, leading 1-2s in the 200 free (1:49.15) and 100 free (50.08). She also had a big 48.75 split on the 400 free relay.
OSU, IU and Purdue Men Clash in Tri Meet, Buckeyes & Hoosiers Prevail
Jason Mathews swept the breaststrokes for OSU today, edging out Purdue’s Trent Pellini in the 100 breast, 53.19 to 53.41, in a new season-best.
NCAA Will Only Reduce D1 Championship Size if Less than 50% of Teams Compete
Based on current participation numbers, this implies that the NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships will be full-steam ahead in 2021.
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.
