2026 WOMEN’S BIG TEN SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Dates: Wednesday, February 18–Saturday, February 21
- Location: Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center, Minneapolis, MN
- Defending champions: Ohio State women (1x)
- Live Results (also available on Meet Mobile: “2026 B1G Women’s Swim & Dive Championships”)
- Live Video ($): B1G+
- Championship Central
- SwimSwam’s Meet Preview
- Teams: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
- SwimSwam Live Recaps
WOMEN’S 400 FREESTYLE RELAY – TIMED FINALS
- NCAA Record – 3:05.84 — Virginia (Douglass, A. Walsh, Parker, G. Walsh) (2023)
Big Ten Record – 3:08.07 – Michigan (MacNeil, Haughey, DeLoof, Pyshnenko) (2019)Big Ten Meet Record – 3:08.89 – Michigan (Balduccini, Kendall, Newman, Flynn) (2025)
Top 3:
- Indiana (Shackell, Clark, Paegle, Hoeper) – 3:07.72 (BIG TEN RECORD)
- Michigan (Greenhawt, Sims, Kendall, Balduccini) – 3:07.90
- Ohio State (Bockrath, Angove, Little, LeBlanc) – 3:12.61
Indiana’s relay of Alex Shackell, Liberty Clark, Kristina Paegle, and Grace Hoeper swam to a new Big Ten record as well as new Big Ten meet record as they touched in a 3:07.72. That broke the Big Ten record of a 3:08.07 set by Michigan in 2019 as well as the meet record of a 3:08.89 set by Michigan’s relay a year ago.
Split Comparison
| Indiana |
Michigan Old Big Ten
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Michigan Old Meet
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| Alex Shackell | 47.74 | Maggie MacNeil | 47.04 | Stephanie Balduccini | 47.66 |
| Liberty Clark | 45.78 | Siobhan Haughey | 46.44 | Brady Kendall | 47.59 |
| Kristina Paegle | 47.03 | Catie DeLoof | 46.91 | Claire Newman | 47.15 |
| Grace Hoeper | 47.17 | Daria Pyshnenko | 47.68 | Lindsay Flynn | 46.5 |
| 3:07.72 | 3:08.07 | 3:08.89 |
Freshman Liberty Clark was the biggest difference tonight as she posted the only sub-46 split with a 45.78. Clark already made history earlier in tonight’s session with a Big Ten record 46.22 in the flat start 100 free.
Indiana’s win tonight prevented Michigan from sweeping all five relays. Indiana now holds the #2 time in the NCAA this season sitting only behind Virginia who swam an NCAA record 3:05.30 tonight at the 2026 ACC Championships.
