Janis Dzirkalis

2026 M. NCAA Division I Championship: Day 2 200 Free Relay Analysis – Four More 17-point Splits

Ilya Kharun was 17.76 for the fastest split in the field, as the Sun Devils had two swimmers under 18 seconds en route to an NCAA record

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2026 M. NCAA Division I Championship: Day 1 200 Medley Relay Analysis – Four 17-point Anchors

Josh Liendo was 17.58 on the anchor for Florida, one of four sub-18 splits as half of the final heat had 17-point anchors

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WATCH: Mladenovic’s 1:49.34 200 BR, Sarkany’s 4:09.14 500 FR Meet Records & All Other Day 3 Races

Watch all of the race videos from night three of the 2026 Big Ten Championships, which included meet records in the 200 breaststroke and 500 freestyle.

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2026 Men’s Big Ten Championships Fan Guide: Indiana Seeks 5th-Straight Title with Loaded Roster

Indiana won their 4th-straight men’s Big Ten title last year, actually improving on their score from 2024 by about 50 points.

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Hannah Bellard, Liberty Clark & Zalan Sarkany Named Big Ten Swimmers of the Week

Michigan’s Bellard set a conference record in the women’s 200 fly in a time of 1:50.72, ranking her 1st in the nation by more than a full second.

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Purdue Men Win 16 Events as Boilermakers Dominate at Home Against Southern Illinois 207-103

Purdue’s 16 event wins helped catapult them over Southern Illinois, with a number of Boilermaker men ending with multiple event wins on the day.

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Purdue’s Jānis Dzirkalis, Indiana’s Miranda Grana Named Big Ten Swimmers of the Week

Indiana’s Grana won three events and recorded a program record in the 200 fly in Indiana’s victory over Cincinnati.

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2025 Ohio State Fall Invitational: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

After churning out a pair of 20.7 relay legs early in the meet, Julia Dennis headlines the women’s 50 free on Day 3 at the Ohio State Fall Invitational.

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Purdue Sweeps Cincinnati And Oakland In Two-Day Tri-Meet With Numerous All-Time Swims

Several Purdue swimmers entered the school’s all-time top 10 while Oakland’s Lydia Soldatke swam to a pool record.

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Bella Sims, Raekwon Noel Named Big Ten Swimmers of the Week As Michigan & IU Sweep Awards

Sims won the 200 backstroke (1:51.26) and the 200 freestyle (1:41.43) against Northwestern and UCLA to earn Women’s Swimmer of the Week honors.

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Purdue Sweeps Missouri After Winning 23 Events

The Purdue Boilermakers swept the Mizzou Tigers in both the men’s and women’s meets after winning 23 events over the course of the meet.

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Campionati Baltici: Un Record Nazionale Nella Due Giorni Di Gare In Estonia

Lo scorso fine settimana si sono svolti a Tartu, Estonia, i Campionati Baltici 2025, evento che ha visto la partecipazione di atleti di vari paesi baltici

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Purdue University Commit Dzirkalis Makes Mark At Baltic States Championships

Catch up on a few of the highlights of this past weekend’s Baltic States Championships, featuring a new Latvian record at the hands of Janis Dzirkalis.

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