Max McHugh

2021 Big Ten Men’s Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Zane Backes (above) is racing in tonight’s 200 breast A-final for IU, as the Hoosiers are gunning for a B1G title in an extremely close race with Michigan.

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IU V. Michigan Battle for 2021 Big Ten Title Will Come Down to Final Relay

After scoring prelims and 1650 FR seeds, Michigan will have just ONE point over Indiana on paper, leaving it to the 400 FR relay to decide the 2021 champion.

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2021 Big Ten Men’s Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

No team has pulled away after Michigan and Indiana caught up to Ohio State’s diving lead. With just four events left, every point matters more than ever. 

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Brendan Burns, B1G Breaststroke and Six 18-Splits at Big Tens Night Four

A big story of the night came in the 200 fly, where the race wasn’t competitive, but the time out of winner Brendan Burns was.

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

Tonight, Max McHugh could become the second man under 50 seconds in the 100 breast, while Michigan and Indiana are locked in a cutthroat team race.

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2021 Big Ten Men Day 4 Ups/Downs: Indiana to Jump Michigan By 8.5 Pts

Indiana is now projected to jump Michigan by 8.5 pts with their 1-2 prelims seeds in the 100 BK and 1-2-3 seeds in the 200 FL, led by Brendan Burns (1:40.36).

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

This morning will run prelims of the 100 back, 100 breast and 200 fly, with a deep breaststroke field is finally able to get some individual swimming in.

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Hunter Armstrong the New Big Ten 100 BK Favorite, But IU Repeats in 400 Medley

West Virginia University transfer Hunter Armstrong led off OSU’s medley in 44.92, which was an enormous best for the sophomore.

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

Michigan’s Patrick Callan could lead a Wolverine podium sweep in the 500 free, and he’ll likely get close to, if not go past, the 4:10 barrier.

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Big Ten Men Go Crazy on Breaststroke Splits, Michigan Takes First Relays

By the 2021 NCAA Championships, the Big Ten will most likely have the lion’s share of 22-second breast splits as a conference.

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Max McHugh Unleashes Fastest 50-Yard Breast Split Ever – 22.40

Meanwhile, Michigan’s Will Chan (22.67), Purdue’s Trent Pellini (22.82) and Ohio State’s Hudson McDaniel (22.97) were all under the 23-second barrier.

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2021 Big Ten Men’s Fan Guide: After Lots of Graduation Turnover, IU Has Edge

It’s hard to gauge the firepower for the top five teams or so this year with the truncated season, but Indiana looks to have a slight edge.

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Max McHugh Gives Race Analysis & Strategy Breakdown Heading into Big Ten Champs

McHugh goes into what he’s been working on in and out of the pool this season and how he’s approaching his races headed into this week’s Big Ten Championships

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SwimSwam Pulse: 63% Predict Fewer NCAA Records In 2021

In a pandemic-adjusted year, fans are a bit skeptical of the potential for NCAA records at this year’s NCAA Championships.

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2020-2021 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: February Edition

We’re kicking off the NCAA conference swimming season with our updated Power Ranks – including one big question we’d like to see answered for each team.

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