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Ilya Kharun, Joleigh Crye Named Big 12 Swimmers of the Year As Conference Announces Annual Awards

Kharun was joined by fellow Sun Devils Albane Cachot, Herbie Behm and Jonny Kulow in receiving honors.

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WATCH: ASU’s 1:12.98 Big 12 Record In 200 Free Relay, Kharun’s 1:37.70 200 Fly & All Day 4 Videos

Watch all of the race videos from night four of the 2026 Big 12 Championships, courtesy of the conference’s YouTube channel.

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2026 Big 12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

ASU’s Adam Chaney is seeded 2nd in the 100 backstroke finals after he set a new conference record time 43.93 leading off the 400 medley relay last night.

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2026 Big 12 Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Sun Devil senior Andy Dobrzanski comes in as the top seed and defending champion in the men’s 100 breast on Friday at Big 12s.

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2026 Big 12 Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

ASU’s Ilya Kharun is the top seed in the men’s 50 free final tonight after he set a new meet record of 18.47 in this morning’s prelims.

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Ohio State Champion Alex Drachuk Stays In-State with Verbal to Cincinnati for 2026

Cincinnati adds Dayton native Alex Drachuk for 2026, bolstering a middle-distance freestyle group that addresses key Big 12 needs.

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Miranda Grana Breaks Indiana Record In 200 Fly As Hoosiers Cruise To Sweep of Cincinnati

Two weeks after breaking the IU record in the women’s 100 fly, Grana took hold of the 200 fly record in 1:53.25 in what was her first time racing it in yards.

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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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ASU’s Ilya Kharun, BYU’s Mackenzie Miller Headline Big 12 Swim & Dive Awards

Ilya Kharun was named the Men’s Swimmer of the Year after leading the Sun Devils to the Big 12 men’s title in their first year.

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2025 Big 12 Championships: Day 3 Prelim Scratches – Berlitz to Not Defend 4IM, Tackling 2 Free

WVU’s Danny Berlitz after being spotted on crutches earlier means he will not defend his Big 12 Title in the 400 IM and instead will tackle the 200 free.

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Kentucky Rolls To Sweep of Cincinnati

Kentucky’s women defeated Cincinnati, 179-116, while the men secured a 164-136 victory.

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Cincinnati’s Hunter Gubeno, Lindi Worrell Named Big 12 Swimmers of the Week

Cincinnati’s trio of Hunter Gubeno Owen Chiles and Lindi Worrell took home three of the Conference’s swimming and diving awards.

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Junior Nationals Qualifier Michael Sachau Set to Swim for Cincinnati Beginning Fall 2024

A backstroker and distance freestyler, Sachau is already poised to be a strong contributor for the Bearcats within the Big 12 Conference.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Reaction Time Analysis

We all see the fastest reaction times in each heat following the start of every race—but do these split-second stats have any real effect on the outcome?

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Owen Chiles, Hayden Hakes, Joe Polyak All Earn US Olympic Trials Cuts In Iowa

Chiles earned the cut in the 200 IM, Hakes in the 200 back, and Polyak earned his 200 breast cut during a time trial.

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