2024 BIG TEN WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Day 4 Finals Heat Sheet | Day 4 highs/medium/lows
Ohio State is in pole position to win its fifth straight Big Ten title on Saturday, but Indiana and Michigan are close behind.
The Hoosiers and Wolverines remain within striking distance heading into the final session tonight, thanks largely to the Buckeyes' disqualification in the 200 freestyle relay on Friday night.
Today's program includes the finals of the 1650 m freestyle, 200 m backstroke, 100 m freestyle, 200 m breaststroke, 200 m butterfly, 10 meter platform diving and 400 m free relay swimming.
Team results after day 3
1650 FREESTYLE – TIMED FINALE
- NCAA record: 15:03.31, Katie Ledecky – 2017
- Meet Record: 15:43.17, Molly Kowal – 2020
- Pool record: 15:44.93, G Ryan – 2017
- NCAA A average: 15:52.41
- Time to qualify for the 2023 NCAAs: 16:13.73
Top 8:
Indiana Junior Ching Hwee Gan was more than six seconds behind her NCAA best of 15:48.70 from November, but her performance was still good enough to secure a comfortable 1650 free title win in 15:54.83.
Gan held off the Wisconsin freshman Maddie Wagoner (15:57.36), who beat her previous best time of 16:01.98 by more than four seconds on the way to second place. They are now ranked 8th in the NCAA this season. Wagoner was joined by three other Badgers in the top eight: Junior Paige McKenna (15:59.84), senior Alivia Lindorfer (16:04.88) and senior Elle Brown (16:08.59). McKenna was as fast as 15:54.95 this season at the Texas Invitational in November.
Indiana Junior Mariah Denigan posted the fastest time in the slower heats at 15:59.66, finishing 3rd overall behind Gan and Waggoner.
The most impressive time loss of this race came courtesy of the sophomore from Nebraska Gena Jorgenson, who beat her lifetime best by nearly 12 seconds to finish 5th in 16:01.72. Her previous best was 16:13.34 at NCAAs last year, where she placed 28th. Jorgenson's time tonight would have placed him 14th in points range.
Ohio State senior Maya Geringer placed 6th in 16:03.63, more than seven seconds slower than her personal best of 15:56.28 at the Ohio State Invitational in November.
200 BACKSWIM – FINAL
- NCAA record: 1:47.24, Beata Nelson – 2019
- Big Ten record: 1:47.24, Beata Nelson – 2019
- Record: 1:48.47, Beata Nelson – 2019
- Pool record: 1:49.92, Kate Fesenko – 2010
- NCAA A average: 1:50.50
- Time to qualify for the 2023 NCAAs: 1:53.94
Top 8:
Wisconsin senior Phoebe Bacon captured her third Big Ten title in the 200 with a winning time of 1:50.05, reclaiming her crown after a year-long layoff.
This race was quite a blowout as Bacon defeated the fifth-grader from Northwestern Ayla Spitz (1:52.37) by more than two seconds and finished third Krista Marlin by Ohio State (1:54.31) by more than four seconds. Spitz set her second lifetime best of the day, beating her previous best of 1:52.77 from the preliminary run by four tenths of a second. Prior to today, the Cal transfer's best time at the 2021 Pac-12 Championship was 1:53.21.
Sophomore at Ohio State Krista Marlin gained a few tenths in the heat (1:53.94), but still managed to take third place with 1:54.31. Your teammate, fifth grader Morgan Krausincreased the Buckeyes' overall score with a 6th place finish in 1:55.65.
Between them were two sophomore swimmers from Indiana Mya DeWitt (1:54.62) and senior Anna freed (1:54.80), which helped keep the Hoosiers in the hunt. Indiana Junior Kacey McKennathe 100 back champion on Thursday, fell to 8th place tonight after qualifying third in the prelims this morning (1:57.19) and finishing nearly four seconds faster (1:53.57 ).
100 FREESTYLE – FINAL
- NCAA record: 45.56, Simone Manuel – 2017
- Big Ten Record: 46.02, Maggie MacNeil – 2021
- Meet record: 46.57, Maggie MacNeil – 2020
- Pool record: 46.96, Mallory Comerford – 2018
- NCAA A average: 47.18
- Time to qualify for the 2023 NCAAs: 48.37
Top 8:
Indiana Junior Anna PeplowskiWith her time from the prelims (47.45), she would have won the 100 free title tonight, but she wasn't quite able to achieve the same speed tonight.
Instead, Ohio State in the fifth year Amy Fulmer posted a season-best time of 47.48 and defended their Big Ten title just 0.05 seconds ahead of Peplowski (47.53).
It was an exciting race with four other swimmers – Indiana sophomore Kristina Paegle (47.65), Michigan freshman Stephanie Balduccini (47.77), Ohio State senior Kit Kat Zenick (47.92) and Michigan Junior Lindsay Flynn (47.98) – were within half a second of Fulmer’s winning time.
Paegle set another personal best, improving several tenths from her previous best of 47.96 from November. They are now ranked 11th in the NCAA this season.
200 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL
- NCAA record: 2:01.29, Kate Douglass – 2023
- Big Ten Record: 2:02.60, Lilly King – 2018
- Record: 2:04.03, Lilly King – 2017
- Pool record: 2:04.03, Lilly King – 2017
- NCAA A average: 2:05.73
- Time to qualify for the 2023 NCAAs: 2:09.68
Top 8:
Indiana Junior Brearna Crawford reclaimed her 200 breaststroke title with a winning time of 2:07.25, more than a second faster than this morning's top qualifier, the fifth-grader from Ohio State Josie Panitz (2:08.59). Crawford achieved victory in 2022 with a personal best of 2:06.86 before finishing sixth last year (2:09.65).
Sophomore at Wisconsin Hazal Ozkan With a time of 2:09.16 minutes, she shaved a few tenths off her lifetime best and came third. Her previous best time was 2:09.37 in November.
Ohio State junior Reese Dehen She dropped more than a second off her best time and finished 4th with a time of 2:10.80. Her best time was 2:12.18 from last month before she clocked a time of 2:12.03 in the heats this morning.
Nebraska junior Maia Hall took 5th place with 2:10.90, slightly below her personal best of 2:10.09 from this morning's heat.
200 BUTTERFLY – FINAL
- NCAA record: 1:49.16, Alex Walsh – 2024
- Big Ten Record: 1:51.19, Olivia Carter – 2022
- Record: 1:51.83, Olivia Carter – 2022
- Pool record: 1:52.39, Elaine Breeden – 2010
- NCAA A average: 1:52.86
- Time to qualify for the 2023 NCAAs: 1:55.92
Top 8:
Michigan sophomore Katie Crom claimed her second individual title of the week with a 200 fly victory in 1:54.61. It marked a new season best of more than two seconds, but was still slightly below her personal best of 1:53.94 from last February. Crom also triumphed in the 500-meter free run (4:37.24) on Thursday evening.
Minnesota senior Megan Van Berkomthe top qualifier in the prelims this morning, reached the wall about a second behind Crom in 1:55.63.
Michigan freshman Hannah Bellard put two Wolverines in the top three with a third-place finish in 1:55.72. She still holds the best time in the conference this season with a 1:53.21 at the Georgia Invitational in November.
Ohio State senior Kyra Sommerstad lost almost a second en route to a fourth-place finish in 1:56.39. Her previous best time was 1:57.30 from 2022.
10 meter platform diving final
- Record: 424.45, Jessica Parratto
- Pool record: 378.6, Jessica Parratto
- NCAA Qualifying Score “A”: 225
Top 8:
Indiana Junior Skyler Liu won her second individual title of the week in the 10-meter platform with a score of 342.4, adding to her 3-meter title (379.95) on Friday night.
Sophomore student in Minnesota Vivi Del Angel was right behind Liu with a second place finish in 342 seconds, just half a point away from victory. Last year as a freshman she placed 3rd with 307.25 points before placing 3rd at NCAAs (344.55).
Purdue scored big in this event between the third-place finishers Daryn Wright (318.1), fourth Maycey Vieta (299.8) and sixth Jay Patrick (298.2).
Ohio State senior Ciara McGing bounced back with a try at No. 5 after being ruled out of the 3-meter competition on Friday due to a nagging ankle injury.
Heading into the final race of the meet, Ohio State only has a 1.5 point lead over Indiana.
400 FREESTYLE RELAY – FINAL
- NCAA record: 3:05.84, Virginia – 2023
- Record: 3:09.84, Michigan – 2022
- Pool record: 3:11.60, Michigan – 2018
- NCAA A average: 3:14.10
- Time to qualify for the 2023 NCAAs: 3:15.97
Top 8:
Every. Point. Affairs.
The meet ended with excitement in the 400 free relay, where Indiana (3:11.37) couldn't beat Michigan (3:11.21) – but the Hoosiers beat Ohio State to clinch the Big Ten title by just 0 .5 points lead. He ended the Buckeyes' four-year winning streak in this meeting.
Indiana trailed Ohio State until the final game of the second year Kristina Paegle managed a split of 46.65 – the fastest in the field – and pushed the Hoosiers past the Buckeyes for the team's overall win.
The Wolverines' freshman quartet Stephanie Balduccini (48.09), senior Claire Newman (48.13), sophomore Brady Kendall (47.90) and Junior Lindsay Flynn (47.09) used their depth to take first place in 3:11.21 – still nearly a second slower than their season best of 3:10.30.
Paegle nearly carried Indiana past Michigan, but Flynn held her off with the second-fastest time in the field of 47.09. Hoosiers Junior Anna Peplowski (47.72), fifth year Ashley Turak (47.71) and senior Ella Ristic (49.29) joined Paegle in her second season.
Ohio State shaved nearly half a second off its season-best time by fielding a lineup of seniors Kit Kat Zenick (48.03), junior Teresa Ivan (The distribution of live results appears to be incorrect), fifth year Amy Fulmer (The breakdown of the live results also appears to be incorrect) and Senior Tristan Harrison (49.60).
Wisconsin took 4th place in 3:14.51 thanks to Junior Abby Carlson (48.88), senior Phoebe Bacon (48.39), sophomore Abby Wanezek (48,47) and newcomer Hailey Tierney (48.77). The Badgers have run as fast as 3:13.79 this season.
Final team results