By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
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, WisconsinThe 2025 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships kick off tonight at Minnesota’s Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center with a brief opening session featuring just the 200 medley relay and 800 freestyle relay.
Michigan, the defending champion in both events, enters as the top seed with a 1.70-second advantage in the 200 medley relay and a 1.96-second edge in the 800 freestyle relay.
The Swimulator paints a clear picture that the Michigan Wolverines are the heavy favorites on paper to win their first team conference title since 2018, while Southern California, Ohio State, Indiana, and Wisconsin are all bunched together over 200 points back with only 61 points separating the four teams.
Southern California senior Minna Abraham, the team’s top scorer at the meet last year and a key relay piece who holds the Big Ten record in the 200 free, withdrew earlier this week for “personal reasons.” A runner-up in both the 100 and 200 free last year, her absence leaves a significant hole in USC’s lineup and likely shifts the race for second and third into a battle between OSU, IU, and Wisconsin.
Stay tuned for live updates below.
WOMEN’S 200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY — TIMED FINALS
NCAA Record: 1:31.10, Virginia – 2025 NCAA Championships Big Ten Record: Big Ten Championship Record: 1:33.47, Ohio State – 2024 2026 NCAA ‘A’ Standard: 1:36.09 2026 NCAA ‘B’ Standard: 1:36.57Final Results:
WOMEN’S 800-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY — TIMED FINALS
NCAA Record: 6:44.13, Virginia – 2025 ACC Championships Big Ten Record: Big Ten Championship Record: 6:52.04, Michigan – 2025 2026 NCAA ‘A’ Standard: 7:00.86 2026 NCAA ‘B’ Standard: 7:05.18Final Results:
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