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2026 Men’s Big Ten Championships
Dates: Wednesday, February 25–Saturday, February 28 Location: Soderholm Family Aquatic Center, Madison, WI Defending champions: Indiana men (4x) Live Results (also available on Meet Mobile: “2026 Men’s B1G Championship”) Live Video ($): B1G+ Championship Central – Big Ten Championship Central – Wisconsin SwimSwam’s Meet Preview Teams: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, USC, Wisconsin SwimSwam Live Recaps Prelims: Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Finals: Day 1 Relays | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4The breaststroke events may have been swept by Michigan’s Luka Mladenovic at the Men’s Big Ten Championships, but Indiana breaststroke is still alive and well.
The Hoosiers swept the top five spots in the 100 breast at the 2025 Big Tens, and have since graduated all five. They also earned the top four placements in the 200 breast, and lost three of those four, the lone returner this season being Toby Barnett.
This season, they’ve turned the page with a pair of freshmen who have taken over the mantle, Josh Bey and Noah Cakir.
Bey was a standout at his first Big Tens, setting a new conference record in the 400 IM, and in the 200 breast, he was the runner-up to Mladenovic in a lifetime best of 1:50.03, with Cakir taking a close 3rd in a time of 1:50.47 and Barnett right behind in 4th (1:50.75).
That swim from Cakir stands up as a new National Age Group Record for 17-18 boys, taking down the previous mark of 1:51.03 set by Louisville’s Jake Eccleston at the 2025 ACC Championships. Prior to that, the record stood at 1:51.38, set by former Hoosier and current Indiana pro Josh Matheny in 2020.
Split Comparison
Matheny, 2020 Eccleston, 2025 Cakir, 2026 25.27 24.98 25.41 53.68 (28.41) 53.19 (28.21) 53.29 (27.88) 1:22.10 (28.42) 1:22.02 (28.83) 1:21.52 (28.23) 1:51.38 (29.28) 1:51.03 (29.01) 1:50.47 (28.95)Born in 2007, Cakir won’t turn 19 until May 11, while Bey turned 19 last July.
All-Time Performers, Boys’ 17-18 200 Breaststroke (SCY)
Noah Cakir (Indiana), 1:50.47 – 2026 Jake Eccleston (Louisville), 1:51.03 – 2025 Josh Matheny (Team Pittsburgh Elite Aquatics), 1:51.38 – 2020 Matt Fallon (Greater Somerset County YMCA Storm), 1:51.39 – 2021 Reece Whitley (Penn Charter Aquatic Club), 1:51.43 – 2027 Andrew Seliskar (Nation’s Capital Swim Club), 1:51.57 – 2015 Daniel Roy (King Aquatic Club), 1:51.69 – 2018 Kevin Cordes (Arizona), 1:51.97 – 2012 Zhier Fan (Metroplex Aquatics), 1:52.92 – 2021 Noah Nichols (Virginia), 1:52.98 – 2021The swim for Cakir improved on his previous best of 1:51.68, set this past November at the Ohio State Invite.
Split Comparison
Cakir, Old PB Cakir, New PB/NAG 25.85 25.41 54.27 (28.42) 53.29 (27.88) 1:22.72 (28.45) 1:21.52 (28.23) 1:51.68 (28.96) 1:50.47 (28.95)Prior to joining the Hoosiers, his lifetime best stood at 1:54.45, set in December 2024.
In addition to placing 3rd in the 200 breast, Cakir also placed 6th in the 400 IM (3:41.37) and 9th in the 200 IM (1:42.86) after setting a new PB in the prelims (1:42.47) to score 71 points and help Indiana win its fifth straight men’s Big Ten title.
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