By Robert Gibbs on SwimSwam
2025 MEN’S BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dates: Wednesday, February 26–Saturday, March 1 Location: Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center, Minneapolis, MN Defending champions: Indiana men (3x) Live Results Live Video Championship Central Fan Guide Teams: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, USC*, Wisconsin Results: Day 1 | Day 2 Recaps: Prelims: Day 2 | Day 3 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3Mathematically speaking, odds are that Indiana will walk away from tonight’s session as the 2025 Big Ten Champions, leading the field with 1067 points after 3 days of competition. Before the confetti falls, however, there is still plenty of swimming left in store, with the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, and 400 free relay left for swimming events and the platform diving event still to come.
The first event of the night will feature the fastest heat of the 1650 freesyle with top seed Zalan Sarkany of Indiana leading the field. The 2024 SC World Champion in the 800 freestyle, Sarkany enters as the heavy favorite, holding the top seed by over 10 seconds (14:37.49). Notably, Minnesota freshman Luke Brennan led the early heats with a 14:55.25, which has the potential to hold up for a top 5 finish in the final.
ASU transfer Owen McDonald from Indiana will look to wrap up a strong meet with the 200 backstroke, where he holds the top seed for the final. McDonald posted a time of 1:39.06 in prelims, leading the field by about a half second. With his season-best of 1:38.07 standing well over a second ahead of the field, McDonald should be in the position to add another gold to his collection.
The 100 freestyle will feature a fierce battle between the top swimmers in the field. In prelims, the top 6 finishers were only separated by .13, with Indiana’s Dylan Smiley and Michigan’s Gal Groumi tying for the top seed (42.09). Given that anything can happen over such a short distance, expect there to be plenty of excitement before that event steps onto the blocks.
Following their legacy as “breaststroke U”, Indiana will occupy 4 of the 8 lanes in the 200 breastroke ‘A’ final tonight, led by 5th year and defending Big Ten Champion Jassen Yep (1:51.20). Yep’s teammates Josh Matheny (1:51.47) and Toby Barnett (1:52.44) should make this an interesting race for their team, with a likely Indiana podium in sight.
The 200 butterfly will close out the individual event slate for swimming, with USC sophomore Krzyszof Chmielewski leading the way in prelims with a time of 1:40.72. Chmielewski holds a season best of 1:38.99, and should certainly challenge the 1:40 barrier in finals along with Brendan Burns‘ meet record of 1:39.22.
The 400 freestyle relay will mark the end of the Championships. As with all of the relays this week, this race could prove to be a huge toss-up. Indiana enters as the top seed with a 2:47.87 entry time. However, both Michigan and Ohio State have been right around the 2:50 barrier this season, with Michigan already winning the 200 freestyle relay earlier in the meet. Add-in USC winning the 800 freestyle relay on the first night of competition, and the field feels wide open for the taking.
Team Standings After Day 3
Indiana – 1,067 Michigan – 784.5 Ohio State – 731 USC – 588 Minnesota – 512.5 Wisconsin – 498 Northwestern – 473 Purdue – 406.5 Penn State – 372.5Men’s 1650 Freestyle – Finals
NCAA Record: 14:12.08 – Bobby Finke, Florida (2020 SEC Championships) Big Ten Record: 14:22.88 – Felix Auboeck, Michigan (2017 NCAA Championships) Meet Record: 14:29.25 – Felix Auboeck, Michigan (2017) NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 14:37.31 2024 NCAA Invited Time: 14:54.92 2024 Champion: Samuel Campbell, Ohio State – 14:42.63Men’s 200 Backstroke – Finals
NCAA Record: 1:35.37 – Destin Lasco, Cal (2024 NCAAs) Big Ten Record: 1:37.58 – Tyler Clary, Michigan (2009 NCAAs) Meet Record: 1:38.22 – Brendan Burns, Indiana (2023) NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:56.71 2024 NCAA Invited Time: 1:40.62 2024 Champion: Brendan Burns, Indiana – 1:39.50Top 8 Finishers:
Men’s 100 Freestyle – Prelims
NCAA Record: 39.90 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018 NCAAs) Big Ten Record: 40.83 – Bowen Becker, Minnesota (2019 NCAAs) Meet Record: 41.38 – Ruslan Gaziev, Ohio State (2023) NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 49.18 2024 NCAA Invited Time: 42.19 2024 Champion: Bence Szabados, Michigan – 42.09 (returning)Top 8 Finishers:
Men’s 200 Breaststroke – Prelims
NCAA Record: 1:46.35 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2024 NCAAs) Big Ten Record: 1:48.76 – Max McHugh, Minnesota (2022 NCAAs) Meet Record: 1:49.45 – Max McHugh, Minnesota (2022) NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:50.65 2024 NCAA Invited Time: 1:53.12 2024 Champion: Jassen Yep, Indiana – 1:50.40 (returning)Top 8 Finishers:
Men’s 200 Butterfly – Prelims
NCAA Record: 1:37.17 – Luca Urlando, Georgia (January 2025 Dual Meet) Big Ten Record: 1:38.71 – Brendan Burns, Indiana (2022 NCAAs) Meet Record: 1:39.22 – Brendan Burns, Indiana (2021) NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:40.05 2024 NCAA Invited Time: 1:42.10 2024 Champion: Gal Cohen Groumi, Michigan – 1:39.60 (returning)Top 8 Finishers:
Men’s Platform Diving – Finals
Meet Record: 557.90 – David Boudia, Purdue (2011) 2024 Champion: Carson Tyler, Indiana – 462.60 (returning)Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay – Finals
NCAA Record: 2:42.41 – Tennessee (2025 SEC Championships) Big Ten Record: 2:47.11 – Indiana (2018) Meet Record: 2:47.16 – Ohio State (2022) NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 2:49.79 2024 Champion: Indiana – 2:48.19Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2025 Men’s Big Ten Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
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