Males’s Swim and Dive Headvertisements to Big Ten Championships

EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern males’s swimming and diving will journey to the University of Wisconsin for the 2026 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships on the Soderholm Family Aquatic Center in Madison from Feb. 25-28. The competitors will start on Wednesday at 4 p.m. CT with two relays and a group diving exhibition, adopted by three days of preliminary occasions at 10 a.m. CT and finals at 5 p.m. CT. All of the motion shall be streamed on B1G+.

At the 2025 Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the ‘Cats took seventh place with 711 factors, made 14 journeys to the rostrum – 9 particular person and 5 relay – and noticed three college information get damaged (50 Free, 100 Back and 400 Free Relay). David Gerchik, Diego Nosack, Stuart Seymour and Joshua Staples every earned two particular person journeys to the rostrum.

Staples was named to the occasion’s All-Freshman Team final 12 months, whereas junior Christopher Leung was acknowledged as a Big Ten Men’s Swim and Dive Sportsmanship Honoree. Gerchik, Leung, Nosack, Seymour, Staples, junior Adam Cohen, sophomore Kyle Ly, junior Ryan Augustine, sophomore Nolan Rooker and senior Jack White are all returning Wildcats who recorded at the least one podium end final 12 months.

Most not too long ago, No. 19 Northwestern concluded common season motion over the weekend in a tri-dual in opposition to Minnesota and Purdue. The ‘Cats males’s swept Purdue, 181-172 and Minnesota, 214-139. NU claimed victories within the 200 Medley Relay, the 800 Free Relay, the 200 Free Relay and the 400 Free Relay.

Staples and Seymour are Wildcats to observe this week following robust outings to finish the common season. In the 200 Breast, Staples posted a private greatest and punched his ticket to NCAAs in March with an NCAA Qualifying Standard time of 1:54.71. He additionally touched first within the 100 Breast (52.39 seconds) and 400 IM (3:44.95). Seymour led all Wildcats with occasion victories in all six occasions he participated in. Individually, he picked up wins within the 100 Back (45.38 seconds) and 100 Fly (45.65 seconds). The junior additionally participated in all 4 victorious Wildcat relays.

The ‘Cats will compete in opposition to 5 ranked opponents this week, together with No. 2 Indiana, No. 10 Michigan, No. 13 Ohio State, No. 17 USC, and No. 21 Minnesota.

Up subsequent, NCAA Diving Zones are scheduled for March 11-14, with NCAA Championships slated for March 25-28 in Atlanta, Ga.

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