Michigan Claims 18th Big Ten Championships Crown

Site: Minneapolis, Minn. (Jean Ok. Freeman Aquatic Center)

Event: Big Ten Championships (Day 4 of 4)

U-M Team Result: 1st Place of 14 Teams (1,243 Points)

Next U-M Event: Sunday, March 1 — at Last Chance Meet, TBA

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The University of Michigan ladies’s swimming and diving staff scored 1,243 factors to say the Big Ten Championships title on Saturday (Feb. 21) on the Jean Ok. Freeman Aquatic Center. The Wolverines completed forward of second-place Indiana (1,084 factors) to earn their first convention title since 2018. This season’s victory is their 18th all-time, and the whole leads all Big Ten groups.

Michigan positioned 12 swimmers into last heats, together with eight in A finals.

Bella Sims kicked off the ultimate session of the meet together with her second particular person Big Ten title of the meet within the 200-yard IM. The junior outlasted the sector and posted a time of 1:52.81. Letitia Sim and Devon Kitchel took third and fourth, respectively, within the occasion to spherical out a robust begin for the Maize and Blue.

Stephanie Balduccini positioned third within the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.20 seconds to succeed in the rostrum. Brady Kendall took sixth with a mark of 47.99 whereas Christey Liang completed tenth with a time of 48.40.

Hannah Bellard efficiently defended her Big Ten crown within the 200-yard butterfly by breaking the varsity, Big Ten and Big Ten Championship data with a time of 1:50.34. Freshman Montse Spielmann made her championship last debut and clocked a 1:56.34.

Milla Drakopoulos swam her first championship last within the 200-yard backstroke and completed seventh with a time of 1:53.98.

Michigan closed out the convention championship win with a silver medal within the 400-yard freestyle relay, because the staff of Stephanie Balduccini, Lexi Greenhawt, Brady Kendall and Bella Sims mixed to submit a time of three:07.90.

Sims was named Swimmer of the Championships, the primary Michigan swimmer to earn the distinction since Maggie MacNeil from 2020-22.

Ten Wolverines have been named to the All-Big Ten staff, with eight swimmers incomes first-team honors.

Next up, Michigan will ship choose swimmers to the Last Chance Meet on March 1. Locations and begin occasions are to be introduced.

Final Team Standings

 1. No. 4 Michigan        1,243
 2. No. 6 Indiana         1,084
 3. No. 11 Ohio State     1,066
 4. No. 15 Wisconsin        893
 5. No. 12 USC              768
 6. No. 25 Minnesota        701
 7. No. 22 UCLA             605.5
 8. Purdue                  497
 9. Northwestern            446
10. Nebraska                433.5
11. Rutgers                 379.5
12. Iowa                    284
13. Penn State              216
14. Illinois                195.5

Swimmer of the Championships

Bella Sims, Michigan

Diver of the Championships

Viviana Del Angel, Minnesota

All-Big Ten First Team

Alex Shackell, Indiana

Avery Worobel, Purdue

Bella Sims, Michigan

Brady Kendall, Michigan

Christey Liang, Michigan

Elna Widerstrom, Minnesota

Gena Jorgenson, Nebraska

Grace Hoeper, Indiana

Hannah Bellard, Michigan

Kristina Paegle, Indiana

Leila Fack, Michigan

Letitia Sim, Michigan

Lexi Greenhawt, Michigan

Liberty Clark, Indiana

Maggie Wanezek, Wisconsin

Stephanie Balduccini, Michigan

Vivi Del Angel, Minnesota

All-Big Ten Second Team

Abby Wanezek, Wisconsin

Brooke Corrigan, Wisconsin

Daryn Wright, Purdue

Hailey Tierney, Wisconsin

Jonette Lagreid, Indiana

Lena Hentschel, Ohio State

Mackenzie Hodges, Indiana

Maria Ramos Najji, Ohio State

Mila Nikanorov, Ohio State

Miranda Grana, Indiana

Mya Dewitt, Indiana

Rachel Bockrath, Ohio State

Rosie Murphy, UCLA

Sienna Angove, Ohio State

All-Freshman Team

Adair Shaw, Ohio State

Alex Shackell, Indiana

Alisee Pisane, USC

Bella Brito, USC

Brooke Corrigan, Wisconsin

Brooklyn Petit, Ohio State

Carrie Furbee, Ohio State

Dora Molnar, USC

Grace Hoeper, Indiana

Hannah Newbrook, Ohio State

Jada Duncan, UCLA

Justine Delmas, Wisconsin

Kaylee Bishop, Indiana

KK LeBlanc, Ohio State

Liberty Clark, Indiana

Lucie Delmas, Wisconsin

Milla Drakopoulos, Michigan

Montse Spielmann, Michigan

Zita Bernatsky, Iowa