Big Ten Women’s Championship Day 2 Finals: Michigan’s Bella Sims, Letitia Sim Race to Wins
The 2026 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships continued with the Day 2 finals session on Thursday, Feb. 18, from Minneapolis.
The events on the docket are the 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle and 100 breaststroke before 1-meter diving and the 200 free relay.
Michigan has won all three relays so far and taken a commanding lead after Bella Sims and Letitia Sim earned wins, too.
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 8 1. Michigan, University of 517.5 2. Indiana University 398 3. Ohio State University 390 4. Wisconsin, University of, Madi 384 5. University of Southern Califor 296 6. University of Minnesota 290 7. University of California, Los 255 8. Northwestern University 202 9. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 184.5 10. Rutgers University 171.5 11. Purdue University 164 12. Iowa, University of 149 13. University of Illinois 114.5 14. Pennsylvania State University 106
Here is a look at what happened Thursday evening:
Women’s 100 Butterfly
Indiana freshman Alex Shackell earned her first Big Ten win, taking the 100 fly in 49.95. The 2024 Olympian held off the field by a half second.
Michigan senior Brady Kendall took second with a swim of 50.53.
Indiana’s Miranda Grana took third in 50.69, followed by two Wolverines with junior Lexi Greenhawt (51.00)and sophomore Leila Fack (51.45).
UCLA freshman Jada Duncan took sixth in 51.50, followed by Nebraska’s Beatrix Tanko (51.75) and Rutgers junior Anna Vlachou (52.15).
Event 3 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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B1G Meet: ! 49.42 2/21/2020 Margaret J MacNeil, Michigan
POOL: $ 49.26 12/6/2019 Maggie McNeil, Michgan
52.52 A NCAA Qualifying
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Shackell, Alex FR Indiana 50.60 49.95 A 32
r:+0.64 10.76 23.21 (12.45)
36.49 (13.28) 49.95 (13.46)
2 Kendall, Brady SR Michigan 51.03 50.53 A 28
r:+0.62 10.67 23.47 (12.80)
36.98 (13.51) 50.53 (13.55)
3 Grana, Miranda JR Indiana 51.38 50.69 A 27
r:+0.65 10.96 23.89 (12.93)
37.29 (13.40) 50.69 (13.40)
4 Greenhawt, Lexi JR Michigan 51.73 51.00 A 26
r:+0.65 10.78 23.57 (12.79)
36.89 (13.32) 51.00 (14.11)
5 Fack, Leila SO Michigan 51.52 51.45 A 25
r:+0.66 24.00 ( )
51.45 (27.45)
6 Duncan, Jada FR UCLA 51.86 51.50 A 24
r:+0.59 10.82 23.83 (13.01)
37.63 (13.80) 51.50 (13.87)
7 Tanko, Beatrix JR Nebraska 51.75 51.75 A 23
r:+0.65 11.00 23.92 (12.92)
37.72 (13.80) 51.75 (14.03)
8 Vlachou, Anna JR Rutgers 52.16 52.15 A 22
r:+0.66 10.89 23.81 (12.92)
38.07 (14.26) 52.15 (14.08)
Women’s 400 IM
Michigan junior Bella Sims shattered the meet record to win the 400 IM in 4:00.57. She dropped more than three seconds from her prelims swim.
Sims led a 1-2 Wolverines finish with Hannah Bellard taking second in 4:03.32.
UCLA senior Rosie Murphy took third in 4:04.08, just ahead of USC senior Justina Kozan (4:04.77).
Fifth place went to Ohio State’s Sienna Angove (4:06.51), followed by Nebraska senior Gena Jorgenson (4:07.84), Wisconsin sophomore Stella Chapman (4:09.84) and Minnesota junior Katie McCarthy (4:10.02).
Event 4 Women 400 Yard IM
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B1G Meet: ! 4:01.41 2012 Allysa Vavra, Indiana
POOL: $ 3:58.12 3/21/2014 Maya DiRado, Stanford
4:13.20 A NCAA Qualifying
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Sims, Bella JR Michigan 4:03.82 4:00.57!A 32
r:+0.57 24.57 52.94 (28.37)
1:23.44 (30.50) 1:53.88 (30.44)
2:28.80 (34.92) 3:04.59 (35.79)
3:32.84 (28.25) 4:00.57 (27.73)
2 Bellard, Hannah JR Michigan 4:06.40 4:03.32 A 28
r:+0.74 25.08 53.77 (28.69)
1:25.59 (31.82) 1:56.75 (31.16)
2:32.69 (35.94) 3:09.14 (36.45)
3:37.03 (27.89) 4:03.32 (26.29)
3 Murphy, Rosie SR UCLA 4:06.21 4:04.08 A 27
r:+0.69 25.46 54.66 (29.20)
1:25.27 (30.61) 1:55.28 (30.01)
2:30.60 (35.32) 3:05.91 (35.31)
3:34.62 (28.71) 4:04.08 (29.46)
4 Kozan, Justina SR Southern Cal 4:07.92 4:04.77 A 26
r:+0.69 26.19 56.44 (30.25)
1:28.73 (32.29) 2:00.17 (31.44)
2:35.01 (34.84) 3:10.72 (35.71)
3:38.20 (27.48) 4:04.77 (26.57)
5 Angove, Sienna SO Ohio State 4:07.60 4:06.51 A 25
r:+0.69 26.07 56.79 (30.72)
1:28.49 (31.70) 1:59.20 (30.71)
2:35.95 (36.75) 3:12.43 (36.48)
3:40.03 (27.60) 4:06.51 (26.48)
6 Jorgenson, Gena SR Nebraska 4:08.33 4:07.84 A 24
r:+0.78 27.32 58.11 (30.79)
1:29.20 (31.09) 1:59.79 (30.59)
2:35.89 (36.10) 3:12.32 (36.43)
3:40.80 (28.48) 4:07.84 (27.04)
7 Chapman, Stella SO Wisconsin 4:08.20 4:09.84 A 23
r:+0.73 26.64 57.43 (30.79)
1:29.44 (32.01) 2:01.04 (31.60)
2:36.38 (35.34) 3:12.02 (35.64)
3:41.29 (29.27) 4:09.84 (28.55)
8 McCarthy, Katie JR Minnesota 4:06.49 4:10.02 A 22
r:+0.70 26.11 56.07 (29.96)
1:27.81 (31.74) 1:59.25 (31.44)
2:35.45 (36.20) 3:12.55 (37.10)
3:41.86 (29.31) 4:10.02 (28.16)
Women’s 200 Free
Indiana freshman Liberty Clark held her seed to win the 200 free in 1:40.84, an NCAA A cut.
Michigan junior Stephanie Balduccini took second in 1:42.04, just ahead of Ohio State sophomore Rachel Bockrath (1:42.82.
USC fifth-year Nicole Maier was fourth in 1:43.19, followed by Wisconsin sophomore Maggie Wanezek (1:43.45), Indiana freshman Grace Hoeper (1:43.99), USC senior Claire Tuggle (1:46.07) and Wisconsin senior Blair Stoneberg (1:44.91).
Event 5 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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B1G Meet: ! 1:40.69 2/19/2025 Anna Peplowski, Indiana
POOL: $ 1:40.31 3/21/2014 Missy Franklin, California
1:45.53 A NCAA Qualifying
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Clark, Liberty FR Indiana 1:42.08 1:40.84 A 32
r:+0.66 23.48 49.29 (25.81)
1:15.14 (25.85) 1:40.84 (25.70)
2 Balduccini, Ste JR Michigan 1:43.67 1:42.04 A 28
r:+0.70 23.85 49.41 (25.56)
1:15.60 (26.19) 1:42.04 (26.44)
3 Bockrath, Rache SO Ohio State 1:43.44 1:42.82 A 27
r:+0.72 23.68 49.89 (26.21)
1:16.39 (26.50) 1:42.82 (26.43)
4 Maier, Nicole 5Y Southern Cal 1:43.76 1:43.19 A 26
r:+0.68 24.19 50.51 (26.32)
1:17.01 (26.50) 1:43.19 (26.18)
5 Wanezek, Maggie SO Wisconsin 1:43.89 1:43.45 A 25
r:+0.68 24.15 50.46 (26.31)
1:17.09 (26.63) 1:43.45 (26.36)
6 Hoeper, Grace FR Indiana 1:44.76 1:43.99 A 24
r:+0.72 24.28 50.88 (26.60)
1:17.79 (26.91) 1:43.99 (26.20)
7 Tuggle, Claire SR Southern Cal 1:44.84 1:46.07 23
r:+0.66 24.59 51.04 (26.45)
1:18.36 (27.32) 1:46.07 (27.71)
8 Stoneburg, Blai SR Wisconsin 1:44.91 1:46.16 22
r:+0.67 24.94 52.18 (27.24)
1:19.24 (27.06) 1:46.16 (26.92)
Women’s 100 Breaststroke
Michigan senior Letitia Sim made it two wins for the Wolverines with a strong swim in the 100 breaststroke, an NCAA A cut.
Ohio State sophomore Maria Ramos Najji was second in 58.22 and USC freshman Bella Brito was third in 59.10.
Fourth went to Wisconsin freshman Brooke Corrigan (59.22) followed by UCLA junior Sarah Bennetts (59.55), USC junior Ashley McMillan (59.61), Wisconsin senior Hazal Ozkan (59.84) and Michigan freshman Sarah Pasquella (1:00.26).
Event 6 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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B1G Meet: ! 55.88 2/22/2019 Lillia King, Indiana
POOL: $ 57.23 3/21/2014 Breeja Larson, Texas A & M
1:00.30 A NCAA Qualifying
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Sim, Letitia SR Michigan 58.84 57.90 A 32
r:+0.68 12.38 27.04 (14.66)
42.38 (15.34) 57.90 (15.52)
2 Ramos Najji, Ma SO Ohio State 58.52 58.22 A 28
r:+0.67 12.49 27.19 (14.70)
42.37 (15.18) 58.22 (15.85)
3 Brito, Bella FR Southern Cal 59.71 59.10 A 27
r:+0.66 27.80 ( )
59.10 (31.30)
4 Corrigan, Brook FR Wisconsin 59.01 59.22 A 26
r:+0.71 12.97 28.11 (15.14)
43.56 (15.45) 59.22 (15.66)
5 Bennetts, Sarah JR UCLA 59.99 59.55 A 25
r:+0.64 12.73 27.86 (15.13)
43.47 (15.61) 59.55 (16.08)
6 McMillan, Ashle JR Southern Cal 59.92 59.61 A 24
r:+0.72 12.51 27.68 (15.17)
43.47 (15.79) 59.61 (16.14)
7 Ozkan, Hazal SR Wisconsin 59.79 59.84 A 23
r:+0.78 13.13 28.36 (15.23)
43.94 (15.58) 59.84 (15.90)
8 Pasquella, Sara FR Michigan 1:00.15 1:00.26 A 22
r:+0.71 13.04 28.04 (15.00)
43.87 (15.83) 1:00.26 (16.39)
Women’s 1-Meter Diving
Minnesota’s Elna Widerstrom won 1-meter diving with a score of 336.95.
Ohio State’s Lena Hentschel finished second with 332.35 and Purdue’s Avery Worobel was third with 319.10.
Event 7 Women 1 mtr Diving
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B1G Meet: ! 376.10 2/17/2022 Sarah Bacon, Minnesota
POOL: $ 351.45 3/20/2014 Maggie Keefer, Minnesota
265.00 A NCAA Qualifying
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Widerstrom, Eln Minnesota 309.65 336.95 A 32
2 Hentschel, Lena Ohio State 294.15 332.35 A 28
3 Worobel, Avery Purdue 288.55 319.10 A 27
4 Del Angel Penic Minnesota 280.05 311.95 A 26
5 Wright, Daryn Purdue 284.95 305.75 A 25
6 Roselli, Ella Indiana 272.00 282.75 A 24
7 Sturgill, Baile Rutgers 274.60 282.00 A 23
8 Hoffman, Kateri Rutgers 288.90 280.90 A 22
=== B - Final ===
9 Woodward, Laine Iowa 265.55 286.15 A 20
10 Miller, Kate Southern Cal 264.45 285.75 A 17
11 Brasica, Molly UCLA 264.55 281.55 A 16
12 Milligan, Kiarr Michigan 252.55 275.65 A 15
13 Prusiecki, Mia Ohio State 249.50 269.80 A 14
14 Albrecht, Adeli Minnesota 264.35 267.00 A 13
15 Bishop, Kaylee Indiana 265.45 263.65 12
16 Bernatsky, Zita Iowa 256.35 227.60 11
RESULTS
Women’s 200 Free Relay
Michigan made it 3-for-3 on relays with a win in the 200 free in a meet record.
Lexi Greenhawt, Brady Kendall, Stephanie Balduccini and Leila Fack touched the wall in 1:25.44, breaking the Wolverine’s own mark set last year (1:26.13).
Indiana finished second with Liberty Clark, Alex Shackell, Mya DeWitt and Kristina Paegle breaking the previous pool record in a swim of 1:26.20.
Wisconsin’s Hailey Tierney, Maggie Wanezek, Abby Wanezek and Blair Stoneburg took third in 1:27.35.
Event 8 Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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B1G Meet: ! 1:26.13 2/20/2025 Michigan, University of, Michigan
B Kendall, C Newman, S BALDUCCINI, L Flynn
POOL: $ 1:26.23 3/20/2014 Stanford
M. Schaefer, L. Neal, F. Lee, K. Olsen
1:28.26 A NCAA Qualifying
1:28.78 B NCAA Provisional
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Michigan 'A' 1:25.99 1:25.44!A 64
1) Greenhawt, Lexi JR 2) r:0.19 Kendall, Brady SR
3) r:0.22 Balduccini, Steanie JR 4) r:0.30 Fack, Leila SO
r:+0.66 10.50 21.67 (21.67)
31.40 (9.73) 42.39 (20.72)
52.70 (10.31) 1:04.00 (21.61)
1:14.13 (10.13) 1:25.44 (21.44)
2 Indiana 'A' 1:26.83 1:26.20$A 56
1) Clark, Liberty FR 2) r:0.12 Shackell, Alex FR
3) r:0.22 Dewitt, Mya SR 4) r:0.28 Paegle, Kristina SR
r:+0.60 10.63 21.48 (21.48)
31.75 (10.27) 43.17 (21.69)
53.65 (10.48) 1:05.25 (22.08)
1:15.22 (9.97) 1:26.20 (20.95)
3 Wisconsin 'A' 1:28.11 1:27.35 A 54
1) Tierney, Hailey JR 2) r:0.35 Wanezek, Maggie SO
3) r:0.20 Wanezek, Abby SR 4) r:0.24 Stoneburg, Blair SR
r:+0.61 21.85 (21.85)
43.64 (21.79)
1:05.41 (21.77)
1:27.35 (21.94)
4 Ohio State 'A' 1:28.92 1:27.94 A 52
1) LeBlanc, Kk FR 2) r:0.26 Bockrath, Rachel SO
3) r:0.23 Little, Erin SO 4) r:0.36 Furbee, Carrie FR
r:+2.55 10.81 22.37 (22.37)
32.64 (10.27) 43.96 (21.59)
54.50 (10.54) 1:06.08 (22.12)
1:16.48 (10.40) 1:27.94 (21.86)
5 UCLA 'A' 1:28.45 1:28.07 A 50
1) Duncan, Jada FR 2) r:0.45 Yovanovich, Claudia SO
3) r:0.16 Wetteland, Anna SO 4) r:0.30 Schaffer, Alexis JR
r:+2.90 10.64 22.09 (22.09)
32.65 (10.56) 44.16 (22.07)
54.28 (10.12) 1:06.08 (21.92)
1:16.53 (10.45) 1:28.07 (21.99)
6 Northwestern 'A' 1:28.06 1:28.38 B 48
1) Ervin, Lindsay SR 2) r:0.20 Nikonova, Ekaterina SR
3) r:0.21 Yu, Audrey SR 4) r:0.20 Pan, Amy JR
r:+0.65 10.89 22.18 (22.18)
32.48 (10.30) 43.99 (21.81)
54.43 (10.44) 1:06.17 (22.18)
1:16.79 (10.62) 1:28.38 (22.21)
7 Minnesota 'A' 1:29.68 1:28.40 B 46
1) Wanner, Livi SO 2) r:0.27 Thomas, Morgan JR
3) r:0.28 Kaljevic, Mina JR 4) r:0.26 Yablonski, Ava SR
r:+1.59 10.60 21.97 (21.97)
32.16 (10.19) 43.81 (21.84)
54.42 (10.61) 1:06.27 (22.46)
1:16.72 (10.45) 1:28.40 (22.13)
8 Southern Cal 'A' 1:29.05 1:28.85 44
1) Brito, Bella FR 2) r:0.31 Maier, Nicole 5Y
3) r:0.35 McMillan, Ashley JR 4) r:0.25 Kozan, Justina SR
r:+0.67 10.76 22.25 (22.25)
32.61 (10.36) 43.99 (21.74)
54.74 (10.75) 1:06.41 (22.42)
1:17.11 (10.70) 1:28.85 (22.44)
9 Iowa 'A' 1:30.21 1:29.68 40
1) Flowers, Payton FR 2) r:0.38 Dildine, Rachel SO
3) r:0.22 Kelly, Ella Jean FR 4) r:0.27 Olen, Audrey SO
r:+0.64 10.80 22.12 (22.12)
33.13 (11.01) 44.76 (22.64)
55.43 (10.67) 1:07.38 (22.62)
1:17.96 (10.58) 1:29.68 (22.30)
10 Purdue 'A' 1:30.85 1:29.78 34
1) Hill, Hannah 5Y 2) r:0.30 Phipps, Lara SO
3) r:0.28 Rojas, Ana SR 4) r:0.40 Fasano, Ava JR
r:+0.61 10.75 22.45 (22.45)
32.98 (10.53) 44.66 (22.21)
55.41 (10.75) 1:07.15 (22.49)
1:17.99 (10.84) 1:29.78 (22.63)
11 Rutgers 'A' 1:31.14 1:30.61 32
1) Gonzalez, Emilianna FR 2) r:0.25 Vlachou, Anna JR
3) r:0.41 Alberti, Chiara JR 4) r:0.41 Hazlehurst, Ana SO
r:+0.65 11.02 22.62 (22.62)
33.09 (10.47) 44.57 (21.95)
55.50 (10.93) 1:07.59 (23.02)
1:18.71 (11.12) 1:30.61 (23.02)
12 Penn State 'A' 1:31.18 1:30.91 30
1) Markvardt, Margaret 5Y 2) r:0.38 Ketter, Katie SO
3) r:0.25 Robinson, Cyrah FR 4) r:0.47 Meisner, Catherine SR
r:+0.60 22.67 (22.67)
45.12 (22.45)
1:07.39 (22.27)
1:30.91 (23.52)
13 Illinois 'A' 1:32.34 1:32.03 28
1) Wilhelm, Isabella SO 2) r:0.16 Adler, Maggie JR
3) r:0.13 Cibulkova, Martina JR 4) r:0.28 Diner, Chloe SO
r:+0.70 11.19 23.17 (23.17)
33.85 (10.68) 45.84 (22.67)
56.87 (11.03) 1:08.92 (23.08)
1:19.89 (10.97) 1:32.03 (23.11)
14 Nebraska 'A' 1:32.52 1:32.13 26
1) Marchi, Giulia SR 2) r:0.35 Miklos, Riley SO
3) r:0.36 Jorgenson, Gena SR 4) r:0.30 Dunaway, Natalie FR
r:+0.69 11.35 23.26 (23.26)
34.28 (11.02) 46.32 (23.06)
57.50 (11.18) 1:09.73 (23.41)
1:20.24 (10.51) 1:32.13 (22.40)
