The 2025 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships continued on Friday from McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on the campus of Ohio State University.
The Day 3 finals consisted of the 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke before the 3-meter diving session and 300 medley relay.
Here is a look at what happened on Friday night:
Big Ten Women’s 100 Butterfly
Indiana sophomore Miranda Grana made a huge start to her double on Friday night with a win in the 100 butterfly.
Grana dropped a half second from her prelims time and won the race in 50.80, the lone swimmer to break 51 in the field.
Michigan took four of the next five spots. Brady Kendall was second in 51.60, followed by teammate Alex Greenhawt (51.65).
USC fifth-year Caroline Famous took fourth (52.19) before the next pair of Wolverines – Cheuk Kan (52.36) and Ella Piersma (52.37).
UCLA fifth-year Emma Harvey finished seventh in 52.39 and Penn State fifth-year Margaret Markvardt was eighth (52.55).
Event 8 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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B1G Meet: ! 49.42 2/21/2020 Margaret J MacNeil, Michigan
50.52 A NCAA
53.34 B NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Grana, Miranda SO Indiana 51.27 50.80 B 32
r:+0.69 10.99 24.01 (13.02)
37.88 (13.87) 50.80 (12.92)
2 Kendall, Brady JR Michigan 52.11 51.60 B 28
r:+0.62 10.88 24.14 (13.26)
37.80 (13.66) 51.60 (13.80)
3 Greenhawt, Alex SO Michigan 52.24 51.65 B 27
r:+0.63 10.80 23.81 (13.01)
37.54 (13.73) 51.65 (14.11)
4 Famous, Carolin 5Y USC 52.27 52.19 B 26
r:+0.72 11.09 24.27 (13.18)
37.84 (13.57) 52.19 (14.35)
5 Kan, Cheuk SR Michigan 52.18 52.36 B 25
r:+0.70 11.14 24.35 (13.21)
38.09 (13.74) 52.36 (14.27)
6 Piersma, Ella JR Michigan 52.19 52.37 B 24
r:+0.65 11.11 24.14 (13.03)
38.13 (13.99) 52.37 (14.24)
7 Harvey, Emma 5Y UCLA 52.03 52.39 B 23
r:+0.72 11.08 24.35 (13.27)
38.20 (13.85) 52.39 (14.19)
8 Markvardt, Marg 5Y PSU 51.96 52.55 B 22
r:+0.64 11.11 24.27 (13.16)
38.30 (14.03) 52.55 (14.25)
Big Ten Women’s 400 IM
Ohio State freshman Sienna Angove held on to her top seed and led a 1-2-4 finish for the Buckeyes.
Angove won the 400 IM in 4:03.92, an NCAA B cut. Teammate Mia Rankin was second in 4:04.85 and Krista Marlin was fourth in 4:06.79, finishing one spot behind USC sophomore Ashley McMillan (4:05.20).
Wisconsin fifth-year Callahan Dunn finished fifth in 4:07.50, followed by Indiana sophomore Reese Tiltmann (4:07.61), Michigan sophomore Hannah Bellard (4:09.13) and UCLA senior Paige MacEachern (4:11.07).
Event 9 Women 400 Yard IM
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B1G Meet: ! 4:01.41 2012 Allysa Vavra, Indiana
4:03.62 A NCAA
4:16.78 B NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Angove, Sienna FR OSU 4:05.99 4:03.92 B 32
r:+0.72 26.56 57.27 (30.71)
1:28.62 (31.35) 1:59.25 (30.63)
2:35.22 (35.97) 3:10.13 (34.91)
3:37.52 (27.39) 4:03.92 (26.40)
2 Rankin, Mia SR OSU 4:06.98 4:04.85 B 28
r:+0.76 27.80 58.66 (30.86)
1:29.57 (30.91) 1:59.78 (30.21)
2:33.73 (33.95) 3:08.33 (34.60)
3:37.17 (28.84) 4:04.85 (27.68)
3 McMillan, Ashle SO USC 4:09.26 4:05.20 B 27
r:+0.71 26.01 55.92 (29.91)
1:28.02 (32.10) 1:58.53 (30.51)
2:31.90 (33.37) 3:06.81 (34.91)
3:36.73 (29.92) 4:05.20 (28.47)
4 Marlin, Krista JR OSU 4:08.75 4:06.79 B 26
r:+0.69 26.81 57.52 (30.71)
1:28.36 (30.84) 1:58.85 (30.49)
2:34.76 (35.91) 3:09.98 (35.22)
3:38.80 (28.82) 4:06.79 (27.99)
5 Dunn, Callahan 5Y Wisconsin 4:08.45 4:07.50 B 25
r:+0.67 26.73 57.21 (30.48)
1:29.26 (32.05) 2:00.79 (31.53)
2:35.47 (34.68) 3:10.90 (35.43)
3:39.60 (28.70) 4:07.50 (27.90)
6 Tiltmann, Reese SO Indiana 4:08.63 4:07.61 B 24
r:+0.81 27.01 57.99 (30.98)
1:29.86 (31.87) 2:01.29 (31.43)
2:35.79 (34.50) 3:11.12 (35.33)
3:39.67 (28.55) 4:07.61 (27.94)
7 Bellard, Hannah SO Michigan 4:10.15 4:09.13 B 23
r:+0.79 26.21 56.33 (30.12)
1:28.65 (32.32) 2:00.26 (31.61)
2:37.28 (37.02) 3:14.04 (36.76)
3:42.04 (28.00) 4:09.13 (27.09)
8 Maceachern, Pai SR UCLA 4:09.32 4:11.07 B 22
r:+0.72 26.83 57.29 (30.46)
1:29.30 (32.01) 2:00.75 (31.45)
2:36.04 (35.29) 3:12.77 (36.73)
3:42.26 (29.49) 4:11.07 (28.81)
Big Ten Women’s 200 Freestyle
Michigan sophomore Stephanie Balduccini dropped two seconds from the morning to surge to the 200 free title in 1:41.16, one of three in the field to break 1:42.
USC sophomore Minna Abraham was just behind in 1:41.29, while Indiana senior Anna Peplowski, who broke the Big Ten record leading off the 800 free relay, finished third in 1:41.45.
All three are NCAA A cuts.
Wisconsin senior Abby Carlson finished fourth in 1:44.14, followed by a Wolverine duo of Christey Liang (1:44.34) and Malia Amuan (1:44.59).
Ohio State took 7-8 with freshmen Rachel Bockrath (1:45.20) and Erin Little (1:45.34).
Event 10 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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B1G Meet: ! 1:40.69 2/19/2025 Anna Peplowski, Indiana
1:42.60 A NCAA
1:46.85 B NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Balduccini, Ste SO Michigan 1:43.07 1:41.16 A 32
r:+0.67 23.72 49.25 (25.53)
1:15.16 (25.91) 1:41.16 (26.00)
2 Abraham, Minna SO USC 1:43.61 1:41.29 A 28
r:+0.72 23.90 49.72 (25.82)
1:15.68 (25.96) 1:41.29 (25.61)
3 Peplowski, Anna SR Indiana 1:42.55 1:41.45 A 27
r:+0.72 23.83 49.38 (25.55)
1:15.13 (25.75) 1:41.45 (26.32)
4 Carlson, Abby SR Wisconsin 1:44.15 1:44.14 B 26
r:+0.65 24.49 51.04 (26.55)
1:17.51 (26.47) 1:44.14 (26.63)
5 Liang, Christey JR Michigan 1:44.54 1:44.34 B 25
r:+0.68 24.30 50.56 (26.26)
1:17.21 (26.65) 1:44.34 (27.13)
6 Amuan, Malia JR Michigan 1:44.96 1:44.59 B 24
r:+0.66 24.51 51.02 (26.51)
1:17.85 (26.83) 1:44.59 (26.74)
7 Bockrath, Rache FR OSU 1:45.08 1:45.20 B 23
r:+0.82 24.39 50.94 (26.55)
1:18.23 (27.29) 1:45.20 (26.97)
8 Little, Erin FR OSU 1:44.95 1:45.34 B 22
r:+0.71 24.52 51.15 (26.63)
1:18.43 (27.28) 1:45.34 (26.91)
Big Ten Women’s 100 Breaststroke
USC fifth-year Kaitlyn Dobler dropped more than a second from her prelims time to dominate the 100 breaststroke and claim her first Big Ten title.
Dobler, who is an NCAA and multiple Pac-12 champion, is now in the Big Ten for the first time and won the race in 57.41, an A cut.
Michigan junior Letitia Sim finished second in 58.74, dropping nearly a second from prelims.
Ohio State senior Ava DeAngelis finished third in 59.25, just ahead of UCLA freshman Karolina Piechowicz (59.27) and Indiana’s Brearna Crawford (59.52).
Wisconsin junior Hazal Ozkan was sixth at 59.94, followed by Nebraska senior Maia Hall (59.99) and UCLA senior Ana Jih-Schiff (1:00.13).
Event 11 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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B1G Meet: ! 55.88 2/22/2019 Lillia King, Indiana
58.01 A NCAA
1:01.22 B NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Dobler, Kaitlyn 5Y USC 58.51 57.41 A 32
r:+0.66 12.49 27.09 (14.60)
42.14 (15.05) 57.41 (15.27)
2 Sim, Letitia JR Michigan 59.12 58.74 B 28
r:+0.70 12.75 27.75 (15.00)
43.20 (15.45) 58.74 (15.54)
3 DeAngelis, Ava SR OSU 59.31 59.25 B 27
r:+0.69 13.30 28.03 (14.73)
43.54 (15.51) 59.25 (15.71)
4 Piechowicz, Kar FR UCLA 59.42 59.27 B 26
r:+0.66 13.36 27.43 (14.07)
43.79 (16.36) 59.27 (15.48)
5 Crawford, Brear SR Indiana 59.73 59.52 B 25
r:+0.65 12.71 27.95 (15.24)
43.34 (15.39) 59.52 (16.18)
6 Ozkan, Hazal JR Wisconsin 59.98 59.94 B 24
r:+0.70 13.58 28.20 (14.62)
43.83 (15.63) 59.94 (16.11)
7 Hall, Maia SR Nebraska 59.94 59.99 B 23
r:+0.69 12.84 28.22 (15.38)
43.80 (15.58) 59.99 (16.19)
8 Jih-Schiff, Ana SR UCLA 1:00.00 1:00.13 B 22
r:+0.68 13.00 28.28 (15.28)
44.08 (15.80) 1:00.13 (16.05)
Big Ten Women’s 100 Backstroke
Indiana fifth-year Phoebe Bacon nearly broke 50 in the 100 back to win in 50.14.
The Olympian spoiled the attempt of Indiana’s Miranda Grana of doubling up on Friday. Grana won the 100 fly and finished second in the 100 back in 50.69, a stellar swim especially considering it was a double.
Indiana went 2-3-5 with Kacey McKenna taking third (50.87) and Mya DeWitt taking fifth in 51.55, one spot behind Ohio State’s Nyah Funderburke (51.18).
Minnesota’s Ava Yablonski took sixth (51.81), followed by USC’s Caroline Famous (51.91), also doing a double, and Michigan fifth-year Casey Chung (51.92).
Event 12 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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B1G Meet: ! 49.70 2/20/2020 Elizabeth Nelson, Wisconsin
50.66 A NCAA
53.53 B NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Bacon, Phoebe 5Y Wisconsin 51.15 50.14 A 32
11.94 24.46 (12.52)
37.32 (12.86) 50.14 (12.82)
2 Grana, Miranda SO Indiana 50.80 50.69 B 28
12.02 24.73 (12.71)
37.72 (12.99) 50.69 (12.97)
3 McKenna, Kacey SR Indiana 51.36 50.87 B 27
11.99 24.52 (12.53)
37.67 (13.15) 50.87 (13.20)
4 Funderburke, Ny SR OSU 51.25 51.18 B 26
12.15 24.80 (12.65)
37.93 (13.13) 51.18 (13.25)
5 Dewitt, Mya JR Indiana 51.41 51.55 B 25
12.14 25.02 (12.88)
38.34 (13.32) 51.55 (13.21)
6 Yablonski, Ava JR Minnesota 51.63 51.81 B 24
12.14 25.20 (13.06)
38.51 (13.31) 51.81 (13.30)
7 Famous, Carolin 5Y USC 51.66 51.91 B 23
12.01 24.86 (12.85)
38.28 (13.42) 51.91 (13.63)
8 Chung, Casey 5Y Michigan 51.42 51.92 B 22
12.01 24.77 (12.76)
38.23 (13.46) 51.92 (13.69)
Big Ten Women’s 3-Meter Diving
Event 13 Women 3 mtr Diving
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B1G Meet: ! 436.70 2/18/2022 Sarah Bacon, Minnesota
280.00 A NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Liu, XingYu SR Indiana 318.40 379.70 A 32
2 Worobel, Avery FR Purdue 336.90 361.20 A 28
3 Hentschel, Lena JR OSU 339.55 353.55 A 27
4 Wright, Daryn JR Purdue 321.10 350.70 A 26
5 Del Angel Penic JR Minnesota 315.85 339.60 A 24.5
5 Witte, Lily SO Indiana 312.35 339.60 A 24.5
7 McAfee, Sophie SR Purdue 326.70 336.95 A 23
8 Miller, Kate FR USC 320.80 325.20 A 22
=== B - Final ===
9 Prusiecki, Mia OSU 298.85 323.05 A 20
10 Pineda, Paola GR OSU 308.50 322.20 A 17
11 Roselli, Ella SO Indiana 288.20 311.15 A 16
12 Cheng, Eden UCLA 279.25 293.70 A 15
13 Brammer, Grace PSU 289.30 293.25 A 14
14 Mazarra, Michel SO OSU 276.75 287.65 A 13
15 Milligan, Kiarr JR Michigan 284.00 285.95 A 12
16 Hoffman, Kateri FR Rutgers 279.60 269.35 11
