BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 2-ranked Indiana men’s swimming and diving looks to extend its conference title streak to four years running this week at the 2025 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships inside the Jane K. Freeman Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota.
The meet begins Wednesday (Feb. 26) evening with the first set of finals in the 200-yard medley relay and 800-yard freestyle relay. The following three days will consist of two sessions, with preliminaries in the morning to determine final seeding for the evening sessions. Fans can stream all seven sessions via the B1G+ digital platform.
IU is the top-ranked program coming into the meet, ahead of No. 10 Michigan, No. 13 Ohio State, No. 16 USC and No. 24 Minnesota. Northwestern also received votes in February’s CSCAA poll.
“I can’t wait to compete with this men’s team in Minneapolis,” IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “We have many things to be excited about, and this will be an important step toward our goal at the end of the season.”
“The team has another opportunity to win a Big Ten Championship,” IU head diving coach Drew Johansen said. “It’s never easy to win. I look forward to seeing how we compete with the target on our back.
“Whatever the result, this meet with prepare us for the NCAA Championships. It’s another opportunity to compete for a title.”
The Hoosiers “three-peated” in 2024, scoring 1,520 points to win the program’s 30th conference title. During the meet, the Hoosiers totaled 10 individual and relay titles and 24 medals.
Indiana will try for a senior sweep as its fourth-year class has never lost a Big Ten Championship. That group includes Luke Barr, Finn Brooks, Jackson Carlile, Mason Carlton, Quinn Henninger, Josh Matheny, Rafael Miroslaw, Lucas Piunti and Carson Tyler. Fifth-year seniors Tomer Frankel, Gavin Wight and Jassen Yep were also members of the 2022, 2023 and 2024 title-winning teams. Senior Kai van Westering has helped IU win the last two.
Supporting the senior class is a mix of experienced and talented first-year Hoosiers. That list includes five transfers that have won conference championships across the country: graduate students Brian Benzing and Caspar Corbeau as well as juniors Matt King, Owen McDonald and Zalán Sárkány. McDonald has the conference’s top marks in the 100 back (44.93), 200 back (1:38.07) and 200 IM (1:40.86), while Benzing leads in the 100 breast (51.03) and Sárkány in the 1,650 free (14:37.49).
Benzing and Corbeau are additions to an already loaded breaststroke group. Indiana only lost Maxwell Reich from its group that took each of the top four spots in last year’s 200-yard breaststroke final. The program owns the Big Ten’s top five times in the 100 breast and four of the top five in the 200 breast.
Freshman Miroslav Knedla, one of 10 Olympians on the roster, is among the first-year class that will look to make its mark in a conference championship debut. Knedla ranks No. 2 in the Big Ten behind McDonald in the 100 back (45.27), 200 back (1:39.88) and 200 IM (1:42.44).
Indiana divers have won eight of the nine titles available during the three-year title streak. Four-time Big Ten Champion Carson Tyler and Quinn Henninger embark on their final Big Tens as seniors, having combined for 11 medals during their careers. Junior and NCAA platform medalist Maxwell Weinrich, classmate Dash Glasberg and freshman Joshua Sollenberger will help maximize points from the diving well.
MEET INFO
Wednesday, Feb. 26 – Saturday, March 1 • 11 a.m. ET (prelims), 6 p.m. (finals)
Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center • Minneapolis, Minn.
Live Results (Swimming): bit.ly/43bVyWb
Live Results (Diving): divemeets.com
Live Stream: bigtenplus.com
SCHEDULED EVENTS (Finals)
Wednesday (6 p.m. ET) – 200 Medley Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay
Thursday (6 p.m. ET) – 500 Freestyle, 200 IM, 50 Freestyle, 1-Meter Dive, 200 Freestyle Relay
Friday (6 p.m. ET) – 100 Butterfly, 400 IM, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, 3-Meter Dive, 400 Medley Relay
Saturday (6 p.m. ET) – 1,650 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, Platform Dive, 400 Freestyle Relay
OF NOTE…
PODIUM WATCH – HOOSIERS WITH TOP FIVE TIMES IN BIG TEN
Toby Barnett – 200 breast (1:53.02), 400 IM (3:41.31)
Luke Barr – 200 IM (1:41.91)
Brian Benzing – 100 breast (51.03)
Finn Brooks – 50 free (19.24), 100 breast (51.13), 100 fly (45.15)
Caspar Corbeau – 100 breast (51.59), 200 breast (1:51.65)
Tomer Frankel – 100 fly (45.11)
Matt King – 50 free (19.24), 100 free (42.04)
Miroslav Knedla – 100 back (45.27), 200 back (1:39.88), 200 IM (1:42.44)
Mikkel Lee – 50 free (19.18)
Josh Matheny – 100 breast (51.15), 200 breast (1:50.31)
Owen McDonald – 100 free (42.17), 100 back (44.93), 200 back (1:38.07), 200 IM (1:40.86), 400 IM (3:41.69)
Rafael Miroslaw – 100 free (41.99), 200 free (1:31.94)
Zalán Sárkány – 500 free (4:12.56), 1,650 free (14:37.49)
Jassen Yep – 100 breast (51.59), 200 breast (1:50.71)
BIG TEN MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
Indiana has won 30 Big Ten Championships including the last three, six of the last eight and seven since the beginning of head swimming coach Ray Looze’s tenure. The Hoosiers have also managed 14 consecutive top three finishes going back to 2011.
IU athletes have combined for 395 Big Ten Championships, including 256 swimming titles, 80 relay championships and 59 diving titles.
