 The No. 2-ranked and two-time defending champion Indiana University men’s swimming and diving team heads to Iowa City, Iowa for this week’s 2019 Big Ten Championships.
The four-day meet will begin on Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. ET with the finals of the 200 medley relay and 800 freestyle relay at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium. On Thursday through Saturday, the team will swim in prelims at 12:00 p.m. ET, with finals each night starting at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Live results for the swimming events can be found at IUHoosiers.com. Live results for the diving events can be found at DiveMeets.com. For more information on the Men’s Big Ten Championships, including a schedule of events, ticket and parking info, fans can click HERE.
The Big Ten Championships will be streamed live via BTN Plus on BTN2Go. Complimentary access to BTN2Go is available to viewers connected to the internet network of a Big Ten university. Fans elsewhere can sign up for the pay-per-view webcasts.
Scouting the Hoosiers
Indiana enters this week’s Big Ten Championships ranked No. 2 in the nation in the latest CSCAA/TYR Top 25 poll. IU is one of four Big Ten teams in the national poll – Michigan (No. 6), Ohio State (No. 13) and Purdue (No. 24).
During the dual-meet season this year, the Hoosiers posted an undefeated record for the third-straight year, going 8-0. During the season, IU took down ranked opponents No. 1 Texas, No. 4 Michigan, No. 8 Louisville, No. 8 Florida, No. 22 Missouri and No. 23 Notre Dame. IU has won 30-straight dual meets, with the team’s last loss coming on Jan. 16, 2016.
2018 Big Ten Championships
Indiana repeated as Big Ten Champions in 2018, winning the program’s 26th men’s team title. The Hoosiers earned back-to-back Big Ten Championships for the first time since winning three-straight from 1983-85. IU won the team title with a total score of 1,658 points. Michigan was second with 1,617.5 points, while Ohio State was third with 1,300.5 points.
For the week, IU won a total of 24 medals – 14 gold, seven silver and three bronze. Indiana also won four of the five relays at the Big Ten Championships for a second-straight year – a program first.
Vini Lanza was named Swimmer of the Championships for the second-straight season after winning seven gold medals, while Michael Hixon repeated as Diver of the Championships after winning the 1-meter dive and taking silver in the 3-meter dive.
Indiana had one of the best meets in school history, as the Hoosiers totaled 11 school record swims, seven Big Ten record swims, nine Big Ten Meet record swims, nine pool record swims, 18 NCAA A cuts, 97 NCAA B cuts, 29 NCAA Zones qualifying scores and 88 personal-best marks.
