WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After an undefeated regular season, No.4-ranked Indiana men’s swimming and diving looks to ride its momentum into the 2022 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, a four-day event beginning Wednesday (Feb. 23) inside Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center in West Lafayette, Indiana.
“Our goal is to have the best competition possible,†IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “We want our men to display the perseverance, competitiveness, and desire it takes to be successful at such a high-level event.â€
“Senior captain Andrew Capobianco will be leading the IU diving squad and three of the country’s top freshman to the Big Ten Championships this week,†IU head diving coach Drew Johansen said. “The Big Ten continues to be the top conference in the NCAA, and we are looking forward to the challenge this week.â€
MEET INFO
Wednesday, February 23 – Saturday, February 26 | 10 a.m. ET (Prelims), 5:30 p.m. ET (Finals)
Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center • West Lafayette, Ind.
Opponents: No. 9 Ohio State, No. 13 Michigan, No. 24 Wisconsin, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue
B1G Championships Central: https://bit.ly/3p57MuS
Live Results (Swim): https://bit.ly/3LPzTrx
Live Results (Dive): https://bit.ly/3LTqtvw
Live Stream: bigtenplus.com
SCHEDULED EVENTS (FINALS START TIME)
Wednesday (5 p.m. ET) – 200 Medley Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay
Thursday (5:30 p.m. ET) – 500 Freestyle, 200 IM, 50 Freestyle, 1-Meter Dive, 400 Medley Relay
Friday (5:30 p.m. ET) – 100 Butterfly, 400 IM, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, 3-Meter Dive, 200 Freestyle Relay
Saturday (5:30 p.m. ET) – 1,650 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, Platform Dive, 400 Freestyle Relay
OF NOTE…
PODIUM WATCH – HOOSIERS IN THE TOP FIVE
Bruno Blaskovic – 50 Free (19.21), 100 Free (42.75)
Michael Brinegar – 500 Free (4:16.82), 1,650 Free (14:40.23)
Brendan Burns – 200 Free (1:33.04), 100 Back (45.18), 200 Back (1:40.27), 100 Fly (45.49), 200 Fly (1:40.72)
Mikey Calvillo – 1,650 Free (14:55.95), 400 IM (3:46.23)
Andrew Capobianco – 1-Meter Dive (425.63), 3-Meter Dive (465.30)
Tristan DeWitt – 400 IM (3:46.32)
Gabriel Fantoni – 100 Back (45.20), 100 Fly (45.91)
Quinn Henninger – 1-Meter Dive (386.85), 3-Meter Dive (428.63), Platform Dive (326.63)
Josh Matheny – 100 Breast (52.24), 200 Breast (1:53.03), 200 IM (1:44.87)
Van Mathias – 200 IM (1:45.01)
Rafael Miroslaw – 100 Free (42.41), 200 Free (1:33.00)
Jacob Steele – 100 Back (46.02), 200 Back (1:40.95)
Carson Tyler – 1-Meter Dive (411.83), Platform Dive (411.23)
 2021 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Indiana won nine events and had an A finalist in all but one competition in last year’s event as the Hoosiers finished second with 1,357 points, closely behind champion Ohio State (1,401 points).
Brendan Burns won the 200 Backstroke and 200 Butterfly and finished second in the 100 Fly to earn Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships. Andrew Capobianco was named Co-Diver of the Championships after winning the 1-meter dive and placing fourth in the 3-meter.
BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
Indiana has won 27 Big Ten Championships all-time, the league’s second-highest total. IU’s most recent title finished a three-year streak in 2019. The Hoosiers have finished within the top three in 11 straight seasons.
IUSD athletes have totaled 365 individual conference championships, including 259 swimming titles, 67 relay titles and 51 diving titles. Hoosiers have earned five straight Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships awards and eight of the last 10 Big Ten Diver of the Championships honors.
