2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day Three Finals Live Recap | SwimSwam

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2021 BIG TEN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS

• When: Tuesday, February 23rd to Saturday, February 27th | Prelims 11am | Finals 6:30pm (5pm Tuesday) CT
• Where: Minneapolis, MN (Central Time Zone) / Diving @ Purdue University
• Defending Champion: Ohio State (1x) (results)
• Live Results
• Streaming: Big Ten Network
• Championship Central

After a massive first two days, the Ohio State Buckeyes were a bit quieter on the day three prelims session, though they have more than enough cushion to stay atop the team race right now.

Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil is one of the exciting names racing tonight in the 100 fly, looking to defend her title and extend her win streak to three at this meet. Wolverine freshman Kathryn Ackerman was the class of the field this morning in the 400 IM, the only swimmer under 4:10 with a 4:08.79, yet three seconds off of her best. A seasoned group of IMers will chase, including last night’s 200 IM champion Kristen Romano of OSU.

The 200 free, meanwhile, will be a showdown between a slew of evenly matched competitors.

Diving has its first finals session in West Lafayette this evening with the 3-meter, while there won’t be any relays tonight.

DAY THREE FINALS HEAT SHEETS

100 FLY – FINALS

• Big Ten meet record – 49.42, Maggie MacNeil (Michigan) – 2020
• Big Ten record – 49.26, Maggie MacNeil (Michigan) – 2020
• 2020 NCAA invite time – 52.34
• Defending champion: Maggie MacNeil (Michigan), 49.42

 

400 IM – FINALS

• Big Ten meet record – 4:01.41, Alyssa Vavra (Indiana) – 2012
• Big Ten record – 4:01.35, Calypso Sheridan (Northwestern) – 2019
• 2020 NCAA invite time – 4:10.39
• Defending champion: Calypso Sheridan (Northwestern), 4:03.18

 

200 FREE – FINALS

• Big Ten meet record – 1:41.57, Siobhan Haughey (Michigan) – 2019
• Big Ten record – 1:40.69, Siobhan Haughey (Michigan) – 2018
• 2020 NCAA invite time – 1:45.23
• Defending champion: Cora Dupre (Indiana), 1:43.61

 

TEAM SCORES (through 400 medley relay)

1. Ohio State University 526
2. Michigan, University of 358.5
3. Indiana University 310.5
4. Northwestern University 258
5. Wisconsin, University of, Madi 237
6. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 184
7. Iowa, University of 169
8. University of Minnesota 164
9. Pennsylvania State University 149
10. Purdue University 120
11. Michigan State University 104
12. University of Illinois 96
13. Rutgers University 30

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