Michigan Break Ohio State's Big Ten Record in the 200 freestyle relay

2025 big ten men

• Data: Wednesday, February 26th – Saturday, March 1st
• Location: Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Defending champion: Indiana men (3x)
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• Teams: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nordwest, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, USC*, Wisconsin
• Results: Day 1
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500 freestyle finals

• NCAA recording: 4: 02.31 – Leon Marchand, state of Arizona (2024)
• Meet record: 4: 09.29 – Felix Auboeck, Michigan (2018)
• Big 10 Record: 4: 08.95 – Felix Auboeck, Michigan (2017)
• NCAA 'A' CUT: 4: 10.64
• 2024 Champ: Yigit Aslan, Wisconsin – 4: 11.20

Top 8 finishers:

1. Zalan Sarkany (Indiana) – 4: 11.62
2. Eduardo Moraes (Michigan) – 4: 12.72
3. Bar Soloveychik (Minnesota) – 4: 12.83
4. Lorne Wigginton (Michigan) – 4: 15.25
5. Joshua Staples (northwest) – 4: 17.56
6. Mason Edmund (Ohio State) – 4: 17.60
7. Joseph Tepper (Minnesota) – 4: 17.83
8. Yigit Aslan (Wisconsin) – 4: 19.47

Take out the race quickly and never look back, Indiana's Zalan Sarkany is the first individual champion of this big ten championships 2025 men who wins the 500 freestyle. Sarkany, the 2024 SC world champion in the 800 freestyle, opened the race with a fast 47.72 on the 100 -Yard brand and immediately took over the LED. From there he held constant 50 hours and 51 parts to be ground over the field. Then Sarkany came home in the last 100 in a 50.72 split, the fastest in the field, to secure gold in a time of 4: 11.62.

After a lifelong best in the Prelims, Michigan, Eduardo Moraes His time for a second place also improved tonight. Slightly behind Minnesotas from Bar Soloveychik In the 400 Yard brand, Moraes made before the 450 yard brand. In the last 50 there was a sprint between the two swimmers and went into the wall after a stroke. Ultimately, Moraes touched in a 4: 12.72 after the silver, with Soloveychik entering 4: 12.83 right behind.

Moraes' Michigan colleague Lorne Wigginton threw a great achievement for the 4th place, with the Canadian Canadian almost two seconds from its best time a day to 4: 15.25.

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200 Single Medley – Finale

• NCAA recording: 1: 36.34 – Leon Marchand, state of Arizona (2023)
• Meet the record: 1: 40.48 – Gal GroumiMichigan (2024)
• NCAA 'A' CUT: 1: 40.75
• 2024 Champ: Gal GroumiMichigan – 1: 40.48

Top 8 finishers:

1. Owen McDonald (Indiana) – 1: 39.89
2. Gal Groumi (Michigan) – 1: 40.34
3. Luke Barr (Indiana) – 1: 40.62
4. Colin Geer (Michigan) – 1: 40.65
5. Tristan Jankovics (State of Ohio) – 1: 41.09
6. Tyler Lu (northwest) – 1: 42.49
7. Miroslav Kledla (Indiana) – 1: 42.67
8. Eitan ben-shitrit (michigan) -1: 43.00

After a field best of 1: 31.32 on the 800 freestyle relay last night, Owen McDonald in Indiana threw a great performance in the 200 IMS to destroy the big ten meet record in the event. McDonald, the defending NCAA second place and PAC-12 champion, achieved a time of 1: 39.89 in the victory and won the Big Ten-Meet record of 1: 40.48, which was determined by Gal Groumi last year. With the NCAA championships in a month it is possible that McDonald may not be completely rested here, which is for NCAA's exciting case. Its best time is 1: 39.23 compared to last year.

Groumi actually dipped into his own record to reach a second place. The Michigan senior and the defending champion scored a 1: 40.34, just below the time when he won this event last season. Groumi was also in the NCAA final of the last year, where he published his lifelong best of 1: 39.87 to occupy the 5th overall. Immediately behind Groumi, the senior of Indiana Luke Barr and Michigan ran into the wall in the second year and touched 0.03 for the last place on the podium. This spot ultimately went to Barr, who released a 1: 40.62 to Geers 1: 40.65.

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50 freestyle finals

• NCAA record: 17.63 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• Meet record: 18.69 – Bowe Becker, Minnesota (2018)
• Big 10 Record: 18.69 – Bowe Becker, Minnesota (2018)
• NCAA 'A' CUT: 18.72
• 2024 Champ: Tai TorePeormsby, Wisconsin-18.76

Top 8 finishers:

1. Matthew Klinge (State of Ohio) – 18.78
2. Tyler Ray (Michigan) – 18.83
3. Matthew King (Indiana) – 18.92
4. Daniel Baltes (State of Ohio) – 18.96
5. BECE SZABADOS (Michigan) – 19.06
6. Finlay Brooks (Indiana) – 19.12
7. Mario McDonald (State of Ohio) – 19.13
8. Stuart Seymour (northwest) – 19.26

After publishing a massive lifespan in the Prelims, the newcomer to Ohio State, Matthew Klinge, certainly did not disappoint in the final and reduced this time even more. In the fastest event of the evening, Klinge first hit the wall in a field of white water and touched a time of 18.78 for victory. When the blade entered the Meet, the best time of 19.25.

Although the state of Ohio took the three best places out of the preliminaries, there were 3 different teams on the podium. Michigan Junior Tyler Ray improved compared to his 7th place last year by taking the 2nd place here and falling 18.83. As with Klinge, Ray's appearance was compared to his time when he entered the Meet (19.32), and marked his first time under 19 seconds. The Matt King of Indiana managed to reach a third place on the wall in a time of 18.92 to access the podium.

In the B-final, the defending champion Tai TorePeormsby from Wisconsin threw a 18.93 for victory, a time that the podium in the A-final would have just missed. TorePe -ormsby won the event last year with 18.76.

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200 Freestyle Relay – Finale

• NCAA recording: 1: 12.80 – Tennessee (2025)
• Meet the record: 1: 15.28 – State of Ohio (2022)
• Big 10 Record: 1:15:28 – State of Ohio (2022)
• NCAA 'A' CUT: 1: 16.51
• 2024 Champ: Wisconsin – 1: 15.3

Results:

1. Michigan – 1: 14.83
2. Wisconsin – 1:15.02
3. Ohio State – 1: 15.19
4. Indiana – 1: 15.33
5. USC – 1: 16.40
6. Purdue – 1: 17.44
7. Minnesota – 1: 17.59
8. Northwestern – 1: 17.79
9. Penn State – 1: 17.79

The Michigan Wolverines pulled the surprise of competitor Ohio State to book the first gold medal of the weekend team in the 200 freestyle relay. In addition, the team of Bence Szabados, Tyler Ray, Colin Geer and Jack Wilkening have together for a time of 1: 14.83 to set up a new big ten Meet record.

Szabados led in a 19.07, only 0.01 from his time from 50 freestyle finals this evening for the team. He existed Ray, who dropped a massive 18.35 split to give Michigan the lead. Geer then entered the pool and separated 18.88, handing over to the final 50 for an 18.53 year old Wilkening. With his performance, the team dropped over a second in the NCAA this season.

Wisconsin had a quick start in the event, but was able to keep up with Michigan's speed and land a second place. Shortly after winning the B-Finales of the 50 freestyle, Tai TorePe -ormsby threw an 18.81 on the regulation, a time that would have occupied the 2nd place in the A final of the event. Then he existed Cooper Scharff, who dropped an 18.76. Ben Wiegand followed with an 18,56, with Christopher Morris closing in an 18.89 game in an 18.89 last period of 1: 15.02.

Although he entered third place in the A-final of the 50-Free state in the A-final of the 50-Free state and still took a season 1: 15.19.

At the end of day 2, Indiana moves first in the team ranking and leads over 100 points. After the state of Ohio and Michigan are extremely close in second place on 1 day, Michigan has the light edge of 419.5 to 413.

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Team scores – end of day 2

1. Indiana – 526
2. Michigan – 419.5
3. Ohio State – 413
4. USC – 281
5. Wisconsin – 272
6. Northwestern – 262
7. Minnesota – 260
8. Purdue – 223.5
9. Penn St. – 153