No. 21 Indiana Women’s Swimming Readies for Big Ten Championships

Tuesday, February 23

Minneapolis, Minn.

6:00 PM

Indiana University

Big Ten Championships - Finals

No. 21 Indiana Women’s Swimming Readies for Big Ten Championships

2/22/2021 11:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 21-ranked Indiana University women's swimming team heads to the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, Minn., for the restructured, five-day 2021 Big Ten Championships.

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MEET INFO
Tuesday, Feb. 23 – Saturday, Feb. 27 • Noon ET (Prelims); 7:30 p.m. ET (Finals)
Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center • Minneapolis, Minn.
Stream: BTN Plus ($)
Opponents: No. 7 Northwestern, No. 9 Michigan, No. 17 Wisconsin, No. 22 Minnesota, No. 23 Ohio State, RV Penn State, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Purdue, Rutgers
Live Results: GopherSports.com

SCHEDULED EVENTS (FINALS START TIME)
Tuesday (6 p.m. ET) – 200 Medley Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay
Wednesday (7:30 p.m. ET) – 200 IM, 50 Freestyle, 500 Freestyle, 400 Medley Relay
Thursday (7:30 p.m. ET) – 100 Butterfly, 400 IM, 200 Freestyle
Friday (7:30 p.m. ET) – 100 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle Relay
Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET) – 100 Freestyle, 1,6500 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 200 Breaststroke, 400 Freestyle Relay

OF NOTE…
HOOSIERS END SHORTENED 2020-21 SEASON WITH A 4-1 RECORD
The women's team squared off with five Big Ten Conference foes during the abbreviated 2020-21 season. The Hoosiers toppled No. 14 Ohio State (166-134), No. 24 Northwestern (177-117), Purdue (185-115), and Rutgers (252-22), while suffering one setback against No. 9 Michigan (174-126) for a final record of 4-1.

PODIUM WATCH – HOOSIERS IN THE TOP-10
Elizabeth Broshears – 100 Butterfly (53.94)
Josie Grote – 200 Freestyle (1:48.82)
Mackenzie Looze – 200 Breaststroke (2:15.63)
Noelle Peplowski – 100 Breaststroke (1:00.99); 200 Breaststroke (2:12.89); 400 IM (4:19.24)
Ashley Turak – 50 Freestyle (22.79)
Emily Weiss – 100 Breaststroke (1:00.80); 200 Breaststroke (2:12.09)

2020 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
The No. 23-ranked Indiana Hoosiers finished third in the 2020 Big Ten Championships with 964 points. No. 19 Ohio State claimed the team title for the first time since 1986. With a final tally of 1,503.5 points, while No. 5 Michigan finished second with 1,306.5 points.

The third-place finish marked the first time since the 2008 season in which Indiana did not place in the top-2 at the event, but maintained a stretch of 19-of-20 seasons inside the top-3 of the conference meet.

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
The Hoosiers have won the Big Ten Conference women's swimming championship on six occasions in program history, the third-highest count in the conference. The most recent came during the 2018-19 season. Indiana has finished inside the top-3 in the team standings in each of the last 14 seasons, with 11 championship or runner-up finishes in that span.

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