Indiana Sends Six to the Evening Finals

Friday, February 26

Minneapolis, Minn.

Noon

Indiana University

Big Ten Championships - Prelims

2/26/2021 1:45:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Results (PDF)

Peplowski, Weiss to Compete in Championship Finals

MINNEAPOLIS – The No. 21-ranked Hoosiers advanced six swimmers to the evening finals after a productive afternoon in the pool on Friday at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. Indiana will have two swimmers vying for a gold medal in the 100 Breaststroke Finals.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
100 Backstroke – None.
100 Breaststroke – Emily Weiss (fourth); Noelle Peplowski (fifth)
200 Butterfly – None.

CONSOLATION FINAL
100 Backstroke – None.
100 Breaststroke – Abby Kirkpatrick (14th)
100 Butterfly – Carla Gildersleeve (12th)

C FINAL
100 Backstroke – Anna Freed (20th)
100 Breaststroke – Catherine Graham (20th)
100 Butterfly – None.

TEAM SCORES
1. Ohio State – 771 pts.
2. Michigan – 650 pts.
3. INDIANA – 530 pts.
4. Northwestern – 424.5 pts.
5. Wisconsin – 327 pts.
6. Minnesota – 289 pts.
7. Nebraska – 276 pts.
8. Iowa – 246.5 pts.
9. Penn State – 189 pts.
10. Purdue – 185 pts.
11. Michigan State – 127 pts.
12. Illinois – 109 pts.
13. Rutgers – 30 pts.

PRELIMINARY RESULTS
100 BACKSTROKE
Anna Freed – 54.71 (C Final, Career Best)
48. Grace Pangburn – 57.46

100 BREASTSTROKE
Emily Weiss – 59.61 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
Noelle Peplowski – 59.93 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
Abby Kirkpatrick – 1:01.25 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut)
Catherine Graham – 1:01.97 (C Final, Career Best)
37. Savanna Spears – 1:05.27

200 BUTTERFLY
Carla Gildersleeve – 1:59.55 (Consolation Final)
33. Mia Ristic – 2:02.30 (Career Best)

UP NEXT
The 2021 Big Ten Championships will continue on Thursday evening with the second night of finals beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. Four events will be contested, including the 100 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, and the 200 Freestyle Relay.

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