No. 8 Indiana Men’s Swimming Eager for Big Ten Championships

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 8-ranked Indiana University men's swimming team heads to the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio, for the 2021 Big Ten Championships.

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MEET INFO
Tuesday, March 2 – Saturday, March 6 • 11 a.m. ET (Prelims); 6:30 p.m. ET (Finals)
McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion • Columbus, Ohio
Stream: BTN Plus ($)
Opponents: No. 11 Michigan, No. 19 Wisconsin, No. 20 Northwestern, No. 21 Ohio State, RV Purdue, RV Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan State, Penn State
Live Results: OhioStateBuckeyes.com

SCHEDULED EVENTS (FINALS START TIME)
Tuesday (5 p.m. ET) – 200 Medley Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay
Wednesday (6:30 p.m. ET) – 200 IM, 50 Freestyle, 500 Freestyle, 400 Medley Relay
Thursday (6:30 p.m. ET) – 100 Butterfly, 400 IM, 200 Freestyle
Friday (6:30 p.m. ET) – 100 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle Relay
Saturday (6:30 p.m. ET) – 100 Freestyle, 1,6500 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 200 Breaststroke, 400 Freestyle Relay

OF NOTE…
HOOSIERS EXTEND REGULAR-SEASON DOMINANCE
The Indiana men's swimming and diving team has been dominant in the regular season since the start of the 2016-17 season, compiling an overall record of 40-3 with a 14-1 Big Ten mark during that span.

During the five-year run, the Hoosiers claimed three-straight Big Ten Conference Championship titles from 2017-19.

PODIUM WATCH – HOOSIERS IN THE TOP-10
Brock Brown – 100 Breaststroke (53.49); 200 Breaststroke (1:57.54)
Brendan Burns – 100 Backstroke (47.17); 200 Backstroke (1:44.87); 100 Butterfly (47.08); 200 Butterfly (1:44.30)
Michael Brinegar – 500 Freestyle (4:25.64)
Mikey Calvillo – 500 Freestyle (4:23.65); 400 IM (3:59.02)
Corey Gambardella – 200 Butterfly (1:46.19)
Tomer Frankel – 200 Freestyle (1:36.40); 100 Butterfly (47.54)
Jack Franzman – 50 Freestyle (19.69); 100 Freestyle (43.47)
Van Mathias – 100 Butterfly (47.98)
Jacob Steele – 100 Backstroke (47.38); 200 Backstroke (1:44.71)

2020 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
The No. 4-ranked Indiana Hoosiers finished third in the 2020 Big Ten Championships with 1,321.5 points. No. 3 Michigan won the team title with 1,548 points to snap Indiana's three-year run of championships. No. 17 Ohio State finished as the runner-up with 1,329 points.

Throughout the week, IU racked up a total of 17 medals – nine gold, three silver and five bronze. Indiana won four of the five relays at the Big Ten Championships for a third-straight year – the longest stretch in program history.

Current senior Bruno Blaskovic won the Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships and Brendan Burns was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
Indiana has won 27 conference titles on the men's side, the second-highest number in the league. The Hoosiers trail only the Wolverines (39) in conference titles. IU has finished inside the top-3 at the Big Ten Championships in 10-straight seasons.

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No. 8 Indiana Men’s Swimming Eager for Big Ten Championships

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Players Mentioned

Bruno Blaskovic

Michael Brinegar

Brock Brown

Brendan Burns

Mikey Calvillo

Tomer Frankel

Jack Franzman

Corey Gambardella

Van Mathias

Jacob Steele