Indiana Compiles 12 Second Swims for Saturday’s Final

Saturday, March 6

Columbus, Ohio

11:00 AM

Indiana University

Big Ten Championships - Prelims

Indiana Compiles 12 Second Swims for Saturday’s Final

3/6/2021 12:45:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

Results (PDF)

Six Hoosiers in Contention for Gold

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 8-ranked men's swimming team will be well represented in the last night of finals at the 2021 Big Ten Championships at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion, sending 12 for second swims.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
100 Freestyle – Tomer Frankel (fifth); Jack Franzman (seventh)
200 Backstroke – Brendan Burns (first); Gabriel Fantoni (third); Jacob Steele (fifth)
200 Breaststroke – Zane Backes (fifth)

CONSOLATION FINAL
100 Freestyle – None.
200 Backstroke – None.
200 Breaststroke – Maxwell Reich (12th); Gary Kostbade (16th)

C FINAL
100 Freestyle – Griffin Eiber (18th)
200 Backstroke – Spencer Lehman (17th)
200 Breaststroke – Brock Brown (20th); Thomas Vanderbrook (24th)

TEAM SCORES
1. INDIANA – 1,036.5 pts.
2. Michigan – 1,010 pts.
3. Ohio State – 1,000 pts.
4. Purdue – 615.5 pts.
5. Wisconsin – 571 pts.
6. Northwestern – 554 pts.
7. Penn State – 496.5 pts.
8. Iowa – 444.5 pts.
9. Minnesota – 396 pts.
10. Michigan State – 149 pts.

NOTABLES
• Indiana will bring back the second-most swimmers for the finals with 12. IU will also have three competing in the 1,650 Freestyle event throughout the afternoon. Michigan will send 13 back for second swims with an additional four competing in the mile.
• The Hoosiers will have eight vying for gold in Championship Final heats, including two milers in the final heat. The Wolverines will send nine to A Finals, including one in the 1,650 Freestyle.
• In total, nine swimmers hit career-best times in the prelims and 11 turned in times that hit NCAA Standard marks.

PRELIMINARY RESULTS
100 FREESTYLE
Tomer Frankel – 42.71 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
Jack Franzman – 42.85 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
Griffin Eiber – 43.78 (C Final, NCAA B Cut)
25. Jacob Destrampe – 44.04 (Career Best)
26. Gavin Wight – 44.15 (Career Best)
27. Brandon Hamblin – 44.19

200 BACKSTROKE
Brendan Burns – 1:40.33 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
Gabriel Fantoni – 1:41.26 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
Jacob Steele – 1:41.43 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
Spencer Lehman – 1:44.35 (C Final, Career Best)

200 BREASTSTROKE
Zane Backes – 1:53.92 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
Maxwell Reich – 1:56.17 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
Gary Kostbade – 1:56.71 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut)
Brock Brown – 1:57.72 (C Final, NCAA B Cut)
Thomas Vanderbrook – 1:58.15 (C Final, NCAA B Cut)
27. Tristan DeWitt – 1:58.56 (Career Best)
28. Jassen Yep – 1:58.59 (Career Best)

UP NEXT
The 2021 Big Ten Championships will conclude on the final night of competition beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET. Five events will be contested, including the 100 Freestyle, 1,650 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 200 Breaststroke, and the 400 Freestyle Relay.

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