Bey, Relay Shine Bright on Night Two

Thursday, February 26

Madison, Wis.

6 p.m.

Indiana University

Big Ten Championships - Finals

2/26/2026 10:30:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

Results (PDF)

MADISON, Wis. – Indiana freshman Josh Bey totaled an 8.44-second drop from his 400-yard IM on Thursday (Feb. 26) to capture Indiana's first conference 400-yard IM title since 1992 as well as the Big Ten, championship, pool and program records.

IU's Big Ten titles Thursday night in the 400 IM and the 200-yard freestyle relay helped propel the team into first place in the team standings with two days remaining at the 2026 Big Ten Men's Swimming and Diving Championships inside the Soderholm Family Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin.

Bey came into the meet with a personal best of 3:42.61. Indiana came into the meet with a program record of 3:39.73. Three of his teammates had been faster. Tonight, IU's program record is 4.83 seconds better than its second-best performer.

Bey already turned heads in the morning, his 3:36.92 earning the No. 2 seed in the final. Hours later, he dropped two more seconds to record a 3:34.90 to become the Big Ten Champion, Big Ten record holder and the NCAA's second-fastest freshman all-time in the 400 IM.

Indiana closed the night with its first victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay since 2023, touching in 1:51.61, just in front of Michigan (1:15.71) and Ohio State (1:15.93). Junior Mikkel Lee opened with a personal best 18.90, giving way to classmate Dylan Smiley's 18.56 and sophomore Travis Gulledge's 18.88. Sophomore Vidar Carlbaum touched in front of the Wolverines and Buckeyes at his side with an anchor split of 19.27.

"The Hoosiers are moving in the right direction at this competition," IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. "Congratulations to Josh Bey on his 400 IM victory. It's been many years since we won that event. Winning the 200 freestyle relay was a great way to end the session. There is still more work to do."

Hoosiers medaled in two more events. Gulledge earned his first of two medals in the 100-yard breaststroke with a personal best 51.39. In that race, IU swimmers finished third, fourth, fifth and sixth.

Indiana's two scoring divers this week, sophomore Joshua Sollenberger and senior Maxwell Weinrich, both scored in Thursday night's 1-meter springboard championship final. Sollenberger improved from seventh in the morning to a bronze medal performance in the evening, recovering from a 27-point dive in the third round to reach the podium.

"I'm very proud of the team today!" IU head diving coach Drew Johansen said. "I believe it was the first time Max and Josh made the 'A' final on 1-meter. Josh showed not only his ability to execute world-class dives, but he also showed his grit and determination to never give up. Max was so close to great on every dive he did today. It was a great way to start the individual events for diving today."

TEAM SCORES
1. Indiana – 535
2. Michigan – 491
3. Ohio State – 414.5
4. Wisconsin – 349
5. Northwestern – 319
6. Purdue – 313
7. USC – 291.5
8. Minnesota – 249
9. Penn State - 170

RESULTS
100 BUTTERFLY
4. Owen McDonald – 44.62 (Personal Best, NCAA Cut)
10. Raekwon Noel – 45.34 (NCAA Cut)
15. Andrew Shackell – 46.51
20. Mikkel Lee – 46.32

400 IM
1. Josh Bey – 3:34.90 (Big Ten Champion, Big Ten Record, Big Ten Championship Record, Pool Record, Program Record, Personal Best, NCAA Cut)
6. Noah Cakir – 3:41.37 (NCAA Cut)
12. Luke Whitlock – 3:42.69 (Personal Best, NCAA Cut)
16. Luke Ellis – 3:44.40 (NCAA Cut)
17. Zalán Sárkány – 3:42.52 (NCAA Cut)

200 FREESTYLE
5. Aaron Shackell – 1:32.85 (NCAA Cut)
10. Miroslav Knedla – 1:32.94 (Personal Best, NCAA Cut)
11. Kai van Westering – 1:33.04 (NCAA Cut)

100 BREASTSTROKE
3. Travis Gulledge – 51.39 (Personal Best, NCAA Cut)
4. Alexei Avakov – 51.40 (NCAA Cut)
5. Dylan Smiley – 51.70 (Personal Best, NCAA Cut)
6. Toby Barnett – 51.71 (Personal Best, NCAA Cut)

1-METER DIVING
3. Joshua Sollenberger – 360.25 (Big Ten Bronze, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
7. Maxwell Weinrich – 333.15 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)

200 FREESTYLE RELAY
1. Mikkel Lee, Dylan Smiley, Travis Gulledge, Vidar Carlbaum – 1:15.61 (Big Ten Champion, Pool Record)

50 Freestyle Leadoff (Lee) – 18.90 (Personal Best, NCAA Cut)

UP NEXT
Friday's event lineup includes the 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard breaststroke, 500-yard freestyle, 50-yard freestyle, 3-meter springboard and closes with the 400-yard medley relay – an event the Hoosiers have won each of the last 10 seasons.

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