2014 Big Ten Men’s Championships: Wild 200 free relay ends in tie on night 3
Kyle Whitaker dropped another four tenths off his 400 IM for another Big Ten title. Meanwhile Ohio State and Penn State tied in a crazy 200 free relay that saw 4 teams go down to the wire.
Tim Phillips: Swimming Fast While Recovering From Injury
Ohio State’s Tim Phillips has been fast at this week’s Big Ten Championships, despite recovering from a torn muscle suffered just two weeks ago.
B1G Prelims Day 3: Wynalda 1:32.1, records on warning thanks to Whitaker, Phillips, Ryan
Michael Wynalda broke the Big Ten record in the 200 free and is knocking on the door of the second 1:31 in the NCAA this season.
2014 Men’s Big Ten Championships: NCAA record for Michigan, 1:30.6 split for Wynalda on night 1
Michigan hit things hard in front of their home crowd at the Big Ten Championships, crushing the NCAA, Big Ten and US Open records in the 800 free relay with a blazing 6:09.85.
Big Ten Senior Spotlight: Tim Phillips of The Ohio State University
Ohio State University senior Tim Phillips entered college as one of the most highly sought after recruits in the Class of…
Big Ten Senior Spotlight: Danny Tucker from Purdue University
Over the last two years, it has seemed that every time that Purdue senior Danny Tucker steps up on the…
Michigan men, OSU women win in intense, live-tweeted Big Ten battle in Columbus
A clash of Big Ten rivals led to comeback wins for the Ohio State women and Michigan men, and the Wolverine coaching staff live-tweeted the meet to offer their candid, mid-meet thoughts.
Kenyon Winter Invitational – Day Two, More Records Fall
The second day of the Kenyon Winter Invitation proved to be just as quick and as much fun to watch as Day One. For host Kenyon College, though the event open auspiciously with very fast swims from both the Lords and the Ladies, the superior depth of the DI and DII teams arrayed against them led to a fourth place finish for the Ladies, and a third place finish for the Lords. On both sides, Ohio State University was victorious (795.5 women, 741 men).
Kenyon Winter Invitational – Day One; Norris Breaks Records
The first night of the Kenyon Invitational, hosted in the James A Steen Natotorium saw some seriously fast swimming. That’s unsurprising, considering there are three DI schools in the house. The highlights of the evening were OSU’s Alex Norris taking down two pool records.
SwimMAC Men Clip 200 Medley Relay American Record
Nick Thoman set an unofficial standard while leading off SwimMAC’s record-setting 200 medley relay on Friday night. (Photo credit: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
USA Swimming Announces 2013-2014 National Team
35-time World Champion, and 5-time Olympic Champion, Ryan Lochte headlines 111 swimmers on the 2013-2014 USA Swimming National Team. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)
Tim Phillips To Do Internship In Charlotte For Fall Semester; Returning for Spring Semester
Ohio State’s Tim Phillips will represent Ohio State at the 2014 Big Ten and, hopefully, NCAA Championships. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
2013-2014 College Swimming Previews: #12 Ohio State Return 17 Big Ten Championship Point Scorers
The Buckeyes graduated several senior sprinters, but looking beyond those relay losses, the Buckeyes come back in pretty healthy shape next season: they bring back 17 point scorers from the 2013 Big Ten Championships. The large freshman class of freestylers should help to fill the gaps left behind by last years seniors. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures)
Rousseau Hot Again; Lee Continues Impressive Summer at U.S. Open (Thursday Prelims)
Sebastien Rousseau of South Africa took the top seed in the 400 IM on Thursday morning. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
2013 U.S. Open Full Preview: Six Things to Watch in Irvine
Lia Neal will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing World Championship Trials with a strong performance at this week’s U.S. Open.