Indiana is still a great power in the breaststroke, Michigan wins final relay

2021 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE GREAT TEN

• When: Tuesday, February 23 to Saturday, February 27 | Preliminaries 11am | Finals 6:30 pm (5 pm Tuesday) CT
• Where: Minneapolis, MN (Central Time Zone) / Diving @ Purdue University
• Defender of the champion: Ohio State (1x) (results)
• Live Scores
• Streaming: Big Ten Network
• Central Championship

TEAM SCORE (FINAL)

1. Ohio State – 1584
2. Michigan – 1326.5
3. Indian – 1066.5
4. Northwest – 992
5. Wisconsin – 749.5
6. Minnesota – 555
7. Nebraska – 542.5
8. Iowa – 424
9. Purdue – 414
10. Penn State – 410
11. Michigan State – 217
12. Ilinois – 177
13. Rutgers – 60

The state of Ohio ended an impressive weekend with a brilliant new title from the Big Ten, its second straight after a drought that lasted more than three decades.

On the final night of the competition, all eyes were on the Indiana vs. Northwestern battle for third place. The Hoosiers had a strong display on the mile, then paired with the Wildcats at the pool events before the IU dynamite dive group pushed them further out of reach.

Two years since graduation as world record holder and breast champion in Indiana Lilly King, the final of the 200 breasts tonight showed that the Hoosiers still follow a tradition of breaststroke.

Second year Emily Weiss darted for the 200 breast title tonight, scoring 2: 07.20 to cut half a second from his former best. She was accompanied on the podium by the runner-up and teammate Noelle Peplowski at 2: 07.61, while Mac Looze, daughter of coach Ray Looze, came in fourth at 2: 08.62 to help end any Wildcat rebellion there.

Looze, who swam the 200 fly in this competition last year, came to the competition with a best mark of 2: 11.07.

DIVIDED RELAY ANALYSIS

The 400 free relay was the final event of the 2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships, and Michigan did the job, the only team to break 3:12. They had three divisions of 47, the maximum of any team, and totaling three of the five sub-48 divisions on the field. Meanwhile, Northwestern and Ohio State each obtained a sub-48 division.