Wolverines to Seek 18th B1G Championship in Madison

» No. 9-ranked Michigan will begin its postseason this week at the 2022 Big Ten Championships (Feb. 16-19) in Madison, Wis.
» The Wolverines will be competing for their Big Ten-leading 18th team championship and first since 2018.
» All of the week's sessions will be streamed live on B1G+.

THIS WEEK
Wed-Sat., Feb. 16-19 -- at Big Ten Championships (Madison, Wis.)
Championships Central
Wednesday, Feb. 16 -- at Big Ten Championships, 5 p.m. CST
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Thursday, Feb. 17 -- at Big Ten Championships, 10 a.m./5:30 p.m. CST
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Friday, Feb. 18 -- at Big Ten Championships, 10 a.m./5:30 p.m. CST
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Saturday, Feb. 19 -- at Big Ten Championships, 10:30 a.m./5:30 p.m. CST
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The No. 9-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team will begin its postseason this week at the 2022 Big Ten Championships, Wednesday through Saturday (Feb. 16-19) at the Soderholm Family Aquatic Center in Madison, Wis. The meet will begin with two relays on Wednesday at 5 p.m. CST, while each of the following three days will see preliminaries at 10 a.m. and event finals at 5:30 p.m. CST. Diving preliminaries will begin at noon.

All of the championship sessions will be streamed live on B1G+.

The Wolverines will be competing for their Big Ten-leading 18th team championship after finishing as the runner-up in 2021.

Team Notes

• Michigan is No. 9 in the latest TYR/CSCAA Top 25 poll, released Feb. 11, after rising as high as No. 3 in the nation late in the season. [ Rankings ]

• One of six Big Ten Conference programs ranked in the top-25, No. 9 Michigan concluded the dual season with a 6-1 record -- its only blemish on the road at Ohio State two weeks ago (Jan. 28).

• In dual competition, the Wolverines defeated Oakland (174-117), No. 14 Missouri (215-86), Purdue (232-68), Grand Valley State (162-76), No. 14 Wisconsin (189-111) and No. 20 Minnesota (179-121) before falling on the road to No. 9 Ohio State in a hotly-contested event on Jan. 28 by a score of 152.5-147.5.

• Two Wolverine women competed over the weekend in Michigan's First Chance Meet. Freshman Abbey Ketslakh competed in the 50-yard freestyle and was just off her personal best time, while junior Katii Tang raced in a 200-yard freestyle time trial and set a career-best 1:46.39.

Big Ten Championships History

Titles: Michigan is the most successful women's swimming and diving program in the Big Ten, leading the conference in team titles (17), individual swimming titles (143) and relay titles (63). It also has five conference diving champions.

Last Year: The Wolverines finished second at the 2021 Big Ten Championships, hosted by Minnesota, claiming five individual and two relay titles. Behind gold-medal swims from junior Maggie MacNeil (50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly), junior Olivia Carter (200-yard butterfly), sophomore Kaitlynn Sims (1,650-yard freestyle) and the 400- and 800-yard yard freestyle relays, the Wolverines wrapped up a runner-up finish (1,326.5 points). Ohio State won the team title for the second year in a row (1,584 points). [ Recap ]

Awards: Seven U-M swimmers have been named Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships: Jen Eberwein (1998), Shannon Shakespeare (2000), Justine Mueller (2005), Kaitlyn Brady (2006), Lindsey Smith (2007), Siobhán Haughey (2016) and Maggie MacNeil (2021). No U-M diver has ever won Diver of the Championships. Two Wolverines were named Big Ten Freshman of the Year: Justine Mueller (2005) and MacNeil (2019).

Relays: Michigan is the five-time defending Big Ten champion in the 800-yard freestyle relay, and U-M also won the 400-yard freestyle relay at last year's meet, marking the third straight year for that win. The Wolverines have not won a medley relay at the Big Ten Championships since 2006 (400-yard medley relay).

Diving: The Wolverines have not crowned a diving champion in any of the three events since Cinnamon Woods on platform in 1994.

Up Next

Mon-Wed., March 7-9 -- at NCAA Zone Diving Championships (Canham Natatorium)
Wed-Sat., March 16-19 -- at NCAA Championships (Atlanta, Ga.)