| 2020 Big Ten Men's Swimming and Diving Championships | |
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| Host city |  Bloomington, Indiana |
| Date(s) | February 26–29, 2020 |
| Venue(s) | Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center |
← 2019 2021 → | |
The 2020 Big Ten Men's Swimming and Diving Championships was held from February 26–20, 2020 at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center in Bloomington, Indiana. It was the 113th [1] annual Big Ten-sanctioned swimming and diving championship meet. [2]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 | Michigan | 1548 |
 | Ohio State | 1329 |
 | Indiana | 1321 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 833 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 664 |
| 6 | Iowa | 571 |
| 7 | Purdue | 561 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 551 |
| 9 | Penn State | 531 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 309 |
Full results [4]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 freestyle | Bruno Blaskovic Indiana | 18.96 | Gabriel Castano Penn State | 19.15 | Sem Andreis Ohio State | 19.28 | |||
| 100 freestyle | Bruno Blaskovic Indiana | 41.88 | Andrew Loy Ohio State | 42.21 | Mohamed Hassan Indiana | 42.38 | |||
| 200 freestyle | Andrew Loy Ohio State | 1:31.88 | Paul Delakis Ohio State | 1:32.04 | Mohamed Hassan Indiana | 1:32.91 | |||
| 500 freestyle | Felix Auböck Michigan | 4:10.14 | Patrick Callan Michigan | 4:11.79 | Ricardo Vargas Michigan | 4:11.80 | |||
| 1650 freestyle | Felix Auböck Michigan | 14:30.10 | Ricardo Vargas Michigan | 14.39.48 | Michael Calvillo Indiana | 14:54.02 | |||
| 100 backstroke | Gabriel Fantoni Indiana | 44.92 | Brendan Burns Indiana | 45.75 | Cameron Tysoe Wisconsin | 46.03 | |||
| 200 backstroke | Gabriel Fantoni Indiana | 1:40.31 | Michael Daly Penn State | 1:40.63 | Cameron Tysoe Wisconsin | 1:41.02 | |||
| 100 breaststroke | Max McHugh Minnesota | 50.67 | Zane Backes Indiana | 51.37 | Jeremy Babinet Michigan | 51.44 | |||
| 200 breaststroke | Thomas Cope Michigan | 1:51.44 | Paul Delakis Ohio State | 1:51.65 | Max McHugh Minnesota | 1:51.80 | |||
| 100 butterfly | Miles Smachlo Michigan | 45.05 | Bruno Blaskovic Indiana | 45.44 | Brendan Burns Indiana | 45.47 | |||
| 200 butterfly | Brendan Burns Indiana | 1:40.98 | Miles Smachlo Michigan | 1:41.47 | Noah Lense Ohio State | 1:41.57 | |||
| 200 IM | Andrew Loy Ohio State | 1:42.03 | Paul Delakis Ohio State | 1:42.25 | Thomas Cope Michigan | 1:42.77 | |||
| 400 IM | Charlie Swanson Michigan | 3:40.26 | Ricardo Vargas Michigan | 3:42.68 | Thomas Cope Michigan | 3:42.80 | |||
| 200 freestyle relay | Indiana Bruno Blaskovic (19.25) Jack Franzman (18.74) Brandon Hamblin (19.03) Mohamed Hassan (19.28) | 1:16.30 | Michigan Gustavo Borges (19.39) Miles Smachlo (19.20) Cameron Peel (19.01) River Wright (19.09) | 1:16.69 | Ohio State Sem Andreis (19.27) Andrew Loy (19.12) Matthew Abeysinghe (19.30) Paul Delakis (19.29) | 1:16.98 | |||
| 400 freestyle relay | Indiana Jack Franzman (42.48) Bruno Blaskovic (41.93) Van Mathias (42.04) Mohamed Hassan (41.98) | 2:48.43 | Ohio State Andrew Loy (42.47) Matthew Abeysinghe (42.64) Sem Andreis (41.90) Paul Delakis (42.19) | 2:49.20 | Michigan Gustavo Borges (42.83) Cameron Peel (42.69) Charlie Swanson (42.59) Patrick Callan (43.27) | 2:51.38 | |||
| 800 freestyle relay | Michigan Patrick Callan (1:32.90) Felix Auböck (1:31.85) Charlie Swanson (1:33.08) Thomas Cope (1:33.63) | 6:11.46 | Ohio State Andrew Loy (1:32.37) Paul Delakis (1:31.44) Matthew Abeysinghe (1:35.91) Jonah Cooper (1:35.64) | 6:15.36 | Indiana Mohamed Hassan (1:32.63) Van Mathias (1:33.88) Brendan Burns (1:34.59) Jack Franzman (1:34.43) | 6:15.53 | |||
| 200 medley relay | Indiana Gabriel Fantoni (21.17) Zane Backes (23.08) Brendan Burns (20.20) Bruno Blaskovic (18.62) | 1:23.07 | Michigan Eric Storms (21.66) Will Chan (23.46) Miles Smachlo (20.22) Gustavo Borges (18.82) | 1:24.16 | Purdue Michael Juengel (21.61) Trent Pellini (23.20) Ryan Hrosik (20.64) Nikola Acin (18.99) | 1:24.44 | |||
| 400 medley relay | Indiana Gabriel Fantoni (44.98) Zane Backes (51.25) Brendan Burns (44.89) Bruno Blaskovic (41.15) | 3:02.27 | Ohio State Jonah Cooper (46.56) Jason Mathews (51.92) Noah Lense (45.24) Andrew Loy (41.35) | 3:05.07 | Michigan Alex King (45.68) Jeremy Babinet (50.65) Miles Smachlo (44.85) Gustavo Borges (41.98) | 3:05.83 | |||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m diving | Ross Todd Michigan | 385.20 | Lyle Yost Ohio State | 377.75 | Greg Duncan Purdue | 360.20 |
| 3 m diving | Greg Duncan Purdue | 448.20 | Ross Todd Michigan | 414.25 | Lyle Yost Ohio State | 400.40 |
| Platform diving | Lyle Yost Ohio State | 451.00 | Benjamin Bradley Purdue | 447.90 | Ross Todd Michigan | 419.50 |
Big Ten Swimmer of the Championship: Bruno Blaskovic, Indiana
Big Ten Diver of the Championships: Ross Todd, Michigan & Lyle Yost, Ohio State
Big Ten Freshman of the Year: Brendan Burns, Michigan
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