MEET INFORMATION
Purdue Women's Swimming at the Big Ten Championships
Tuesday, Feb. 23 to Saturday, Feb. 27
Opening Night Relays at 6 p.m. ET
Noon ET Prelims, 7:30 p.m. Finals / All Sessions on BTN+
Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center / Minneapolis, Minnesota
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue women's swimming is the first group of Boilermakers that call the pool home to dive into their championship season, racing in the Twin Cities this week as the Big Ten Championships are contested in three different aquatic centers over a span of 12 days.
The conference opted to split up swimming events from diving events this year in order to better comply with COVID-19 and social-distancing protocols. The result was Minnesota hosting the women's swimming events (Feb. 23-27), Purdue welcoming all the league's divers to campus this week (Feb. 25-27), and Ohio State's aquatic center serving as the site of the men's swimming races next week (March 2-6).
The schedule for swimming has been expanded to five days and nine sessions. Especially for relays, more heats will be utilized to better spread out the competitors. Action in Minneapolis begins Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET with the customary opening night relays – the 200 medley and 800 freestyle. Events continue through Saturday evening.
The diving results this week in West Lafayette will be added to the point totals accumulated by the swimmers to determine the league champion and rankings in traditional fashion. A full preview of the Big Ten Diving Championships will be posted Wednesday here at PurdueSports.com.
2020 HIGHLIGHTS FROM BIG TENS
• Natalie Myers scored in all three of her events (200 & 400 IM, 200 back) in 2019 and was a B finalist in both individual medley events last year. As freshmen, Lindsay Turner (100 & 200 fly), Sylvia Kobylak (100 & 200 breast) and Kendra Bowen (100 & 200 free) also scored in a pair of individual events last season. Bowen (49.75) eclipsed a Purdue freshman record in the 100 freestyle that had stood since 2015.
• Led by Emily Bretscher's Big Ten title on 3-meter, all four Purdue divers scored in each of their three events. Together they accounted for 207 team points. As a three-time championship finalist, Bretscher went on to win Big Ten Diver of the Championships and Big Ten Diver of the Year. Maycey Vieta (silver) and Maggie Merriman (bronze) also medaled on the tower.
2020 BIG TENS: CAREER BESTS THAT RANKED AMONG PURDUE'S ALL-TIME LEADERS
• Natalie Myers – 3rd in 200 IM (1:59.54), 4th in 400 IM (4:15.66)
• Sylvia Kobylak – 5th in 200 Breast (2:11.86), 9th in 100 Breast (1:01.76)
• Tessa Wrightson – 5th in 100 Back (54.11)
• Lindsay Turner – 6th in 200 Fly (1:58.56), 8th in 100 Fly (53.93)
• Kendra Bowen – 8th in 100 Free (49.75), 9th in 200 Free (1:46.75)
• Maycey Vieta – 11th in Platform Diving (294.20)
• Kat Mueller – 12th in 100 Back (55.06)
LAST TIME IN THE TWIN CITIES
• The women's swimming portion of Big Tens returns to Minneapolis for the first time since Minnesota hosted in consecutive years in 2013 and 2014. At the time, being selected as the host of the NCAA Championships also moved up that aquatic center in the rotation to host Big Tens, a practice which has since been discontinued.
• At the 2014 Big Ten Championships, Casey Matthews won the Big Ten title while posting a program record (351.25) in 1-meter diving. Alex Todd (53.39) and Kylie Vogel (53.49) each broke the program record in the 100 butterfly. Coincidentally, the 100 fly record was also among the most recent team records to fall, with Taite Kitchel eclipsing it at the 2019 Big Ten Championships.
• Meanwhile, the program records set by Lauren Gustafson (22.49, 50 free) and Matthews (388.50, 3-meter diving) at the 2013 Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis still stand. Only Emily Fogle's 2012 benchmark in the 200 IM (1:58.94) has held the top spot longer among Purdue's current records.
• The Purdue women have not competed at Minnesota's Freeman Aquatic Center since the Big Ten Triple Duals in January 2018. Riley Kishman, Kelsey Macaddino and Myers are the Boilermakers' only active swimmers that raced at the annual two-day meet. But freshman and Sauk Centre, Minnesota, native Kali Sayovitz has no doubt also had her fair share of meets at the East Bank campus.
YEAR SIX OF THE CURRENT SCORING BREAKDOWN
• A Final: 32-28-27-26-25-24-23-22
• B Final: 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11
• C Final: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (and 17th through 24th in Diving Prelims)
• Relays: 64-56-54-52-50-48-46-44-40-34-32-30-28
PURDUE'S MOST RECENT BIG TEN CHAMPIONS
• Diving: Emily Bretscher – 3-Meter, 2020
• Swimming: Carlene Takaki – 200 Fly, 2006
Purdue Women's Swimming at the Big Ten Championships
Tuesday, Feb. 23 to Saturday, Feb. 27
Opening Night Relays at 6 p.m. ET
Noon ET Prelims, 7:30 p.m. Finals / All Sessions on BTN+
Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center / Minneapolis, Minnesota
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue women's swimming is the first group of Boilermakers that call the pool home to dive into their championship season, racing in the Twin Cities this week as the Big Ten Championships are contested in three different aquatic centers over a span of 12 days.
The conference opted to split up swimming events from diving events this year in order to better comply with COVID-19 and social-distancing protocols. The result was Minnesota hosting the women's swimming events (Feb. 23-27), Purdue welcoming all the league's divers to campus this week (Feb. 25-27), and Ohio State's aquatic center serving as the site of the men's swimming races next week (March 2-6).
The schedule for swimming has been expanded to five days and nine sessions. Especially for relays, more heats will be utilized to better spread out the competitors. Action in Minneapolis begins Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET with the customary opening night relays – the 200 medley and 800 freestyle. Events continue through Saturday evening.
The diving results this week in West Lafayette will be added to the point totals accumulated by the swimmers to determine the league champion and rankings in traditional fashion. A full preview of the Big Ten Diving Championships will be posted Wednesday here at PurdueSports.com.
| NEW LOOK EVENT SCHEDULE & ORDER OF EVENTS FOR SWIMMING | ||||
| Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 200 Medley Relay 800 Free Relay |
200 IM 50 Free 500 Free 400 Medley Relay |
100 Fly 400 IM 200 Free |
100 Back 100 Breast 200 Fly 200 Free Relay |
100 Free 1650 Free 200 Back 200 Breast 400 Free Relay |
2020 HIGHLIGHTS FROM BIG TENS
• Natalie Myers scored in all three of her events (200 & 400 IM, 200 back) in 2019 and was a B finalist in both individual medley events last year. As freshmen, Lindsay Turner (100 & 200 fly), Sylvia Kobylak (100 & 200 breast) and Kendra Bowen (100 & 200 free) also scored in a pair of individual events last season. Bowen (49.75) eclipsed a Purdue freshman record in the 100 freestyle that had stood since 2015.
• Led by Emily Bretscher's Big Ten title on 3-meter, all four Purdue divers scored in each of their three events. Together they accounted for 207 team points. As a three-time championship finalist, Bretscher went on to win Big Ten Diver of the Championships and Big Ten Diver of the Year. Maycey Vieta (silver) and Maggie Merriman (bronze) also medaled on the tower.
2020 BIG TENS: CAREER BESTS THAT RANKED AMONG PURDUE'S ALL-TIME LEADERS
• Natalie Myers – 3rd in 200 IM (1:59.54), 4th in 400 IM (4:15.66)
• Sylvia Kobylak – 5th in 200 Breast (2:11.86), 9th in 100 Breast (1:01.76)
• Tessa Wrightson – 5th in 100 Back (54.11)
• Lindsay Turner – 6th in 200 Fly (1:58.56), 8th in 100 Fly (53.93)
• Kendra Bowen – 8th in 100 Free (49.75), 9th in 200 Free (1:46.75)
• Maycey Vieta – 11th in Platform Diving (294.20)
• Kat Mueller – 12th in 100 Back (55.06)
| ACTIVE CAREER SCORING LEADERS AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||||
| Boilermaker | Career Points | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Emily Bretscher | 183 | 83 | 51 | 49 |
| Maggie Merriman | 59 | 35 | 24 | NA |
| Maycey Vieta | 36 | 36 | NA | NA |
| Natalie Myers | 32.5 | 22 | 10.5 | -- |
| Lindsay Turner | 21 | 21 | NA | NA |
| Sylvia Kobylak | 19 | 19 | NA | NA |
| Kendra Bowen | 18 | 18 | NA | NA |
| Riley Kishman | 17 | 6 | 11 | -- |
LAST TIME IN THE TWIN CITIES
• The women's swimming portion of Big Tens returns to Minneapolis for the first time since Minnesota hosted in consecutive years in 2013 and 2014. At the time, being selected as the host of the NCAA Championships also moved up that aquatic center in the rotation to host Big Tens, a practice which has since been discontinued.
• At the 2014 Big Ten Championships, Casey Matthews won the Big Ten title while posting a program record (351.25) in 1-meter diving. Alex Todd (53.39) and Kylie Vogel (53.49) each broke the program record in the 100 butterfly. Coincidentally, the 100 fly record was also among the most recent team records to fall, with Taite Kitchel eclipsing it at the 2019 Big Ten Championships.
• Meanwhile, the program records set by Lauren Gustafson (22.49, 50 free) and Matthews (388.50, 3-meter diving) at the 2013 Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis still stand. Only Emily Fogle's 2012 benchmark in the 200 IM (1:58.94) has held the top spot longer among Purdue's current records.
• The Purdue women have not competed at Minnesota's Freeman Aquatic Center since the Big Ten Triple Duals in January 2018. Riley Kishman, Kelsey Macaddino and Myers are the Boilermakers' only active swimmers that raced at the annual two-day meet. But freshman and Sauk Centre, Minnesota, native Kali Sayovitz has no doubt also had her fair share of meets at the East Bank campus.
YEAR SIX OF THE CURRENT SCORING BREAKDOWN
• A Final: 32-28-27-26-25-24-23-22
• B Final: 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11
• C Final: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (and 17th through 24th in Diving Prelims)
• Relays: 64-56-54-52-50-48-46-44-40-34-32-30-28
PURDUE'S MOST RECENT BIG TEN CHAMPIONS
• Diving: Emily Bretscher – 3-Meter, 2020
• Swimming: Carlene Takaki – 200 Fly, 2006