MEET INFORMATION
Purdue Men's Swimming & Diving hosts the Big Ten Championships
Wednesday, Feb. 23 to Saturday, Feb. 26
Opening Night Relays at 5 p.m. ET
10 a.m. Prelims, 5:30 p.m. Finals / All Sessions on BTN+
Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center / West Lafayette, Ind.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The conference championships spotlight shines bright on the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center this week as Purdue men's swimming & diving looks to capitalize on the opportunity to host the full Big Ten Championships for the first time since 2016.
It's back to four-day, seven-session format this season, with swimming events and diving events contested in the same facility. Purdue hosted the special co-ed Big Ten Diving Championships last year at the same time the women were racing in Minneapolis. The diving scores were also added to the men's swimming championships the following week in Columbus.
The Boilermakers have finished fourth at Big Tens three times in the last four years dating back to 2018. They also finished fourth when they hosted in 2009. The Purdue men have won at least one Big Ten title in each of the last seven seasons dating back to 2015. Those titles have come in platform diving (4), 200 breast (3) and 3-meter diving (2).
The Purdue divers have won multiple medals at every Big Tens since 2013, a streak that figures to continue with seniors Ben Bramley and Greg Duncan competing along freshman standouts Tyler Downs, Jordan Rzepka and Sam Bennett. Bramley has already joined David Colturi (2008-10) and David Boudia (2009-11) as Purdue's men's divers to medal in three consecutive seasons at Big Tens. If he can finish top three on the tower again this year, he'll be the first Purdue diver to medal in four straight years at Big Tens.
Nikola Aćin and Downs will be among the numerous Olympians competing at the Burke Aquatic Center this week. Aćin and Ryan Hrosik have helped Purdue win relay medals each of the last two years – bronze in the 200 medley in 2020 and silver in the 200 free last season. That's a feat the Boilermakers had not accomplished since 2002 and 2003; 2001 to 2003 was the last stretch of three consecutive years with medal-winning relays. A year ago Aćin also won silver with a record-breaking swim in the 100 free, becoming the first Boilermaker since 2009 to win individual and relay medals in the same year.
MEDALS WON AT 2021 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Brandon Loschiavo – Gold on Platform
• Nikola Aćin – Silver in 100 Free
• 200 Free Relay Team (Aćin, Hrosik, Sherman, Lawrence) – Silver
• Ben Bramley – Bronze on Platform
PROGRAM RECORDS AT 2021 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Nikola Aćin – 100 Free (42.27)
• Nick Sherman – 200 Free (1:33.81 on Opening Leg of 800 Free Relay)
• 200 Free Relay – 1:16.50
• 400 Free Relay – 2:50.32
• 800 Free Relay – 6:24.63
• 200 Medley Relay – 1:23.82
MEDALS WON LAST TIME PURDUE HOSTED FULL BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2016
• Marat Amaltdinov – Gold in 200 Breast
• Joe Cifelli – Silver in 1-Meter Diving
• Adam Johnston – Bronze in 50 Free
Purdue Men's Swimming & Diving hosts the Big Ten Championships
Wednesday, Feb. 23 to Saturday, Feb. 26
Opening Night Relays at 5 p.m. ET
10 a.m. Prelims, 5:30 p.m. Finals / All Sessions on BTN+
Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center / West Lafayette, Ind.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The conference championships spotlight shines bright on the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center this week as Purdue men's swimming & diving looks to capitalize on the opportunity to host the full Big Ten Championships for the first time since 2016.
It's back to four-day, seven-session format this season, with swimming events and diving events contested in the same facility. Purdue hosted the special co-ed Big Ten Diving Championships last year at the same time the women were racing in Minneapolis. The diving scores were also added to the men's swimming championships the following week in Columbus.
| EVENT SCHEDULE AT BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS – 7-SESSION FORMAT | |||
| Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 200 Medley Relay 800 Free Relay |
500 Free 200 IM 50 Free 1-Meter Diving 400 Medley Relay |
100 Fly 400 IM 200 Free 100 Breast 100 Back 3-Meter Diving 200 Free Relay |
1650 Free 200 Back 100 Free 200 Breast 200 Fly Platform Diving 400 Free Relay |
| Diving Prelims Begin Daily at Noon | 1,650 Free & Relays are Finals Only First Heat of 1,650 Free at 3:15 p.m. | Saturday Finals Open with Fastest Heat of 1,650 Free |
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The Boilermakers have finished fourth at Big Tens three times in the last four years dating back to 2018. They also finished fourth when they hosted in 2009. The Purdue men have won at least one Big Ten title in each of the last seven seasons dating back to 2015. Those titles have come in platform diving (4), 200 breast (3) and 3-meter diving (2).
The Purdue divers have won multiple medals at every Big Tens since 2013, a streak that figures to continue with seniors Ben Bramley and Greg Duncan competing along freshman standouts Tyler Downs, Jordan Rzepka and Sam Bennett. Bramley has already joined David Colturi (2008-10) and David Boudia (2009-11) as Purdue's men's divers to medal in three consecutive seasons at Big Tens. If he can finish top three on the tower again this year, he'll be the first Purdue diver to medal in four straight years at Big Tens.
Nikola Aćin and Downs will be among the numerous Olympians competing at the Burke Aquatic Center this week. Aćin and Ryan Hrosik have helped Purdue win relay medals each of the last two years – bronze in the 200 medley in 2020 and silver in the 200 free last season. That's a feat the Boilermakers had not accomplished since 2002 and 2003; 2001 to 2003 was the last stretch of three consecutive years with medal-winning relays. A year ago Aćin also won silver with a record-breaking swim in the 100 free, becoming the first Boilermaker since 2009 to win individual and relay medals in the same year.
MEDALS WON AT 2021 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Brandon Loschiavo – Gold on Platform
• Nikola Aćin – Silver in 100 Free
• 200 Free Relay Team (Aćin, Hrosik, Sherman, Lawrence) – Silver
• Ben Bramley – Bronze on Platform
PROGRAM RECORDS AT 2021 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Nikola Aćin – 100 Free (42.27)
• Nick Sherman – 200 Free (1:33.81 on Opening Leg of 800 Free Relay)
• 200 Free Relay – 1:16.50
• 400 Free Relay – 2:50.32
• 800 Free Relay – 6:24.63
• 200 Medley Relay – 1:23.82
MEDALS WON LAST TIME PURDUE HOSTED FULL BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2016
• Marat Amaltdinov – Gold in 200 Breast
• Joe Cifelli – Silver in 1-Meter Diving
• Adam Johnston – Bronze in 50 Free
| ACTIVE CAREER SCORING LEADERS AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS | |||||
| Boilermaker | Career Pts | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Ben Bramley | 159 | 54 | 43 | 62 | NA |
| Greg Duncan | 144 | 31 | 59 | 54 | NA |
| Nikola Aćin | 141 | 55 | 37 | 49 | NA |
| Nick Sherman | 83 | 58 | 25 | -- | NA |
| Brett Riley | 46 | 21 | 25 | -- | NA |
| Ryan Hrosik | 37.5 | 10.5 | 18 | 9 | NA |
| Michael Juengel | 30 | 2 | 28 | NA | NA |
| Batuhan Hakan | 29.5 | 7.5 | DNC | -- | 22 |
| Nikola Bjelajac | 26 | DNC | 11 | 15 | -- |
| Elliot Cooper | 23 | 22 | 1 | NA | NA |
| NOTABLE CAREER BESTS AT PURDUE FIRST CHANCE MEET | |||
| Boilermaker | Event | Time | All-Time Rank |
| Andrew Alders | 100 Breast | 53.16 | 4th |
| Andrew Witty | 100 Breast | 53.85 | 12th |
| Khadin Soto | 100 Breast | 54.33 | 13th |
| Blake Ratliff | 400 IM | 3:52.28 | 13th |
| Connor McCarthy | 200 Free | 1:37.48 | 14th |
| Jack Smith | 200 Back | 1:45.65 | 14th |
| Luke Fortner | 200 Breast | 1:59.25 | 14th |
| Khadin Soto | 200 Breast | 1:59.48 | 15th |