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2024 Men’s Big Ten Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

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By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam

2024 MEN’S BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

DAY 3 (FRIDAY) PRELIMS HEAT SHEETS

TEAM SCORES (AFTER DAY TWO)

  1. Indiana University — 466 points
  2. University of Michigan — 437.5 points
  3. Ohio State University — 428 points
  4. University of Wisconsin — 388.5 points
  5. University of Minnesota — 271.5 points
  6. Purdue University — 254.5 points
  7. Penn State University — 229 points
  8. Northwestern University — 215 points

Welcome to day 3 of the 2024 Men’s Big Ten Championships. As per usual, Friday’s action will include the 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, and 100 back. 3-meter diving prelims will begin following the conclusion of swimming this morning.

As we talked about in our scratch report for this morning, Michigan’s Gal Groumi, who has been swimming exceptionally so far this week, has chosen to race the 100 fly this morning over the 200 free. Groumi won the 200 IM in 1:40.48 last night, setting a new Big Ten Championship record. He enters the 100 fly this morning as the top seed with a 44.83. Groumi set his career best 100 fly of 44.50 at last year’s Big Ten Championships.

In the 200 free, it’s Indiana junior Rafael Miroslaw who comes in as the top seed this morning. Miroslaw has been as fast as 1:32.52 this season, which puts him first in the event this morning by a little over a second.

One of the more interesting races of the day, the 100 breast, will see Indiana’s breaststroke group out in full force. It’s junior Finn Brooks, who up until this season was not a breaststroker, who comes in with the top seed of 51.34. While Brooks is the top seed, his IU teammates Jassen Yep (51.49) and Josh Matheny (51.81) are close behind with the 2nd and 3rd seeds.

Brendan Burns is another Hoosier who comes into today with the top seed. Burns is entered 1st in the 100 back, where he also holds the meet record with a 44.31 and the Big Ten Conference record with a 43.61. This season, Burns has been as fast as 45.13, though he did better that time last night, leading off IU’s 400 medley relay in 45.00.

100 BUTTERFLY – PRELIMS

  • NCAA Record: 42.80 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
  • Big Ten Record: 44.04 – Tomer Frankel, Indiana (2023)
  • Big Ten Championship Record: 44.50 – Gal Groumi, Michigan (2023)
  • NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 44.64

TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:

 

400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – PRELIMS

  • NCAA Record: 3:28.82 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
  • Big Ten Record: 3:35.98 – Tyler Clary, Michigan (2009)
  • Big Ten Championship Record: 3:38.03 – Tyler Clary, Michigan (2009)
  • NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 3:38.90

TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:

 

200 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS

  • NCAA Record: 1:29.15 – Dean Farris, Harvard (2019)
  • Big Ten Record: 1:29.63 – Blake Pieroni, Indiana (2018)
  • Big Ten Championship Record: 1:31.14 – Blake Pieroni, Indiana (2018)
  • NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:31.74

TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:

 

100 BREASTSTROKE – PRELIMS

  • NCAA Record: 49.69 – Ian Finnerty, Indiana (2018)
  • Big Ten Record: 49.69 – Ian Finnerty, Indiana (2018)
  • Big Ten Championship Record: 50.19 – Max McHugh, Minnesota (2021)
  • NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 51.10

TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:

 

100 BACKSTROKE  – PRELIMS

  • NCAA Record: 43.49 – Ryan Murphy, California (2016)
  • Big Ten Record: 43.61 – Brendan Burns, Indiana (2023)
  • Big Ten Championship Record: 44.31 – Brendan Burns, Indiana (2022)
  • NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 44.71

TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:

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