Big Ten Conference Announces Women’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch
The Big Ten announced the 2025-26 Women’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch on Tuesday, featuring one swimmer and one diver from each of the 14 women’s swim and dive programs. The watch list was determined by the conference’s head coaches.
The list features five All-Big Ten selections from 2024-25 and three All-Freshman Team selections from a year ago.
The Big Ten had five teams finish in the top 15 at last year’s NCAA Championships, including Indiana’s program-best fourth-place finish, Michigan (9th), USC (11th), Wisconsin (12th) and reigning Big Ten Champion Ohio State (14th).
The 2025-26 season is set to begin on Friday, Sept. 26.
Conference Website
The complete list of 2025-26 Women’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch can be found below.
Kayla Duran, So., Illinois
Bethany Mercer, Jr., Illinois
Miranda Grana, Jr., Indiana
Ella Roselli, Jr., Indiana
Olivia Swalley, Jr., Iowa
Geneva Pauly, Sr., Iowa
Bella Sims, Jr., Michigan
Kiarra Milligan, Sr., Michigan
Katie McCarthy, Jr., Minnesota
Vivi Del Angel, Sr., Minnesota
Gena Jorgenson, Sr., Nebraska
Abby Baxter, Jr., Nebraska
Ekaterina Nikonova, Gr., Northwestern
Isabella Chen, So., Northwestern
Krista Marlin, Sr., Ohio State
Lena Hentschel, Sr., Ohio State
Margaret Markvardt, Gr., Penn State
Grace Brammer, So., Penn State
Abby Marcukaitis, Sr., Purdue
Daryn Wright, Sr., Purdue
Ana Hazelhurst, So., Rutgers
Bailee Sturgill, So., Rutgers
Jada Duncan, Fr., UCLA
Eden Cheng, Sr., UCLA
Minna Abraham, Jr., USC
Kate Miller, So., USC
Maggie Wanezek, So., Wisconsin
Julia Herring, RS-So., Wisconsin
The above press release was provided by the Big Ten Conference
