Women's S&D Big Ten Championships Central

Wednesday, February 18

Minneapolis, MN

Northwestern

Big Ten Championships

Women's S&D Big Ten Championships Central

2/18/2026 9:14:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The Northwestern women's swimming and diving team takes on the 2026 Big Ten Championships, Feb. 18-21.

LIVE RESULTS | LIVE DIVING RESULTS
LIVE VIDEO (B1G+): DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4

Finals Schedules

Session Start Time (CT)	Wednesday, Feb.18th	Thursday, Feb. 19th	Friday, Feb.20th	Saturday, Feb. 21st
3:15 PM				1,650 timed finals heats
4:00 PM	200 Medley Relay (7th)
	800 Freestyle Relay (6th)
5:30 PM		100 Butterfly (21st)	100 Backstroke (17th)	200 Individual Medley (23rd)
		400 Individual Medley (23rd)	200 Breaststroke	1,650 Freestyle (6th)
		200 Freestyle (10th)	500 Freestyle (11th)	100 Freestyle (8th)
		100 Breaststroke (12th)	50 Freestyle (13th)	200 Butterfly (15th)
		One-Meter Diving	Three - Meter Diving (19th)	200 Backstroke (14th)
		200 Freestyle Relay (6th)	400 Medley Relay (7th)	Platform Diving
				400 Freestyle Relay (5th)

(highest finish for NU)

Records, Medals & Notes:
800 Free Relay School Record (7:01.42) set by Nikovoa, Smith, Nordmann, Shimizu-Bowers

Women's Day One Recap + Results:
200 Medley Relay

Davis, Nikolova, Nikonova and Ervin (7th place, 1:36.74)

800 Free Relay

Nikonova, Smith, Nordmann and Shimizu-Bowers (6th place, 7:01.42 (school record, B Cut)

The 'Cats got off to a solid start at the 2026 Big Ten Swimming & Diving Championships, posting two season-best marks, including a school record, opening with two relays. The first session of the day was the 200 Medley Relay, swam by Grey Davis, Teya Nikolova, Kat Nikonova and Lindsay Ervin. Competing in the second heat, the 'Cats clocked a 1:36.74 finish, improving on their season best to claim 7th place. NU also competed in the 800 Free Relay, where Nikonova, Sydney Smith, Zoe Nordmann and Hana Shimizu-Bowers. The quartet posted a 7:01.42 time, beating their season by over six seconds. The B-cut finish marked a school record and surpassed heat two's Nebraska and Minnesota to claim 6th.

Women's Day Two Recap + Results:
Trials:
100 Fly

Heat 4: Olivia Detter (54.64)
Heat 5: Lilly Mehok (54.62)
Heat 6: Isabella Chow (53.53)
Heat 9: Ekaterina Nikonova (52.99, C Final)

400 IM

Heat 5: Hana Shimizu-Bowers (4.17.12)
Heat 7: Grey Davis (4:15.46, C Final)

200 Free

Heat 4: Gretchen Braun (1:50.61)
Heat 5: Lila Bleakney (1:51.27) and Claire Mehok (1:48.95, Personal Best)
Heat 6: Lindsay Ervin (1:48.08, Personal Best)
Heat 7: Bri Deierlein (1:49.24)
Heat 9: Zoe Nordmann (1:46.81, C Final) and Sydney Smith (1:45.30, B Final, A Cut)

100 Breast

Heat 4: Kayla Rodriguez (1:02.65)
Heat 6: Teya Nikolova (1:00.80, B Final) and Audrey Yu (1:01.83, C Final)
Heat 7: Maggie Papanicholas (1:01.64, C Final)

1M Diving

Isabella Chen (26th, 236.35)
Chloe Sharpe (27th, 235.85)
Shauntel Lim (32nd, 231.70)
Caroline Li (48th, 207.90)

Finals:
100 Fly

C Final: Ekaterina Nikonova (21st, 52.88)

400 IM

C Final: Grey Davis (23rd, 4:15.31)

200 Free

C Final: Zoe Nordmann (17th, 1:46.31, Personal Best)
B Final: Sydney Smith (10th, 1:44.83)

100 Breast

C Final: Maggie Papanicholas (20th, 1:01.33) and Audrey Yu (17th, 1:01.14)
B Final: Teya Nikolova (12th, 1:00.47, Personal Best)

200 Free Relay

Ervin, Nikonova, Yu and Pan (6th, 1:28.38)

NU fought for eight finals appearances in day two of the Big Ten Championships. Nordmann notched a personal-best 1:46.31 in the 200 free to win the C-Final, while Nikolova also set a personal best in the 100 breast. First-year Nikolova clocked a 1:00.47 time in the B-Final, claiming 10th. The night closed out with the 200 free relay, where 'Cats Ervin, Nikonova, Yu and Pan placed sixth.

Women's Day Three Recap + Results:
Trials:
100 Back

Heat 4: Bri Deierlein (56.08)
Heat 6: Claire Mehok (54.25) and Gretchen Braun (55.00)
Heat 8: Grey Davis (53.20, C Final)

200 Breast

Heat 2: Teya Nikolova (2:20.96)
Heat 5: Kayla Rodriguez (2:17.48)
Heat 8: Maggie Papanicholas (2:14.55)

500 Free

Heat 2: Lila Bleakney (X5:02.11)
Heat 7: Sydney Smith (DFS)
Heat 8: Zoe Nordmann (4:45.51, B Final) and Hana Shimizu-Bowers (4:47.73, C Final)

50 Free

Heat 4: Olivia Detter (23.43)
Heat 6: Isabella Chow (23.00)
Heat 7: Amy Pan (22.99)
Heat 8: Audrey Yu (22.71) and Kat Nikonova (22.60)
Heat 10: Lindsay Ervin (22.25, B Final, A Cut)

3M Diving

Isabella Chen (19th, 262.60)
Caroline Li (26th, 248.30)
Shauntel Lim: (45th, 219.90)
Chloe Sharpe: (57th, 190.70)

Finals:
100 Back

C Final: Grey Davis (17th, 52.73)

500 Free

C Final: Hana Shimizu-Bowers (23rd, 4:50.48)
B Final: Zoe Nordmann (11th, 4:43.93)

50 Free

B Final: Lindsay Ervin (13th, 22.10, A Cut)

400 Medley Relay

Davis, Nikolova, Chow and Ervin (7th, 3:36.32)

The 'Cats qualified for five finals on day three, for two B finals and two C finals in individual events. Davis won the C Final, posting a 52.73 finish in the 100 back. In the C final, Shimizu-Bowers finished her 500 free in 4:50.48 for 23rd, while Nordmann clocked a 4:43.93 in the B final for 11th. Ervin concluded the individual finals in the B final of the 50 free, claiming an A cut finish of 22.10 for 13th. Isabella Chen became the first diver to place for the 'Cats at this year's championships, scoring a 262.60 in the 3M event for 19th. Davis, Nikolova, Chow and Ervin teamed up for the 400 medley relay, in which they finished 7th in 3:36.32. Olivia Detter was recognized as a 2026 Big Ten Women's Swim and Dive Sportsmanship Honoree. Through Day 3, NU is in 8th place in team standings, with 202 points.

Women's Day Four Recap + Results:
Trials:
200 IM

Heat 7: Sydney Smith (2:02.88)
Heat 8: Grey Davis (2:00.25, C Final)

1650 Free

Heat 4 (with finals): Zoe Nordmann

100 Free

Heat 4: Olivia Detter (X51.05)
Heat 5: Bri Deierlein (50.28) and Isabella Chow (50.33)
Heat 7: Audrey Yu (50.22) and Amy Pan (50.35)
Heat 11: Lindsay Ervin (48.31, A Final, A Cut, Personal Best) and Kat Nikonova (48.70, B Final)

200 Fly

Heat 2: Kayla Rodriguez (2:07.03)
Heat 3: Lila Bleakney (X2:04.38)
Heat 5: Hana Shimizu-Bowers (1:58.80, B Final)
Heat 6: Lilly Mehok (2:00.03, C Final)

200 Back

Heat 7: Claire Mehok (1:56.50, B Final)
Heat 8: Gretchen Braun (1:57.51, C Final)

Platform Diving

Isabella Chen (25th, 208.05)
Caroline Li (27th, 204.90)
Chloe Sharpe (41st, 180.35)
Shauntel Lim (46th, 175.85)

Finals:
200 IM

C Final: Grey Davis (23rd, 2:01.46)

1650 Free

A Final: Zoe Nordmann (6th, 16:06.23, A Cut)

100 Free

B Final: Kat Nikonova (13th, 48.55, A Cut)
A Final: Lindsay Ervin (8th, 48.28, A Cut, Personal Best)

200 Fly

C Final: Lilly Mehok (21st, 2:00.20)
B Final: Hana Shimizu-Bowers (15th, 1:59.33)

200 Back

C Final: Gretchen Braun (17th, 1:55.49)
B Final: Claire Mehok (14th, 1:55.77)

400 Free Relay

Ervin, Nikonova, Smith and Pan (5th, 3:16.11)

NU closed with a strong performance on Saturday, with nine finals showings. The final day's effort was highlighted by Ervin, notching two A-Cut personal best performances in the 100 free (prelims: 48.31, A Final: 48.28), while also leading off for the 'Cats' 400 free relay. Davis competed in the C Final for the 200 IM, finishing 23rd with a time of 2:01.46. Nordmann posted an A Cut finals finish, taking 6th in the 1650 free with a time of 16:06.23. Nikonova joined Ervin in the 100 free finals, competing in the B Final for an A Cut finish of 48.55. Lilly Mehok (2:00.20) and Shimizu-Bowers (1:59.33) competed in the 200 fly finals, claiming 21st and 15th, respectively. In the 200 back, Braun (1:55.49) and Claire Mehok (1:55.77) took 17th and 14th in their respective C and B Finals. To close out the championships for the 'Cats, Ervin, Nikonova, Smith and Pan posted a 3:16.11 finish in the 400 free relay. NU finished in 9th in the team standings, with 446.0 points.