Big Ten Announces 2025-26 Men’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch
2025-26 season set to begin on Friday, Sept. 26
ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten announced the 2025-26 Men’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch on Tuesday, featuring one swimmer and one diver from each of the nine men’s swim and dive programs. The watch list was determined by the conference’s head coaches.
The list features six All-Big Ten selections from last season, including Big Ten Swimmer of the Year and Swimmer of the Championships, Owen McDonald from Indiana.
Three Big Ten teams finished in the top 15 at last year’s NCAA Championships, including Indiana (3rd), Michigan (11th) and USC (15th). Indiana begins the 2025-26 campaign as four-time defending Big Ten Champions.
The season is set to begin this Friday, Sept. 26.
The complete list of 2025-26 Men’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch can be found below.
2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch
Owen McDonald, Jr., Indiana
Josh Hedberg, Fr., Indiana
Tyler Ray, Sr., Michigan
Emmitt Reesor, Fr., Michigan
Jacob Johnson, So., Minnesota
Drew Bennett, Sr., Minnesota
Stuart Seymour, Jr., Northwestern
Kyle Ly, So., Northwestern
Tristan Jankovics, Sr., Ohio State
Dom Roberto, So., Ohio State
Rylan Anselm, So., Penn State
Hayden Elliot, Sr., Penn State
Alex Hotta, Sr., Purdue
Max Miller, Jr., Purdue
Krzysztof Chmielewski, Jr., USC
Mortiz Wesemann, Gr., USC
Dominik Mark Torok, Sr., Wisconsin
Jan Lanser, Sr., Wisconsin