Big Ten Announces 2026-27 Men’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten announced the 2026-27 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 selected by the conference’s head coaches.  
 
The list features five All-Big Ten selections from last season, including Big Ten Swimmer and Freshman of the Year, Josh Bey from Indiana and Big Ten Diver of the Year, Tyler Wills from Purdue.

Four Big Ten teams finished in the top 14 at last year’s NCAA Championships, including Indiana (3^rd), Michigan (8^th), Ohio State (13^th) and USC (14^th). Indiana begins the 2026-27 campaign as five-time defending Big Ten Champions.  
 
The complete list of 2026-27 Men’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch can be found below.  

2026-27 Big Ten Men’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch
Josh Bey, So., Indiana 
Josh Hedberg, So., Indiana 
Sam McCaffrey, Fr., Michigan 
Lorne Wigginton, Jr., Michigan 
Braylon Goodno, Jr., Minnesota 
Joe Polyak, Jr., Minnesota 
Adam Cohen, Sr., Northwestern 
Stuart Seymour, Sr., Northwestern 
Matthew Klinge, Jr., Ohio State 
Hamish Patel, Jr., Ohio State 
Tylor Kim, Sr., Penn State 
Alex Wodehouse, So., Penn State 
Evan Mackesy, Jr., Purdue 
Tyler Wills, Jr., Purdue 
Krzysztof Chmielewski, Sr., USC 
Ruben Prado, Fr., USC 
Alvaro Santos-Ramos, Fr., Wisconsin 
Enzo Solitario, So., Wisconsin