Big Ten Reveals 2025-26 Women’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch

ROSEMONT, Ill. - 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 (9^th), USC (11^th), Wisconsin (12^th) and reigning Big Ten Champion Ohio State (14^th).  
 
The 2025-26 season is set to begin on Friday, Sept. 26.   
 
The complete list of 2025-26 Women’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch can be found below. 

2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch 
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