Big Ten Reveals 2026-27 Women’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten announced the 2026-27 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 conference's head coaches determined the watch list.   
 
The list features five All-Big Ten selections from 2025-26 and a pair of All-Freshman Team selections from a season ago. The list also features 2026 Big Ten Swimmer of the Year and Swimmer of the Championships Bella Sims from Michigan, Minnesota’s Elna Widerstrom (Diver of the Year) and Indiana’s Liberty Clark who was selected as the unanimous Freshman of the Year.
 
The Big Ten had seven teams finish in the top 20 at last year’s NCAA Championships, including reigning Big Ten Champions Michigan (6^th), Indiana (7^th), Ohio State (12^th), Wisconsin (13^th), USC (14^th), Minnesota (16^th) and UCLA (20^th).    
 
The complete list of 2026-27 Women’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch can be found below. 

2026-27 Big Ten Women’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch 
Hanna Ekdahl, Fr., Illinois 
Kate Farrell, Fr., Illinois 
Liberty Clark, So., Indiana   
Ella Roselli, Sr., Indiana  
Zita Bernatsky, So., Iowa  
Payton Flowers, So., Iowa 
Charlotte Martinkus, Sr., Michigan 
Bella Sims, Sr., Michigan  
Katie McCarthy, Sr., Minnesota 
Elna Widerstrom, Sr., Minnesota  
Abby Baxter, Sr., Nebraska 
Beatrix Tanko, Sr., Nebraska 
Lydia Georgopoulou, Northwestern 
Zoe Nordmann, Northwestern  
Rachel Bockrath, Jr., Ohio State  
Hannah Newbrook, So., Ohio State  
Grace Brammer, Jr., Penn State 
Katie Ketter, Jr., Penn State 
Campbell Scofield, Jr., Purdue 
Avery Worobel, Jr., Purdue  
Katerina Hoffman, Jr., Rutgers 
Anna Vlachou, Sr., Rutgers 
Audrey Thordarson-Wehner, So., UCLA 
Claudia Yovanovich, Jr., UCLA 
Minna Abraham, Sr., USC 
Nattalia Sanchez, Fr., USC 
Ryane Neal, Sr., Wisconsin 
Maggie Wanezek, Jr., Wisconsin