The 2015 Big Ten Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships hosted by Ohio State University will be held Wednesday, Feb. 18 through Saturday, Feb. 21 at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion. The event begins on Wednesday with the timed finals of the 200-yard medley relay and 800-yard freestyle relay at 6:30 p.m. ET. Preliminary heats will begin at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with the finals scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. each night.
Thursday’s slate features the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard individual medley, 50-yard freestyle and one-meter diving competition, with the 200-yard freestyle relay taking place that evening. Friday’s schedule includes the 400-yard individual medley, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke, 100-yard backstroke and three-meter diving event, with the 400-yard medley relay contested during the finals. Saturday’s events include the 200-yard backstroke, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard butterfly, 1,650-yard freestyle and platform diving, with the 400-yard freestyle relay finals taking place that evening.
Minnesota won its third consecutive Big Ten Championship last season, amassing 760 points throughout the four-day event. Indiana finished second with 649 points, Penn State placed third with 484 points, Ohio State was fourth with 374 points and Michigan rounded out the top five with 361 points.
My role is a timer. My role will have me on the pool deck, by the starting blocks. When the swimmers begin the race, I will start the stopwatch. Upon the completion of the vent, I will stop the time as soon as the swimmer reaches the touchpad and record it. The purpose of my role as a timer is to serve as a backup to the technology in place for timing should any of the primary timing methods fail.
Thursday’s slate features the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard individual medley, 50-yard freestyle and one-meter diving competition, with the 200-yard freestyle relay taking place that evening. Friday’s schedule includes the 400-yard individual medley, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke, 100-yard backstroke and three-meter diving event, with the 400-yard medley relay contested during the finals. Saturday’s events include the 200-yard backstroke, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard butterfly, 1,650-yard freestyle and platform diving, with the 400-yard freestyle relay finals taking place that evening.
Minnesota won its third consecutive Big Ten Championship last season, amassing 760 points throughout the four-day event. Indiana finished second with 649 points, Penn State placed third with 484 points, Ohio State was fourth with 374 points and Michigan rounded out the top five with 361 points.
My role is a timer. My role will have me on the pool deck, by the starting blocks. When the swimmers begin the race, I will start the stopwatch. Upon the completion of the vent, I will stop the time as soon as the swimmer reaches the touchpad and record it. The purpose of my role as a timer is to serve as a backup to the technology in place for timing should any of the primary timing methods fail.