Northwestern swim and dive closed out its season at the Big Ten Championships with fourth and sixth place finishes for the women’s and men’s teams, respectively,
As the women’s conference championships came to an end, it became clear that Ohio State would win the meet and that Northwestern had secured fourth place with 992 points. As the men’s competition came to an end, fourth, fifth and sixth places were still up for grabs. While Michigan slowly but surely pulled ahead of everyone to win the men’s meet, Northwestern, Wisconsin and Purdue found themselves swimming for their lives, with the final event, the 400-yard freestyle relay, ultimately deciding the final positions.