2025 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
- February 25 – March 1, 2025
- Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center — Federal Way, Wash.
- SCY (25 Yards)
- Start Times: prelims – 10 am PT/finals – 6 pm PT
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- Livestream: ESPN+
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Saturday Prelims Heat Sheets
We have made it to the final prelims session of the Big 12 championships. On the docket this morning we have the 200 backstroke, 100 free, and 200 breast.
Later today, they will do the early heats of the mile and the prelims of the women’s platform event before tonight’s finals session.
Women’s 200 Back
- NCAA Record: 1:46.87 – Claire Curzan, 2024
- Big 12 Record: 1:49.91 – Tasija Karosas (Texas), 2027
- Meet Record: 1:50:09 – Olivia Bray (Texas), 2023
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:50.50
- 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 1:54.01
Top 8 Qualifiers:
- Caroline Bentz (ASU)- 1:52.82
- Kayman Neal (ARIZ)- 1:54.60
- Norah Hay (UTAH)- 1:54.65
- Elizabeth Jimenez (UH)- 1:55.33
- Charli Brown (ASU)- 1:55.52
- Paige Armstrong (ARIZ)- 1:55.80
- Hana Edwards (ASU)- 1:56.30
- Jordan Greber (ASU)- 1:56.40
Outside smoke was the name of the game for the first three heats of the women’s 200 backstroke. Heat one of six went to freshman Delaney Householder of West Virginia out of lane 2 in 2:01.98. Almost a three second drop from her previous best of 2:04.58 from January of this year. It didn’t take long to get under 2:00 with Emma Marusakova taking heat two for BYU in 1:59.14 from lane one. Heat three went to lane two’s Hampton Gucky from Cincinnati who broke two minutes for the first time coming in at 1:58.49, which was enough to qualify her 16th for the finals tonight.
Norah Hay took the first of three circle-seeded heats form lane four, swimming 1:54.85 after leading from the very beginning of the race. This was only a tenth off her prveious best time of 1:54.70 from February of last year. Elizabeth Jimenez from Houston took 2nd in the heat at 1:55.33, and Hanah Edwards of ASU took 3rd in 1:56.30.
Heat five was much closer throughout, but Arizona freshman Kayman Neal commanded the back half of the race, splitting 29.18 on her final 50 to shoot past the rest of the heat and finish first at 1:54.60, almost a second drop. Paige Armstrong came in 2nd for Arizona at 1:55.80 and Payden Rafferty finished 3rd in the heat in 1:56.60.
The final heat was all about ASU senior Caroline Bentz. She got out first and just built a lead the rest of the race, ultimately finishing almost three seconds ahead of the 2nd place finisher at 1:52.82. Bentz has been 1:52.10 this season and her lifetime best stands at 1:51.81 from March of last year. Charli Brown was the 2nd finisher in her heat at 1:55.52 and Jordan Greber finished 3rd in 1:56.40 to squeak into the ‘A’ final.
Men’s 200 Back
- NCAA Record: 1:35.37 – Destin Lasco, 2024
- Big 12 Record: 1:36.42 – John Shebat (Texas), 2019
- Meet Record: 1:38.61 – Ryan Harty (Texas), 2019
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:38.80
- 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 1:40.62
Women’s 100 Free
- NCAA Record: 44.83 – Gretchen Walsh, 2024
- Big 12 Record: 47.32– Claire Adams (Texas), 2019
- Meet Record: 45.16 – Claire Adams (Texas), 2018
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 47.10
- 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 48.34
Men’s 100 Free
- NCAA Record: 39.90 – Caeleb Dressel, 2018
- Big 12 Record: 41.06 – Tate Jackson (Texas), 2028
- Meet Record: 41.26 – Daniel Krueger (Texas), 2020
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 41.34
- 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 42.19
Women’s 200 Breast
- NCAA Record: 2:01.29 – Kate Douglass, 2023
- Big 12 Record: 2:03.92 – Anna Elendt (Texas), 2022
- Meet Record: 2:03.26 – Anna Elendt (Texas), 2023
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 2:05.73
- 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 2:09.55
Men’s 200 Breast
- NCAA Record: 1:46.35 – Leon Marchand, 2024
- Big 12 Record: 1:47.91 – Will Lincoln (Texas), 2017
- Meet Record: 1:49.89 – Will Lincoln (Texas), 2017
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:50.65
- 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 1:53.12
