The 2025 Men's Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships, hosted at the University of Minnesota, February 28, 2025. (Photo by:Walt Middleton Photography)
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Men's Swimming & Diving Ellie Culver

Torok claims fourth place in the 400 IM

Badgers wrap up Day 3 of competition

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Wisconsin men's swim and dive team earned three top-8 finishes in the 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle and 400 IM on day three of the Big Ten Championships. 

Dominik Mark Torok earned a fourth-place finish in the 400 IM with a time of 3:40.59, as freshman Landon Kyser finished in 20th with a time of 3:48.12. In the 200 freestyle, Chris Morris finished with the top UW time of 1:33.55 for a fifth-place finish. Freshman Yoav Romano won the consolation heat in ninth place with a time of 1:33.77, while Luukas Vainio finished 18th in 1:35.34.

In the 100 butterfly, Charlie Jones led the Badgers in 16th in 46.47 and Taiko Torepe-Ormsby came in 19th with a time of 46.44. 

Matthew Segal and Ben Wiegand finished in 12th and 14th, respectively, in the 100 breaststroke. The Badgers had four swimmers advance to finals in the 100 backstroke, with Cooper Scharff leading the team with an 11th-place finish and time of 46.21. Nathan Welker touched the wall in 14th, with Sam Lorenz right behind him in 15th. Freshman Finn Bacon finished in 23rd with a time of 48.33. 

To finish off the day, the 400 medley relay team of Cooper Scharff, Matthew Segal, Charlie Jones and Chris Morris finished seventh with a time of 3:06.22 for an NCAA B cut. 

In the diving well, Jan Lanser finished 17th in prelims on the 3-meter with 295.40 points. 

Competition concludes on Saturday, with prelims set to begin at 10 am and finals at 5 p.m. Day four includes the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 1650 freestyle, platform diving and the 400 freestyle relay. 
 

Team scores after Day 3

1. Indiana 1067   
2. Michigan 784.5
3. Ohio State 731   
4. USC 588
5. Minnesota 512.5   
6. Wisconsin 498
7. Northwestern 473   
8. Purdue 406.5
9. Penn State 372.5   
 

Results 

400 IM
4. Dominik Mark Torok - 3:40.59
20. Landon Kyser - 3:48.12

100 Backstroke
11. Cooper Scharff - 46.21
14. Nathan Welker - 46.46
15. Sam Lorenz - 46.71
23. Finn Bacon - 48.33

100 Breaststroke
12. Mathew Segal - 52.75
14. Ben Wiegand - 52.87

200 Freestyle 
5. Chris Morris - 1:33.55
9. Yoav Romano - 1:33.77
18. Luukas Vainio - 1:35.34

400 Medley Relay
7. Wisconsin A (Scharff, Segal, Jones, Morris) - 3:06.22
 
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Players Mentioned

Charlie Jones

Charlie Jones

Fly / Free
Junior
Jan Lanser

Jan Lanser

Diving
Junior
Chris Morris

Chris Morris

Free / Fly / IM
Senior
Cooper Scharff

Cooper Scharff

Free / Back / Fly
Junior
Matthew Segal

Matthew Segal

Breast / IM
Senior
Taiko Torepe-Ormsby

Taiko Torepe-Ormsby

Free / Back / Fly
Junior
Dominik Mark Torok

Dominik Mark Torok

IM / Fly
Junior
Luukas  Vainio

Luukas Vainio

Free
Sophomore
Nathan Welker

Nathan Welker

Back / Fly / IM
Sophomore
Ben Wiegand

Ben Wiegand

Free
Redshirt Junior
Finn Bacon

Finn Bacon

Back / Fly
Freshman
Landon Kyser

Landon Kyser

Back / IM / Free
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Charlie Jones

Charlie Jones

Junior
Fly / Free
Jan Lanser

Jan Lanser

Junior
Diving
Chris Morris

Chris Morris

Senior
Free / Fly / IM
Cooper Scharff

Cooper Scharff

Junior
Free / Back / Fly
Matthew Segal

Matthew Segal

Senior
Breast / IM
Taiko Torepe-Ormsby

Taiko Torepe-Ormsby

Junior
Free / Back / Fly
Dominik Mark Torok

Dominik Mark Torok

Junior
IM / Fly
Luukas  Vainio

Luukas Vainio

Sophomore
Free
Nathan Welker

Nathan Welker

Sophomore
Back / Fly / IM
Ben Wiegand

Ben Wiegand

Redshirt Junior
Free
Finn Bacon

Finn Bacon

Freshman
Back / Fly
Landon Kyser

Landon Kyser

Freshman
Back / IM / Free