2020-21 Ohio State Buckeyes Women's Swimming & Diving

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Current Record: 3-1 (3-1)

Current Rank: #10

1/16 vs. Penn State - W 157-141
1/22 @ #12 Indiana - L 166-134
2/6 @ Purdue - W 198-99
2/6 vs. Rutgers (@ Purdue) - W 244-23
2/23-27 @ B1G Championships (Minneapolis, MN) - 1st/13
3/17-20 @ NCAA Championships (Greensboro, NC) - 7th/37

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The Buckeyes will kick off their season this Friday and Saturday, when they play host to a tri-meet against two Big Ten foes, Penn State and Rutgers.

Only part of the schedule has been released to this point. I'll add the rest of the schedule as it becomes available.

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Similar to the men, the women's team did not win the majority of events in their season opening victory over visiting Penn State, but the depth that OSU showed in collecting points allowed them to prevail. Their season was started on Saturday by picking up a close, 157-141 victory. The following were event winners for the Buckeyes:

Sally Tafuto - 500 Free, 1,000 Free
Mackenzie Crawford - 1-meter Dive, 3-meter Dive
Taylor Petrak - 100 Free
Josie Panitz - 200 Breast
400 Free Relay (Zenick, Petrak, Rayner, Fulmer)

Next up, Ohio State travels to Indiana to take on the Hoosiers next weekend.

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Just like the men, the women traveled to Bloomington, and faced a very talented #12 Indiana on Friday, who they eventually lost to, 166-134. The following Buckeyes were able to pull out individual event victories.

Sally Tafuto - 1000 Free
Brynna Wolfe - 100 Back, 200 Back
Katie Trace - 400 IM
200 Free Relay (Team)

Next up, Ohio State travels to Ann Arbor to face rival Michigan next weekend.

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Just like the men's team, the women's competition against Michigan has been canceled, and they will now travel to West Lafayette to take on Purdue, Rutgers and #12 Indiana.

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The Buckeyes traveled to West Lafayette on Saturday and dominated their competition, defeating Purdue 198-99 and coming close to shutting out Rutgers, winning 244-23. The following events were won by the Buckeyes:

200 Medley Relay
400 Free Relay

Taylor Petrak - 50 Free
Emily Crane - 100 Back
Kristen Romano - 200 Back, 200 IM
Katie Trace - 200 Fly
Amy Fulmer - 100 Free, 200 Free

Mackenzie Crawford - 3 Meter Dive

Next up, Ohio State will travel to Minneapolis for the B1G Championships, while the divers head to West Lafayette for the B1G Diving Championships at the end of the month.

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The Buckeyes kicked off the B1G Championships on a high note on Tuesday. After the first day of competition, OSU is tied for 1st place as a team with Michigan, scoring 118 points. The day was highlighted by a Buckeye B1G Championship in the 200 Yard Medley Relay, also posting an automatic qualifying time to the NCAA Championships. OSU then finished in third place in the 800 Yard Freestyle Relay, where they were able to post a provisional qualifying time to the NCAA Championships.

Ohio State continues action tomorrow in the B1G Championships, and diving competition will also begin tomorrow.

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Day two of the B1G Championships is in the books, and the Buckeyes have started pulling away from the competition. OSU has scored a team total of 526 points through two days to lead the competition, while Michigan is in second with 358.5 points, and Indiana in third with 310.5. The big score of the day for the Buckeyes came in the 200 IM, where not only did Kristen Romano claim the individual conference championship in the event, but the Buckeyes scored 113 team points in that event alone.

The Buckeyes had a great showing for the day in the 50 Free as well, claiming 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 14th. Another individual event victory was claimed for the Buckeyes by Veronica Tafuto in the 500 Free. Then, in the final event of the day, the 400 Medley Relay, Ohio Stat earned another event victory, while posting an automatic qualifying time for the NCAA Championships.

Action at the B1G Championships continues on Thursday, with the 100 Fly, 400 IM, 200 Free, and the 3-Meter Dive.

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In their bid for back-to-back B1G Championships, the Buckeyes extended their lead on Thursday and Friday. Katherine Zenick was the Buckeyes top finisher in the 100 Fly, finishing in 5th place, as a group, OSU scored 74 points in that event. In the 400 IM, Kristen Romano was crowned B1G Champ, followed by Katherine Trace with a runner-up finish. The Buckeyes scored 89 team points in the 400 IM. Then, in the 200 Free, OSU scored 50 points, headlined by Amy Fulmer finishing 6th. In the final event on Thursday, the 3-Meter Dive, Ohio State tallied 32 points, led by a 12th place finish by Jackie Brenn.

Picking up with Friday's competition, the Buckeyes tallied 79 points in the 100 Back, led by a runner-up finish from Emily Crane. Hannah Bach claimed victory in the 100 Breast, to headline a 110.5 point dominant effort in that event. Katherine Trace finished in 3rd in the 200 Fly, topping the list for the Buckeyes scoring 54 points. Ciara McGing led the OSU effort in the Platform Dive with a 3rd place finish, while the Buckeyes as a team scored 61 points in the event. Finally, wrapping up Friday, the Buckeyes got a huge team victory in the 200 Free Relay, which enable them to claim 64 points.

The B1G Championship will wrap up this evening with the 100 Free, 1650 Free, 200 Back, 200 Breast, 1-Meter Dive, and 400 Free Relay.

Ohio State currently leads the team competition with 1,139.5 points, followed by Michigan with 940.5 points, and in third is Indiana with 705 points.

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Back-to-back B1G Championships for the Buckeyes, as they claimed the team title with 1,584 points. OSU claimed no individual event victories on Saturday, the final day of competition, but their depth still scored plenty of points for the Buckeyes. Ohio State cruised to the team championship, followed by Michigan with 1,326.5 points, and in third was Indiana with 1,066.5 points.

Next up for Ohio State will be the NCAA Championships, March 17-20 in Greensboro, NC.

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Following their second consecutive Big Ten title, the Buckeyes are sending a large contingent to try and capture the NCAA Championship. The following is a full list of qualifiers for the NCAA's, including individual swimmers, divers and relays.

Hannah Bach: 100 Breast
Emily Crane: 50 Free, 100 Back
Amy Fulmer: 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free
Maya Geringer: 500 Free, 1650 Free
Hanna Gresser: 100 Breast
Janessa Matthews: 100 Breast
Taylor Petrak: 50 Free, 100 Free
Kristen Romano: 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Back
Catherine Russo: 50 Free, 100 Fly
Veronica Tafuto: 500 Free, 1650 Free
Katherine Trace: 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Fly
Katherine Zenick: 50 Free, 100 Free

Mackenzie Crawford: 1-Meter Dive, 3-Meter Dive
Ciara McGing: Platform Dive

200 Free Relay
400 Free Relay
800 Free Relay
200 Medley Relay
400 Medley Relay

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OSU kicked off the NCAA Championships on Wednesday, finishing in 7th place in the 800 Free Relay to earn 1st Team All-America honors. The team consisted of seniors Kristen Romano and Katie Trace, junior Sally Tafuto, and sophomore Amy Fulmer. That finish earned them 24 team points to sit in 7th place, as that was the only event on Wednesday.

Ohio State will have athletes in all 6 events on Thursday. The following will be conducted on day two: 200 Free Relay, 500 Free, 200 IM, 50 Free, 1-Meter Dive, and 400 Medley Relay.

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The Buckeyes wrapped up the NCAA Championship finishing in 7th place, tallying 215.5 points. Not only was it a solid showing, but this was the best finish in program history for the women's team. The following were All-American's for the Buckeyes:

Hannah Bach - 400 Medley Relay, 100 Breast, 200 Medley Relay
Emily Crane - 400 Medley Relay, 100 Back, 200 Medley Relay
Mackenzie Crawford - 1-Meter Dive
Amy Fulmer - 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
Taylor Petrak - 50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
Freya Rayner - 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
Kristen Romano - 200 IM, 800 Free Relay, 400 IM
Sally Tafuto - 500 Free, 800 Free Relay
Katie Trace - 800 Free Relay, 400 IM
Katherine Zenick - 200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay