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Congrats to the Big Ten Champion Men's Swimming & Diving Team!

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Ohio State Captures 2010 Big Ten Men's Swimming and Diving Championship

The Buckeyes won the conference crown, earning the second-highest team score ever at the event. Eight Buckeyes were named to the First-Team All Big Ten squad, and 4 more made the Second Team.

Bill Wadley, who was born in 1956 (the last year that tOSU won this event), was named Big Ten Swimming Coach of the year. After the win, long-time Buckeye diving coach Vince Panzano gave credit to former AD Andy Geiger and others who were instumental in the construction of the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion, where the event was held.

The NCAA Championships will be held at McCorkle on March 25-27th.

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Ohio State Captures 2010 Big Ten Championship
Feb. 27, 2010

Ohio State captured its 13th Big Ten Conference championship, and its first since 1956, on Sunday evening in front of a home crowd at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion. The Buckeyes earned the conference crown with 860.5 points - 145 more than second-place Michigan. Minnesota finished the meet in third place with 497 tallies, followed by Purdue (417) and Indiana (283) rounding out the top five in the overall team standings.

The Big Ten also announced honorees from each team for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. The student-athletes chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, the student-athletes must be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. These 11 student-athletes are now candidates for the Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, as the conference office will honor one male and one female student-athlete from each institution at the end of the school year. Honorees for men?s swimming and diving are listed below along with 2010 All-Big Ten First and Second Team honorees.

Day Four Results

Full Recap


Final Team Standings
1. Ohio State - 860.5
2. Michigan - 715.5
3. Minnesota - 497
4. Purdue - 417
5. Indiana - 283
6. Iowa - 223
7. Penn State - 219
8. Wisconsin - 217
9. Michigan State - 205
10. Northwestern - 169

Swimming Coach of the Year - Bill Wadley, Ohio State

Sportsmanship Honorees
Ohio State - Joel Elber

2010 All-Big Ten First Team
Joel Elber, Ohio State
Andrew Elliott, Ohio State
Lincoln Fahrbach, Ohio State
Elliott Keefer, Ohio State
George Markovic, Ohio State
Andrew Olson, Ohio State
Tim Phillips, Ohio State
Stefan Sigrist, Ohio State

2010 All-Big Ten Second-Team

Andrew Bretscher, Ohio State
Sam Pelkey, Ohio State
Stephen Sakaris, Ohio State
Wes Wieser, Ohio State

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I'd bet that Hawaii native and Ohio State Hall-of-Fame swimmer William M. "Bill" Smith is very proud. Born May 16, 1924 in Puunene, Hawaii, he attanded Ohio State between 1942 and 1949 (interrupted by WWII service). During that time, Bill won won seven NCAA individual titles and was a member of the winning relay team in 1947, and won a total of 15 AAU championships. But, his biggest accomplishment was winning two Gold Medals in the 1948 London Olympics (400m freestyle and 4x200m freestyle relay). Smile wide, Bill...your Buckeyes are back on top where they belong.
 
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On an Ohio State University campus traversed by legendary sports figures during World War II, one of the most popular was a 5-foot-6, 140-pound swimmer from the sugar plantation town of Pu'unene, Maui.


Keo Nakama, 84, broke the monotony of swimming at Ohio State by playing baseball for the Buckeyes during the 1940s. The Maui-born All-American swimmer still works out daily at Central YMCA.
Deborah Booker ? The Honolulu Advertiser

Keo Nakama was a big man on Ohio State's sprawling campus not just for his All-American exploits in the pool, but also as a second baseman on the Buckeyes' Big Ten Conference championship baseball team in 1943 and captain in 1944.
"You know, baseball was always Keo's first love," said Bill Smith, another Maui product who became an All-American swimmer at Ohio State and 1948 Olympic gold medalist. "He always enjoyed baseball, and he got the opportunity to play ball at Ohio State."
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Nakama ruled in the pool, shined on baseball diamond | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper

Good story about another great swimmer, as well as a baseball player, for Ohio State from Hawaii, Keo Nakama. Mr. Nakama used to substitute teach at our school after he retired, and he used to share stories with us. Just a really humble, nice guy.

In terms of the 2010 championship, it is nice to see Andy Geiger receive a little credit for his efforts as well. This has been mentioned in other threads, but it just goes to show Geiger's impact on the university.
 
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Congrats to OSU Men's Swimming - Big10 Champs!!!

Sorry, I know this isn't the right forum, but I know two dudes on the OSU Men's swim team, and they just kicked ass at BigTen's and won it for the first time in 54 years and unseated Michigan. Big things are gonna happen for OSU swimming, more and more future Olympians are gonna be coming out of that program. Real happy for those guys. Thought posting it on the football board would get them the recognition they deserve after breaking such a long dry spell. Shout out to Michael Hulme and Quincy Lee... way to go guys.


oh, and go ducks! haha
 
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Sorry, I know this isn't the right forum, but I know two dudes on the OSU Men's swim team, and they just kicked ass at BigTen's and won it for the first time in 54 years and unseated Michigan. Big things are gonna happen for OSU swimming, more and more future Olympians are gonna be coming out of that program. Real happy for those guys. Thought posting it on the football board would get them the recognition they deserve after breaking such a long dry spell. Shout out to Michael Hulme and Quincy Lee... way to go guys.


oh, and go ducks! haha
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Good post! I was there Saturday night when they won and the atmosphere was outstanding! They had a pep band on hand and played all the Buckeye favorites including Carmen Ohio. Very nice to see as it has been such a long time coming!
 
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Just read the following piece on the connection between Football and top swimming programs. Brings up a pretty good point.

Does NCAA Swimming Need Football?

Did you know that big-time football programs have the fastest swim teams?

Take a look at the Top 25 rankings for college swim teams. Scanning this list, you'll notice a majority of the teams listed are big football schools, teams like Texas, Georgia, Florida, Auburn, Michigan. In fact, eight of the top 10 ranked men's swim team's football programs played in bowl games in 2010, while all 10 of the top 10 ranked women's universities played in football bowls. Going a little further, 20 of the top 25 men's ranked swim team's universities played in bowls (21 of 25 for women).

Now scan those same men's swim programs and compare it to the other major revenue collegiate sport ? men?s basketball. Only one in the top 10 ranked swim programs have a basketball team in the AP Top 25. One. That program? Ohio State. On the women's side, there's only Texas A&M.
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Does NCAA Swimming Need Football? - Swimnetwork.com
 
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