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NU's Grevers Wins Swimming Gold
NU's Grevers Wins Swimming Gold
Former Northwestern swimmer Matt Grevers set an Olympic record and won gold in the men's 100 backstroke Monday in the London Olympics.Grevers is part of a team of Big Ten swimmers blogging for BTN.com. You can send him your congratulations here. The one-time Wildcat swimmer swam the race in 52.16, and U.S. teammate Nick Thoman […]
Boudia Medals in Platform Synchro Diving
Boudia Medals in Platform Synchro Diving
Former Purdue diver David Boudia and Nick McCrory paired up for the U.S. to take the bronze medal in the men's 10-meter synchronized title at the London Olympics on Monday. China won gold and Mexico won silver. "It's not real yet," Boudia said. "We were about ready to walk out and we were like, 'Oh, […]
Olympic Journal: I Carried the Flag for Burundi
Olympic Journal: I Carried the Flag for Burundi
Former Iowa standout runner Diane Nukuri Johnson is running for Burundi in the 2012 London Olympics. She's also one of our Big Ten names chronicling their Olympic adventures for BTN.com, and this time she tells us what it was like to prepare for the trip to London and how she wound up carrying the flag […]
Olympic Tweets from Big Ten Names
Olympic Tweets from Big Ten Names
With the Olympics off to a roaring start, we've been keeping our eyes on the Twitter accounts for any Big Ten name competing in London. Have a look at a few choice tweets from over the weekend, and see the entire list of Big Ten names involved in the post below. https://twitter.com/maric_aleks/status/230003274152017920 Congrats to @NickMcCrory1 […]
Bryant Takes Silver In 3M Synchro Diving
Bryant Takes Silver In 3M Synchro Diving
Kelci Bryant, the 23-year-old two-time NCAA diving champion from the University of Minnesota swim team and a five-time national champion, landed gold as she and diving partner Abigail Johnston finished second Sunday in the women?s 3-meter synchronized diving. Bryant and Johnston became the first Americans to win an Olympic medal in diving since the 2000 […]
Olympic Journal: Big Ten Swimmers Making Waves
Olympic Journal: Big Ten Swimmers Making Waves
The latest of our Big Ten Olympic Journals is in and this time U.S. swimmer and Michigan product Davis Tarwater is back to tell us about the Opening Ceremony, bronze medals, and one big Wildcat. Tarwater is one of four Big Ten swimmers teaming up to send back journal entries as they prepare for the […]
