The Big Ten announced its weekly swimming and diving honors.
Swimmer of the Week
Brendan Burns, Indiana
Sr. – Berwyn Pa. – Conestoga – Major: Management
- Helped No. 6 Indiana top No. 15 Louisville and No. 22 Wisconsin to finish dual meet season 8-0
- Won all three of his individual events and one relay, earning a pair of NCAA B cut times in his individual races
- Helped Indiana win the 200-medley relay in an NCAA A cut time of 1:22.88, leading off with a 21.49 split
- Finished with a season-best 1:40.78 in the 200-yard butterfly, the sixth fastest time in the NCAA
- Led a 1-2 Indiana finish in the 200-yard backstroke in a season-best time of 1:40.04
- Last Indiana Swimmer of the Week: Brendan Burns (Jan. 24, 2024)
Big Ten Diver of the Week
Maxwell Weinrich, Indiana
So. – Rockville, Md. – Sherwood – Major: Management
- Swept the springboard diving events, setting personal bests in both events and eclipsing NCAA Zone Qualifying scores in each event
- Won the 3-meter with a score of 428.93 and won the 1-meter with a score of 388.13
- Last Indiana Diver of the Week: Carson Tyler (Jan. 24, 2024)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week
Davide Harabagiu, Minnesota
Rome, Italy – Canottieri Tevere Remo
- Collected a pair of individual wins and two NCAA B cut times at the Purdue quad
- Won the 100 backstroke in 47.06 (B cut) and the 100 butterfly in 46.03 (B cut)
- Led the 200 and 300 freestyle relay teams to a pair of first-place finishes
- Also helped Minnesota to a second-place finish in the 200-medley relay
- Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Ian Steffen (Jan. 10, 2024)
Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Week
Ching Hwee Gan, Indiana
Jr. – Singapore – Anglo-Chinese School – Major: Nutrition Science
- Helped No. 9 Indiana top No. 8 Louisville and No. 14 Wisconsin to finish dual meet season 8-0
- Swept the distance freestyle events, winning and beating her own program record in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:30.07)
- 1,000 free time is No. 3 in the NCAA this season
- Also won the 500 free (4:40.30), an NCAA B cut time
- Last Indiana Swimmer of the Week: Anna Peplowski (Jan. 24, 2024)
Big Ten Women’s Diver of the Week
Anne Fowler, Indiana
Sr. – Burke, Va. – Homeschooled – Major: Healthcare Management & Policy
- Swept the springboard diving events, posting two NCAA Zone Qualifying scores
- Led top-three Indiana finishes on both boards, winning the 3-meter with a score of 381.45. Won the 1-meter with a 328.43
- Earns her second Diver of the Week honor of the season and sixth of her career
- Last Indiana Diver of the Week: Anne Fowler (Jan. 24, 2024)
Big Ten Women’s Freshman of the Week
Kailey Koval, Penn State
Katy, Texas
- Won the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events, earning NCAA Zone Qualifying scores in both
- Scored a 268.95 in the 1-meter dive and a personal best 323.85 in the 3-meter dive
- Earns her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor
- Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Abigail Ekstrom (Oct. 19, 2023)
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