Phoebe Bacon, Charlie Clark Lead awards

The Big Ten Conference announced its weekly swimming and diving awards on Wednesday.

Big Ten Swimmer of the Week  
Phoebe Bacon, Wisconsin
Sr. – Chevy Chase, Md. – Sone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart – Major: Health Promotion and Health Equity

• Helped the Badgers to a sweep against No. 25 UCLA and UCSD

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

• Finished first in the 100 back, 100 IM and 200 IM

• A part of the first-place 400 free relay team

• Last Wisconsin Swimmer of the Week: Phoebe Bacon (Nov. 22, 2023)

Big Ten Freshman of the Week  
Morgan Thomas, Minnesota  
Culpepper, Va. – Homeschooled – Major: Undeclared

• Won all four events she swam at the Tampa Dual

• Swam a 23.62 to win the 50 free and a 50.95 to place first in the 100 free

• A part of the first-place 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay teams

• Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Ava Yablonski (Nov. 9, 2022)

2023-24 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors 

Oct. 4 
S: Cat Stanford, PSU
D: Abbey Ekstrom, PSU
F: Morgan Jenny, PSU

Oct. 11 
S: Abby Carlson, WIS
D: Skyler Liu, IND
F: Elysha Pribadi, RU

Oct. 19 
S: Megan Van Berkom, MINN
D: Daryn Wright, PUR
F: Abigail Ekstrom, PSU

Oct. 25 
S: Phoebe Bacon, WIS
D: Daryn Wright, PUR
F: Beatrix Tanko, NEB

Nov. 1 
S: Josephine Panitz, OSU
D: Lena Hentschel, OSU
F: Olivia Swalley, IOWA

Nov. 8 
S: Mackenzie McConagha, WIS
D: Lena Hentschel, OSU
F: Hailey Tierney, WIS

Nov. 15 
S: Paige Hall, OSU
D: Janie Boyle, OSU
F: Elysha Pribadi, RU

Nov. 22 
S: Phoebe Bacon, WIS
D: Skyler Liu, IND
F: Krista Marlin, OSU

Dec. 6 
S: Gena Jorgenson, NEB
D: Vivi Del Angel, MINN
F: Olivia Swalley, IOWA

Dec. 13  
S: Scarlet Martin, IOWA
D: Makayla Hughbanks, IOWA
F: Olivia Swalley, IOWA

Jan. 10 
S: Phoebe Bacon, WIS
F: Morgan Thomas, MINN

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Big Ten Swimmer of the Week 
Charlie Clark, Ohio State 
Sr. – Sandusky, Ohio – Perkins High School – Major: Sport Industry

• Won both distance events at Hawaii with a first-place finish in the 1000 free with a time of 8:54.84 and a 4:23.13 in the 500 free

• His 8:54.84 in the 1000 free is 8th fastest in the NCAA

• Last Ohio State Swimmer of the Week: Tomas Navikonis (Nov. 15, 2023)?

Big Ten Freshman of the Week
Ian Steffen, Minnesota 
Marion, Iowa – Lin-Mar HS – Major: Undeclared

2023-24 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honorees

Oct. 18 
S: Dominik Mark Torok, Wisconsin
D: YuTong Wang, Minnesota
F: Davide Harabagiu, Minnesota

Oct. 25
S: Dominik Mark Torok, Wisconsin
D: Max Miller, Purdue
F: Davide Harabagiu, Minnesota

Nov. 1 
S: Jassen Yep, Indiana
D: Lyle Yost, Ohio State
F: Ahmed Hafnaoui, Indiana

Nov. 8
S: Brady Samuels, Purdue
D: YuTong Wang, Minnesota
F: Pat Broderick, Purdue

Nov. 15 
S: Tomas Navikonis, Ohio State
D: Clayton Chaplin, Ohio State
F: Eli Stoll, Ohio State

Nov. 22 
S: Jassen Yep, Indiana
D: Lyle Yost, Ohio State
F: Mikkel Lee, Indiana

Dec. 6  
S: Victor Baganha, Penn State
D: YuTong Wang, Minnesota
F: Davide Harabagiu, Minnesota

Jan. 10 
S: Charlie Clark, Ohio State
F: Ian Steffen, Minnesota

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