Indiana’s Lilly King and Michigan’s Clara Smiddy were named Big Ten co-swimmers of the week. King won the 100 breast (1:00.91) and 200 breast (2:11.97) in a quad meet with Michigan, Duke, and Georgia Tech. Smiddy won the 100 back (53.60) and 200 back (1:55.05) at that same meet. There were also two swimmers named as freshmen of the week, Michigan’s Siobhain Haughey and northwestern’s Olivia Rosendahl. Minnesota’s Yu Zhou won diver of the week.
Swimmers of the Week
Lilly King, Indiana
Fr. – Evansville, Ind. – F.J. Reitz
- Collected a pair of first-place finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:00.91) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:11.97) in a quad meet against Duke, Michigan and Georgia Tech
- Times in both events are NCAA provisional qualifying marks
- Led Indiana to wins over Duke and Georgia Tech
- Earns her second career Big Ten Swimmer of the Week award
- Last Indiana Swimmer of the Week: Lilly King (Dec. 9, 2015)
Clara Smiddy, Michigan
So. – Miami, Fla.
- Collected four first-place finishes in the 100-yard backstroke (53.60), 200-yard backstroke (1:55.05), 200-yard medley relay (1:39.89) and 400-yard freestyle relay (3:19.88) in a quad meet against Duke, Georgia Tech and Indiana
- Times in both individual events are NCAA provisional qualifying marks
- Led Michigan to wins over Duke, Georgia Tech and Indiana
- Earns her first career Big Ten Swimmer of the Week award
- Last Michigan Swimmer of the Week: Emily Kopas (Jan. 6, 2016)
Diver of the Week
Yu Zhou, Minnesota
Jr. – Wuhan, China – Beijing College of Sports
- Swept the springboard events with a score of 333.30 on one-meter and 343.55 in three-meter diving en route to Minnesota victories over BYU and Denver
- Scores in both events set new pool records and are NCAA Zone qualifying marks
- Earns her 10th career Diver of the Week honor
- Last Minnesota Diver of the Week: Yu Zhou (Jan. 6, 2016)
Co-Freshmen of the Week
Siobhain Haughey, Michigan
Hong Kong – St. Paul’s Secondary School
- Collected four first-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle (1:46.16), 200-yard individual medley (2:00.10), 200-yard medley relay (1:39.89) and 400-yard freestyle relay (3:19.88) in a quad meet against Duke, Georgia Tech and Indiana
- Time in both individual events are NCAA provisional qualifying times
- Earns her fourth career Freshman of the Week honor
- Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Siobhain Haughey (Jan. 6, 2016)
Olivia Rosendahl, Northwestern
Los Angeles, Calif. – Immaculate Heart
- Swept the springboard events with a score of 298.35 on one-meter and 334.70 in three-meter diving against Notre Dame
- Scores in both events are NCAA Zone qualifying marks
- Earns her third career Freshman of the Week honor
- Last Northwestern Freshman of the Week: Alex Grimes (Dec. 23, 2015)
Swimming news courtesy of Big Ten.