Courtesy: Big Ten
Women’s Swimmer of the Week
Phoebe Bacon, Wisconsin
Sr. – Chevy Chase, Md. – Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart – Major: Health Promotion & Health Equity
- Placed first in the 100 backstroke with an NCAA B cut time of 52.60
- Placed first in the 200 backstroke with an NCAA B cut time of 1:54.44
- Placed first in the 100 butterfly with an NCAA B cut time of 53.10
- Placed first in the 200 free relay (1:39.64)
- Placed first in the 400 free relay (3:19.88)
- Placed first in the 400 medley relay (3:37.70)
- Placed first in the 200 free relay (1:30.83)
- Earns her sixth career Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Week award
- Last Wisconsin Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Abby Carlson (Oct. 11, 2023)
Women’s Diver of the Week
Daryn Wright, Purdue
So. – Plainfield, Ind. – Plainfield – Major: Retail Management
- Won three of the four events at Purdue’s home-opening weekend
- Placed first, on Friday, in the 1-meter with an NCAA zone qualifying score of 306.70
- Placed first, on Friday, in the 3-meter with an NCAA zone qualifying score of 338.65
- Placed first, on Saturday, in the 1-meter with an NCAA zone qualifying score of 300.40
- Placed first, on Saturday, in the 3-meter with an NCAA zone qualifying score of 335.95
- Earns her fourth career Diver of the Week award
Women’s Freshman of the Week
Beatrix Tanko, Nebraska
Fr. – Budapest, Hungary – Óbudai Árpád Gimnázium – Major: Finance and Computer Science
- Placed first in the 50 free (24.22)
- Placed first in the 500 free (5:06.84)
- Placed first in the 200 medley relay (1:46.25)
- Placed first in the 200 free relay (1:36.27)
- Earns her first career Big Ten Women’s Freshman of the Week
- Last Nebraska Women’s Freshman of the Week: Milica Opacic (Dec. 15, 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
Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Dominik Mark Torok, Wisconsin
So. – Budapest, Hungary – Ferencvarosi Sport Altalanos Iskola Es Gimnazium
- Notched four individual event wins, as Wisconsin topped Michigan and Arizona
- Reached NCAA “B” cut times in the 200 Fly (1:45.50) and 400 IM (3:50.56), while his time sin the 200 Breast (1:57.98) and 200 IM (1:46.99) are among the best in the country this season
- Garners his second consecutive Swimmer of the Week award.
- Last Wisconsin Swimmer of the Week: Dominik Mar Torok (Oct. 18, 2023)
Men’s Diver of the Week
Max Miller, Purdue
Fr. – Conrow, Texas – Univ. of Texas HS
- Recorded wins in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events over the weekend
- Winning scores of 375.15 (1-Meter) and 389.95 (3-Meter) achieved NCAA Zone Qualifying scores.
- Garners his first Diver of the Week award
- Last Purdue Diver of the Week: Jordan Rzepka (Oct. 19, 2022)
Men’s Freshman of the Week
Davide Harabagiu, Minnesota
Rome, Italy – Canottieri Tevere Remo
- Scored individual event wins in the 100 Free (43.96) and 100 Fly (46.11) to go with relay victories in the 200 Free and 400 Free relays
- Performance in the 100 Fly met the NCA “B” cut time and marked the fifth fastest time in the country this season.
- Earns his second consecutive Freshman of the Week honor
- Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Davide Harabagiu (Oct. 18, 2023)
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