Courtesy: Big Ten
Swimmer of the Week
Phoebe Bacon, Wisconsin
Gr. – Chevy Chase, Md. – Stone Ridge School of Sacred Heart – Major: Health Promotion
- Secured first place finishes and NCAA B cut times in three of her four races this weekend in a triangular meet against Michigan and Notre Dame
- Finished with a time of 1:55.61 in the 200 backstroke, 1:58.50 in the 200 IM and 1:57.37 in the 200 butterfly
- Bacon was less than a half a second off the cut time in her second-place finish in the 100 butterfly, finishing with a time of 53.64
- Last Wisconsin Swimmer of the Week: Phoebe Bacon (Jan. 10, 2024)
Diver of the Week
Elna Widerstrom, Minnesota
So. – Lund, Sweden – SK Poseidon
- Placed first in both the 1- and 3-meter dives vs. South Dakota State and St. Thomas
- Posted a 1-meter scored of 306.10 and a 3-meter score of 354.65
- Last Minnesota Diver of the Week: Elna Widerstrom (Oct. 16, 2024)
Freshman of the Week
Mila Nikanorov, Ohio State
Castle Rock, Colo. – Castle View High School – Major: Finance
- Won both distance events in a double dual meet against Kentucky and Akron
- Won the 1000 free with a time of 9:42.80 and was the winner of the 500 free with a time of 4:50.18
- Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Bella Fisco (Feb. 21, 2024)
2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors
Oct. 9
S: Ana Jih-Schiff, Sr., UCLA
D: Makayla Hughbanks, Sr., Iowa
F: Livi Wanner, Minnesota
Oct. 16
S: Hannah Hill, Sr., Purdue
D: Elna Widerstrom, So., Minnesota
F: Chloe Diner, Illinois
Oct. 23
S: Phoebe Bacon, Gr., Wisconsin
D: Elna Widerstrom, So., Minnesota
F: Mila Nikanorov, Ohio State
