Courtesy: Big Ten
WOMEN’S AWARDS
Co-Swimmer of the Week
Liberty Clark, Indiana
Fr. – Chico, Calif.
- Won four events, three individual and one relay at No. 4 Michigan
- Won 50 free (21.83), 100 free (47.26) and 200 free (1:42.10)
- Helped Indiana set a program record in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:09.81. Clark gave Indiana the lead in the relay with the fastest leadoff (47.37)
- Last Indiana Swimmer of the Week: Miranda Grana (Dec. 10, 2025)
Co-Swimmer of the Week
Hannah Bellard, Michigan
Jr. – Grosse Ile, Mich.
- Set a school record in the 200-yard butterfly as part of a first-place finish in a time of 1:50.72, a time that leads the nation by more than a full second
- Also won the 500-yard freestyle with an NCAA qualifying time of 4:41.54
- Last Michigan Swimmer of the Week: Bella Sims (Oct. 29, 2025)
Diver of the Week
Daryn Wright, Purdue
Sr. – Plainfield, Ind.
- Swept the springboard events on Senior Day vs. Illinois, accomplishing the feat for the fourth time this season
- Posted team season bests on both events and a lifetime best on 3-meter
- Scored a 336.45 on 1-meter springboard and a 374.48 on 3-meter
- Earns third Diver of the Week honor of the season
- Last Purdue Diver of the Week: Daryn Wright (Oct. 22, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
Liberty Clark, Indiana
Fr. – Chico, Calif.
- Won four events, three individual and one relay at No. 4 Michigan
- Won 50 free (21.83), 100 free (47.26) and 200 free (1:42.10)
- Helped Indiana set a program record in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:09.81. Clark gave Indiana the lead in the relay with the fastest leadoff (47.37)
- Collects fifth Freshman of the Week honor of the season
- Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Liberty Clark (Nov. 26, 2025)
2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors
Oct. 1
S: Miranda Grana, Jr., IND
D: Kaylee Bishop, Fr., IND
F: Liberty Clark, IND
Oct. 15
S: Miranda Grana, Jr., IND
D: Daryn Wright, Sr., PUR
F: Liberty Clark, IND
Oct. 22
S: Katie McCarthy, Jr., MINN
D: Daryn Wright, Sr., PUR
F: Kayla Barr, MINN
Oct. 29
S: Bella Sims, Jr., MICH
D: Ella Roselli, Jr., IND
F: Liberty Clark, IND
Nov. 5
S: Lara Phipps, So., PUR
D: Elna Widerstrom, Jr., MINN
F: Payton Flowers, IOWA
Nov. 12
S: Rosie Murphy, Sr., UCLA
D: Elna Widerstrom, Jr., MINN
F: Jada Duncan, UCLA
Nov. 19
S/F: Emilianna Gonzalez, Fr., RU
D: Bailee Sturgill, So., RU
Nov. 26
S: Miranda Grana, Jr., IND
D: Kate Miller, So., USC
F: Liberty Clark, IND
Dec. 10
S: Miranda Grana, Jr., IND
D: Ella Roselli, Jr., IND
F: Brooke Corrigan, WIS
Jan. 7
S: Maggie Wanezek, So., WIS
D: Ryane Neal, Jr., WIS
F: Lucie Delmas, WIS
Jan. 14
Co-S: Liberty Clark, Fr., IND
Co-S: Hannah Bellard, Jr., MICH
D: Daryn Wright, Sr., PUR
F: Liberty Clark, IND
MEN’S AWARDS
Swimmer of the Week
Zalan Sarkany, Indiana
Sr. – Budapest, Hungary
- Helped Indiana defeat No. 11 Michigan 187-113 in Ann Arbor
- Swept distance events, winning the 500 free in 4:13.65 and 1,000 free in 8:39.94
- Set the No. 2 fastest time in 1,000 free in the NCAA this season and No. 1 in the Big Ten
- Owns nine of Indiana’s 10 all-time best 1,000 free performances
- Last Indiana Swimmer of the Week: Zalán Sárkány (Nov. 26, 2025)
Diver of the Week
Tyler Wills, Purdue
So. – Carmel, Ind.
- Won 3-meter springboard vs. Southern Illinois with a lifetime best and 10th in Purdue history score of 426.90
- Earned a season-best in a fourth-place finish as Purdue had the top six finishers with a 388.50 on 1-meter event
- Last Purdue Diver of the Week: Max Miller (Nov. 5, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
Jānis Dzirkalis, Purdue
Ikskile, Latvia
- Won all four of his events in Purdue’s final home dual, helping the Boilermakers win 16 of 17 events vs. Southern Illinois
- Swept the freestyle sprints for a fourth time this season and leads the team with 10 event victories
- Placed first in the 50 free (19.75) and 100 free (44.10)
- Helped 200 free relay to first-place finish in 1:20.09 and 400 medley relay to first-place finish in 3:11.74
- Earns third Freshman of the Week honor of the season
- Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Jānis Dzirkalis (Dec. 10, 2025)
2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors
Oct. 1
S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR
D: Joshua Sollenberger, So., IND
F: Noah Cakir, IND
Oct. 15
S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND
D: Mortiz Wesemann, Gr., USC
F: Noah Cakir, IND
Oct. 22
S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU
D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN
F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR
Oct. 29
S: Raekwon Noel, So., IND
D: Josh Hedberg, Fr., IND
F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH
Nov. 5
S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR
D: Max Miller, Jr., PUR
F: Biko Hooper-Haviland, PUR
Nov. 12
S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU
D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN
F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH
Nov. 26
S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND
D: Moritz Wesemann, Gr., USC
F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH
Dec. 10
S: Jānis Dzirkalis, Fr., PUR
D: Maxwell Weinrich, Sr., IND
F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR
Jan. 7
S: Ben Wiegand, R-Sr., WIS
F: Enzo Solitario, WIS
Jan. 14
S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND
D: Tyler Wills, So., PUR
F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR
