The following is a press release courtesy of the Big Ten:
Swimmer of the Week
Matt Hutchins, Wisconsin
So. – Christchurch, New Zealand – Lincoln
- Tallied two first-place finishes and a fourth-place touch in Wisconsin’s dual meet win over No. 16 USC
- Finished first in the 500 freestyle (4:25.60) and 1,000 freestyle (9:06.33)
- Finished fourth in the 400 freestyle relay (3:06.51)
- Time in the 1,000 freestyle currently ranks No. 11 on USA Swimming’s NCAA Division I Top Times Report
- Earns his second Swimmer of the Week honor
- Last Wisconsin Swimmer of the Week: Drew teDuits (Nov. 18, 2014)
Diver and Freshman of the Week
Steele Johnson, Purdue
Fr. – Carmel, Ind. – Laurel Springs
- Collected first-places finishes in the one-meter and three-meter diving events in Purdue’s three-day dual meet win against Michigan State
- Scored 395.40 points on one-meter and 393.38 in three-meter diving
- Tallied NCAA Zone Qualifying Marks in both events
- Earns his fourth Diver of the Week honor
- Last Purdue Diver of the Week: Steele Johnson (Nov. 25, 2014)
- Earns his fourth Freshman of the Week honor
- Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Steele Johnson (Dec. 23, 2014)
2014-15 Big Ten Men’s Swimmer/Diver of the Week
Oct. 7
S: Richard Funk, Sr., MICH
D: Manny Pollard, Jr., MINN
F: Aaron Whitaker, Fr., MICH
Oct. 14
S: Anze Tavcar, So., IND
D: James Connor, Fr., IND
F: Ali Khalafalla, Fr., IND
Oct. 21
S: Matt Hutchins, So., WIS
D/F: Steele Johnson, PUR
Oct. 28
S: Dylan Bosch, Jr., MICH
D: Michael Hixon, So., IND
F: Paul Powers, MICH
F: Steele Johnson, PUR
Nov. 4
S: Anze Tavcar, So., IND
D: Michael Hixon, So., IND
F: Jerzy Twarowski, IOWA
Nov. 11
S: Josh Fleagle, Jr., OSU
D: Steele Johnson, Fr., PUR
F: Evan White, MICH
Nov. 18
S: Drew teDuits, Sr., WIS
D: John Andrade, Sr., NU
F: Lachie McLeish, MSU
Nov. 25
S: Jordan Wilimovsky, Jr., NU
D: Steele Johnson, Fr., PUR
F: Braydon Seal, OSU
Dec. 9
S: Dylan Bosch, Jr., MICH
D: Manny Pollard, Jr., MINN
F: Blake Pieroni, IND
F: Evan White, MICH
Dec. 23
D: Michael Hixon, IND
F: Steele Johnson, PUR
Jan. 13
S: Matt Hutchins, So., WIS
D/F: Steele Johnson, PUR
