Courtesy: Big Ten Conference
Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Max McHugh, Minnesota
Jr. – Sturgeon Bay, Wis. – Sevastopol
- Swept the breaststroke events against Purdue and Wisconsin last weekend
- Clocked an NCAA ‘A’ cut time in the 100-yard breaststroke (50.63), the fastest time in the NCAA this season
- Posted a NCAA ‘B’ cut time in the 200-yard breaststroke (1:53.78), finishing five seconds faster than his nearest challenger
- Garners his fourth career Swimmer of the Week award and first of the season
- Last Minnesota Swimmer of the Week: Max McHugh (Dec. 11, 2019)
Men’s Diver of the Week
Andrew Capobianco, Indiana
Jr. – Holly Springs, N.C. – Holly Springs
- Recorded a pair of first-place finishes with season-best NCAA Zone qualifying scores against Ohio State last weekend
- Finished first on the 1-meter board with an NCAA qualifying score of 417.00
- Placed first and posted an NCAA qualifying standard on the 3-meter board (473.55)
- Earns his fourth career Diver of the Week award and second of the season
- Last Indiana Diver of the Week: Andrew Capobianco (Jan. 20, 2021)
Men’s Freshman of the Week
Andrew Benson, Wisconsin
Newmarket, N.H. – Phillips Exeter Academy
- Earned two individual first-place finishes in his first meet as a Badger against Minnesota and Purdue last weekend
- Set the top time in the Big Ten in the 200-yard individual medley (1:46.64), also notching a NCAA ‘B’ cut
- Finished first with an NCAA ‘B’ cut time in the 100-yard freestyle (43.43)
- Earns his first Freshman of the Week award
- Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Matt Novinski (Nov. 8, 2017)
Women’s Swimmer and Freshman of the Week
Phoebe Bacon, Wisconsin
Fr. – Bethesda, Md. – Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
- Collected three first-place finishes against Minnesota and Purdue last weekend in her first meet as a Badger
- Recorded NCAA ‘B’ cut times in the 100-yard backstroke (52.27) and 200-yard backstroke (1:53.87)
- Touched first in the 200-yard individual medley (1:57.80) to tally another NCAA ‘B’ cut time
- Garners her first career Swimmer and Freshman of the Week award
- Last Wisconsin Swimmer of the Week: Beata Nelson (Jan. 28, 2020)
- Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Beata Nelson (Feb. 8, 2017)
Women’s Diver of the Week
Anne Fowler, Indiana
Fr. – Burke, Va. – Homeschooled
- Won two diving events against Ohio State last weekend
- Finished first on the 1-meter board with an NCAA qualifying mark of 356.18, breaking Indiana’s dual meet record and the third-highest overall score in program history
- Earned an NCAA qualifying 3-meter score of 372.75 for a first-place result and the ï¬ fth-best mark in team history
- Earns her first Diver of the Week award
- Last Indiana Diver of the Week: Jessica Parratto (Jan. 30, 2019)
2021 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honorees
Jan. 20
- S: Jack Franzman, Jr., IND
- D: Andrew Capobianco, Jr., IND
- F: Jake Houck, PSU
Jan. 27
- S: Max McHugh, Jr., MINN
- D: Andrew Capobianco, Jr., IND
- F: Andrew Benson, WIS
2021 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honorees
Jan. 20
- S: Olivia Carter, Jr., MICH
- D: Mackenzie Crawford, So., OSU
- F: Anne Fowler, IND
Jan. 27
- S/F: Phoebe Bacon, Fr., WIS
- D: Anne Fowler, Fr., IND
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