Courtesy: Big Ten
Swimmer of the Week
Blake Rowe, Purdue
So. – Traverse City, Mich.
- Became the first Boilermaker to post an NCAA Championship qualifying time this season, doing so while winning the 200 back in a lifetime best time of 1:41.95 as Purdue swept the triple dual vs. Cincinnati and Oakland
- Also won the 100 fly, winning the event for the first time at an NCAA meet
- Helped the 400 medley relay team win in a pool record time of 3:10.38, which was also the eighth-fastest time in school history. His leadoff leg time of 47.52 was just .05 seconds off his lifetime best in the 100 back
- Collects second Swimmer of the Week honor of the season
- Last Purdue Swimmer of the Week: Blake Rowe (Oct. 1, 2025)
Diver of the Week
Max Miller, Purdue
Jr. – Conroe, Texas
- Set a pool record at the Oakland Aquatic Center and led a 1-2-3-4-5 finish for Purdue with a team season-best list score of 427.50 on 1-meter, winning the event by 54.65 points
- With Miller taking third with a score of 325.15, Purdue also went 2-3-4 on 3-meter, as Purdue swept Oakland and Cincinnati in the two-day triple dual
- Posted NCAA Zone Qualifying scores in both events
- Last Purdue Diver of the Week: Joshua Sollenberger (Oct. 1, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
Biko Hooper-Haviland, Purdue
Chicago, Ill.
- Eclipsed the Purdue freshman record in the 200 fly while leading a 1-2-3 finish for the Boilermakers in the two-day dual vs. Oakland and Cincinnati
- Took down the freshman record that had stood since the 2011 Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:45.84, also the ninth fastest time in the 200 fly in school history
- Also touched third in the 500 free (4:31.71) and finished fourth in the 200 free (1:39.09)
- Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Jānis Dzirkalis (Oct. 22, 2025)
2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors
Oct. 1
S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR
D: Joshua Sollenberger, So., PUR
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
