Four members of the Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams earned weekly Big Ten honors on Wednesday, the conference office announced.
Lilly King was named co-Women’s Swimmer of the Week, while Jessica Parratto was named co-Diver of the Week. Grace Haskett was named the women’s Freshman of the Week.
On the men’s side, Blake Pieroni was named co-Men’s Swimmer of the Week. Pieroni was also namedCollegeSwimming.com’s DI National Swimmer of the Week on Tuesday.
The Valparaiso, Ind. native won all six events he was in this past weekend, helping the Hoosiers upend No. 2 Texas and No. 4 Florida and vault to the top of the CSCAA/TYR Top 25. Pieroni won the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle twice, posting the fastest times in the nation in both events. He also helped IU win the 400 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay with best-times in the country.
King won three individual events and two relays this past weekend, helping IU take down No. 18 Florida. The Evansville, Ind. product won the 100 breaststroke with the top time in the nation and also helped the 200 medley relay win with the best time in the country. King also touched first in the 200 breast, 200 IM and the 400 medley relay.
In the diving well, Parratto got her season off to a great start, winning the 1-meter dive with a score of 302.85 and placing second in the 3-meter with a total of 332.85. In the first meet of the season, the redshirt junior already earned her NCAA Zones qualifying score in both events.
Haskett had a great debut for the Hoosiers, helping IU win three relays this past weekend, while also posting strong showings in the 50 freestyle. Haskett helped Indiana win the 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay, with the 200 medley relay touching with the best time in the nation. The Bedford, Ind. native also placed second and tied for third in the 50 freestyle, posting strong times of 23.07 and 23.56.Â
The No. 1/7-ranked Indiana Hoosiers men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will be back in the pool on Friday, Oct. 27 when the team faces No. 15/12 Tennessee and No. –/15 Kentucky in a double-dual meet in Knoxville, Tenn.
