BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Four members of the No. 2/6 Indiana swimming and diving program captured Big Ten weekly awards on Wednesday (Jan. 8), per conference announcement, following then men’s and women’s dual meet split at No. 4/4 Florida on Friday (Jan. 3).
Indiana swept the Big Ten Swimmer of the Week and Diver of the Week awards to earn four of the six available awards this cycle.
Big Ten Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Owen McDonald Junior Owen McDonald captured his third Big Ten Swimmer of the Week award this season after sweeping his individual events in the men’s win at Florida. McDonald swept the backstroke events before adding a third victory in the 200-yard IM.
Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Anna Peplowski
Earning her fourth-career swimmer of the week award and first this season, senior Anna Peplowski also swept her individual events Friday. Peplowski out-touched fellow Olympian Emma Weyant in the 200-yard freestyle (1:44.78) by 2.37 seconds and in the 200 IM (1:59.10) by 27 hundredths. Her third victory came in the 100 free (48.90), earning a 1-2 finish with teammate Kristina Paegle. The senior also posted the quickest split in the 400-yard freestyle relay, anchoring IU in 48.21.
Big Ten Men’s Diver of the Week: Carson Tyler
Senior Carson Tyler received his first Big Ten weekly award this season, updating his career total to seven. Tyler and classmate Quinn Henninger dominated the springboards during Indiana’s win, each capturing a first and second place finish. He won the 1-meter board with a score of 425.33, 40 points better than the field, after earning 65 points or better on each of his dives. Henninger narrowly edged Tyler on the 3-meter board with a 385.88 to Tyler’s 385.43. Tyler leapfrogged Florida’s Peyton Donald with a final-round 74.40 to take the No. 2 spot.
Big Ten Women’s Diver of the Week: Ella Roselli
Sophomore Ella Roselli captured her first-career Big Ten weekly award with top-three finishes on both boards Friday. Roselli won the 1-meter springboard with of 297.53, 19.43 points better the field, before placing third on 3-meter with a 324.53.
