 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University senior Mohamed Samy and freshman Brendan Burns were named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week and Big Ten Freshman of the Week, respectively, the league office announced on Wednesday afternoon.
The honors of the first of the season for each swimmer and the first collected by a Hoosier this season.
Samy has been dynamic in the pool all season for the Hoosiers. He piled up six total event victories at the Tennessee Invitational, to include three individual victories and three relay crowns. His wins came in the 200 freestyle (1:33.65), 200 backstroke (1:41.03), 200 IM (1:44.00), 200 freestyle relay (1:17.41), 400 freestyle relay (2:50.11), and 800 freestyle relay (6:22.79).
Both his times in the 200 free and 200 back rank third among the NCAA leaders, while his 200 IM time stands fifth in the country. In total, Samy has tallied 16 event wins this season and has four times that rank inside the top-10 in the NCAA individual standings this season.
Burns charted three event wins at the Tennessee Invitational. He was the first to the wall in the 200 butterfly (1:41.45) and was a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay (2:50.11) and 800 freestyle relay (6:22.79) teams.
His 200 fly time marked the fourth-fastest time swam by a USA swimmer in the 17-18 age group ever and is currently the nation-leading time in the event. Burns also holds the eighth-fastest time in the 100 fly in the NCAA.
The Indiana Hoosiers will be back in the pool for a dual meet on Jan. 11, 2020 at Michigan.
