Indiana Swim and Dive Snags Four Big Ten Weekly Awards

 

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana swimming and diving captured four of six Big Ten Weekly awards in the active cycle – sweeping the swimmer of the week and diver of the week honors – the conference office announced Wednesday (Feb. 7).

The Hoosiers won four out of four matchups in its tri-meet with No. 15/8 Louisville and No. 22/14 Wisconsin on Friday (Feb. 2), completing perfect 8-0 dual meet seasons for both the men and women’s programs.

Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Week – Ching Hwee Gan

Ching Hwee Gan earned her first-career Big Ten weekly award after sweeping the distance freestyle events Friday.

Gan started her day winning the 1,000-yard freestyle in 9:30.07, beating her own program record set during her silver medal performance in the 1,650-yard race at the 2023 NCAA Championships. After consistently posting splits under 29 seconds, Gan swam the final 50 yards in 27.34 to hold off Wisconsin’s Maddie Waggoner by .71 seconds. Her time ranks No. 3 in the country this season.

Gan also closed strong in her 500 free victory, posting a 26.56 final split to catch Badger Abby Carlson – the reigning Big Ten Champion and NCAA runner-up in the event.

Gan will represent Singapore at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, next week.

Big Ten Women’s Diver of the Week – Anne Fowler

 Anne Fowler captured her seventh-career Big Ten weekly award, sixth Big Ten Diver of the Week award and second weekly award this season.

Indiana women’s diving has been dominant, winning all 12 diving events at dual meets this season. Fowler is responsible for six of those victories and has won all five events she has competed in this spring.

Fowler won each diving event at Friday’s meet as the Hoosiers earned the top-three spots on both boards. Fowler won the 1-meter with a score of 328.43 and the 3-meter via 381.45 points.

Big Ten Men’s Swimmer of the Week – Brendan Burns

 Brendan Burns is the Big Ten Men’s Swimmer of the Week for the seventh time in his career and second time this season.

Burns won all three individual events, once again tackling the challenging 200 back, 200 fly double as well as the 100 back. He contributed to Indiana’s 200-yard medley relay victory as well, as the Hoosiers posted an NCAA A cut 1:22.88.

The senior led 1-2 IU finishes in the 100 back (45.91) and 200 back (1:40.04), setting a season-best time in the latter. His 1:40.78 200-yard butterfly was also a season best as well as the No. 6 time in the nation.

 

Big Ten Men’s Diver of the Week – Maxwell Weinrich

 On a day when the IU men missed two of its divers for World Championships competition, Maxwell Weinrich picked up the slack with two personal bests and swept the springboards. It is his first Big Ten weekly award.

Not only did the sophomore win, but he also won comfortably. Weinrich tallied 388.13 points on 1-meter, 67.50 points better than second place, and 428.93 points on 3-meter, a 42.38-point difference.