Indiana and USC Collect Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards

Swimmer of the Week  
Zalán Sárkány, Indiana 
Sr. – Budapest, Hungary 

• Swept individual events as Indiana defeated No.14 Texas A&M and No. 17 USC 
• Set NCAA qualifying times in all three events and set the No. 1 time nationally in all three events  
• Won 500-yard freestyle by 7.77 seconds with a time of 4:11.39, setting an Indiana dual meet record 
• Set USC pool record in 1,650-yard freestyle, winning by over 38 seconds with a time of 14:29.87, which was another Indiana dual meet record 
• Won 400-yard IM by 3.30 seconds with a time of 3:43.45 
• Last Indiana Swimmer of the Week: Zalán Sárkány (Feb. 5, 2025)  

Diver of the Week 
Mortiz Wesemann, USC 
Gr. - Aachen, Germany 

• Swept the diving events at the USC Invitational, claiming both the 1-meter and 3-meter events against No. 2 Indiana and No. 23 Texas A&M 
• In 3-meter, Wesemann tallied a whopping 382.10 points to win the event by nearly 15 points  
• Won the 1-meter with a score of 407.80, as more than 80 points separated Wesemann from second place 
• Last USC Diver of the Week: Mortiz Wesemann (Nov. 13, 2024) 

Freshman of the Week  
Noah Cakir, Indiana 
Deer Park, N.Y. 

• Won two events - one individual, one relay, as Indiana topped No. 14 Texas A&M and No. 17 USC 
• Finished top three in all three individual events 
• Won tight race in 200-yard breaststroke by 63 hundredths with time of 1:54.19, a personal best and NCAA qualifying time 
• Finished second in 100 breast (52.64) and third in 200 IM (1:47.25) 
• Helped Indiana win 400 medley relay with NCAA qualifying time of 3:05.97 
• Earns second consecutive Freshman of the Week honor  
• Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Noah Cakir (Oct. 1, 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