Michigan, Ohio State and USC Earn Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors

Swimmer of the Week  
Michal Chmielewski, USC 
Jr. – Warszawa, Poland 

• Against No. 4 Cal, set a program and Uytengsu Aquatics Center pool record in the 100 fly with a time of 45.08 
• Part of the 400-yard medley relay that took first against Cal and set a new Uytengsu Aquatics Center pool record with a time of 3:04.04 
• Won the 200-yard butterfly to sweep both of his individual events of the meet vs. No. 9 Stanford 
• Last USC Swimmer of the Week: Luke Maurer (Feb. 12, 2025) 

Diver of the Week  
Tyler Read, Ohio State 
Jr. – Richmond, Va.  

• Won both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives in a win against Michigan  
• Scored a 378.75 on 1-meter and a 374.40 on 3-meter, both are NCAA Zone qualifying scores 
• Last Ohio State Diver of the Week: Kylie Flory (Oct. 30, 2024) 

Freshman of the Week  
Luka Mladenovic, Michigan 
Salzburg, Austria 

• Won the 100-yard breaststroke against Ohio State with a time of 52.02 
• Touched second in the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:54.76 
• Earns fourth Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor of the season 
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Luka Mladenovic (Nov. 26, 2025) 

2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors 
Oct. 1  
S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR 
D: Joshua Sollenberger, So., IND 
F: Noah Cakir, IND 
Oct. 15 
S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND 
D: Mortiz Wesemann, Gr., USC 
F: Noah Cakir, IND 
Oct. 22 
S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU 
D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN 
F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR 
Oct. 29 
S: Raekwon Noel, So., IND 
D: Josh Hedberg, Fr., IND 
F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH 
Nov. 5 
S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR 
D: Max Miller, Jr., PUR 
F: Biko Hooper-Haviland, PUR 
Nov. 12 
S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU 
D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN 
F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH 
Nov. 26 
S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND 
D: Moritz Wesemann, Gr., USC 
F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH 
Dec. 10 
S: Jānis Dzirkalis, Fr., PUR 
D: Maxwell Weinrich, Sr., IND 
F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR 
Jan. 7  
S: Ben Wiegand, R-Sr., WIS 
F: Enzo Solitario, WIS 
Jan. 14 
S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND 
D: Tyler Wills, So., PUR 
F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR 
Jan. 21 
S: Michal Chmielewski, Jr., USC 
D: Tyler Read, Jr., OSU 
F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH