Big Ten Reveals Men’s Swimming and Diving Postseason Awards

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced its 2025 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving postseason award recipients on Thursday, as selected by the conference’s head coaches.  

Indiana’s Owen McDonald was named Swimmer of the Year, while teammate Carson Tyler was selected as Diver of the Year for the second straight year. Ohio State’s Matt Klinge was named Freshman of the Year. The Hoosiers’ Ray Looze and Drew Johansen were also named Men’s Swimming and Diving Coaches of the Year for the second consecutive season.  

McDonald extends Indiana’s Swimmer of the Year award to four consecutive years after he led the Hoosiers to a third-place national finish and a fourth-straight Big Ten Championship. McDonald won bronze in the 200 IM at the NCAA Championships and was named an All-American in the 800-freestyle relay, 200 IM, 100 backstroke, 400 medley relay, 200 backstroke and 400 freestyle relay. McDonald was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships after setting a Big Ten record in the 200-yard backstroke and a championship record in the 200-yard IM.  

Tyler earns his second straight Diver of the Year honor after becoming the first-ever diver to win three consecutive NCAA platform titles. Tyler also won the 3-meter springboard and completed his collegiate career as a five-time NCAA Champion. Tyler repeated as the CSCAA Men’s Diver of the Year, which was announced on Monday, March 31. 

Klinge touched first in the 50 free at the Big Ten Championships and was named to the All-Big Ten First Team and Freshman Team. Klinge was named an Honorable Mention All-American in the 200 medley relay, 50 free and 200 free relay.  

Looze led the Hoosiers to a third-place finish at last week’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, the program’s sixth top five finish in the last seven seasons. Throughout the Championships, Indiana set 10 program records, six Big Ten records and captured the American record in the 200-yard medley relay at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center. Seventeen Hoosiers totaled 50 All-America honors, tying the program record set by the 1974 team.  

Johansen led the Hoosiers to a national championship in all three diving events, just the second diving sweep in NCAA history and first since Miami accomplished the feat in 1997. Johansen earns his third straight Diving Coach of the Year honor and repeated as the CSCAA Diving Coach of the Year.