Penn State, Purdue Claim Weekly Men’s Swimming & Diving Awards
Swimmer of the Week
Victor Baganha, Penn State
Jr. – Belo Horizonte, Brazil – Major: Risk Management
- Helped the Nittany Lions win the 200 medley relay
- Won the 50 free with a 20.14 and the 100 fly in 47.91
- Finished the evening helping the 200 free relay team finish first
- Last Penn State Swimmer of the Week: Victor Baganha (Dec. 6, 2023)
Diver/Freshman of the Week
Holden Higbie, Purdue
Fr. - Danville, Ind. – Danville HS – Major: Selling & Sales Management
- Finished second in the 1-meter dive with a season-best 376.20
- Won the 3-meter dive with a career-best 409.00, good enough for 14th in Purdue program history
- Both dives were NCAA Zone Qualifying scores, helping Purdue sweep the diving events vs. Missouri
- Last Purdue Diver of the Week: Max Miller (Oct. 25, 2023)
- Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Pat Broderick (Nov. 8, 2023)
2023-24 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors
Oct. 18
S: Dominik Mark Torok, Wisconsin
D: YuTong Wang, Minnesota
F: Davide Harabagiu, Minnesota
Oct. 25
S: Dominik Mark Torok, Wisconsin
D: Max Miller, Purdue
F: Davide Harabagiu, Minnesota
Nov. 1
S: Jassen Yep, Indiana
D: Lyle Yost, Ohio State
F: Ahmed Hafnaoui, Indiana
Nov. 8
S: Brady Samuels, Purdue
D: YuTong Wang, Minnesota
F: Pat Broderick, Purdue
Nov. 15
S: Tomas Navikonis, Ohio State
D: Clayton Chaplin, Ohio State
F: Eli Stoll, Ohio State
Nov. 22
S: Jassen Yep, Indiana
D: Lyle Yost, Ohio State
F: Mikkel Lee, Indiana
Dec. 6
S: Victor Baganha, Penn State
D: YuTong Wang, Minnesota
F: Davide Harabagiu, Minnesota
Jan. 10
S: Charlie Clark, Ohio State
F: Ian Steffen, Minnesota
Jan. 17
S: Victor Baganha, Penn State
D/F: Holden Higbie, Purdue