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Indiana, Michigan and Purdue Claim Women’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards

Hoosiers’ Clark, Wolverines’ Bellard and Boilermakers’ Wright earn weekly awards

Co-Swimmer of the Week  
Liberty Clark, Indiana 
Fr. – Chico, Calif. 

  • Won four events, three individual and one relay at No. 4 Michigan 
  • Won 50 free (21.83), 100 free (47.26) and 200 free (1:42.10) 
  • Helped Indiana set a program record in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:09.81. Clark gave Indiana the lead in the relay with the fastest leadoff (47.37) 
  • Last Indiana Swimmer of the Week: Miranda Grana (Dec. 10, 2025) 

 

Co-Swimmer of the Week  
Hannah Bellard, Michigan  
Jr. – Grosse Ile, Mich. 

  • Set a school record in the 200-yard butterfly as part of a first-place finish in a time of 1:50.72, a time that leads the nation by more than a full second 
  • Also won the 500-yard freestyle with an NCAA qualifying time of 4:41.54 
  • Last Michigan Swimmer of the Week: Bella Sims (Oct. 29, 2025) 


Diver of the Week 
Daryn Wright, Purdue 
Sr. - Plainfield, Ind. 

  • Swept the springboard events on Senior Day vs. Illinois, accomplishing the feat for the fourth time this season 
  • Posted team season bests on both events and a lifetime best on 3-meter  
  • Scored a 336.45 on 1-meter springboard and a 374.48 on 3-meter 
  • Earns third Diver of the Week honor of the season 
  • Last Purdue Diver of the Week: Daryn Wright (Oct. 22, 2025) 


Freshman of the Week 
Liberty Clark, Indiana 
Fr. – Chico, Calif. 

  • Won four events, three individual and one relay at No. 4 Michigan 
  • Won 50 free (21.83), 100 free (47.26) and 200 free (1:42.10) 
  • Helped Indiana set a program record in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:09.81. Clark gave Indiana the lead in the relay with the fastest leadoff (47.37) 
  • Collects fifth Freshman of the Week honor of the season 
  • Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Liberty Clark (Nov. 26, 2025) 

2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors 
Oct. 1 
S: Miranda Grana, Jr., IND 
D: Kaylee Bishop, Fr., IND 
F: Liberty Clark, IND 
Oct. 15 
S: Miranda Grana, Jr., IND 
D: Daryn Wright, Sr., PUR 
F: Liberty Clark, IND 
Oct. 22 
S: Katie McCarthy, Jr., MINN 
D: Daryn Wright, Sr., PUR 
F: Kayla Barr, MINN 
Oct. 29 
S: Bella Sims, Jr., MICH 
D: Ella Roselli, Jr., IND 
F: Liberty Clark, IND 
Nov. 5 
S: Lara Phipps, So., PUR 
D: Elna Widerstrom, Jr., MINN 
F: Payton Flowers, IOWA  
Nov. 12 
S: Rosie Murphy, Sr., UCLA 
D: Elna Widerstrom, Jr., MINN 
F: Jada Duncan, UCLA 
Nov. 19 
S/F: Emilianna Gonzalez, Fr., RU 
D: Bailee Sturgill, So., RU 
Nov. 26 
S: Miranda Grana, Jr., IND 
D: Kate Miller, So., USC 
F: Liberty Clark, IND 
Dec. 10 
S: Miranda Grana, Jr., IND 
D: Ella Roselli, Jr., IND 
F: Brooke Corrigan, WIS 
Jan. 7  
S: Maggie Wanezek, So., WIS 
D: Ryane Neal, Jr., WIS 
F: Lucie Delmas, WIS 
Jan. 14 
Co-S: Liberty Clark, Fr., IND 
Co-S: Hannah Bellard, Jr., MICH 
D: Daryn Wright, Sr., PUR 
F: Liberty Clark, IND 

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