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

Swimmer of the Week
Anna Peplowski, Indiana 
Sr. – Germantown Hills, Ill. – Metamora – Major: Sport Marketing and Management 

• Swept individual events during Indiana’s 160-103 victory over No. 7 Michigan 

• Posted one NCAA A cut and two NCAA B cuts 

• Won the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:41.63 (NCAA A cut), the fastest time in the country this season 

• Out-touched Michigan’s Lindsay Flynn by 15 hundredths of a second in the 100 free with a time of 47.68 (B)  

• Won the 500 free in 4:38.56 (B) 

• Last Indiana Swimmer of the Week: Anna Peplowski (Jan. 8, 2025) 

Diver of the Week 
Daryn Wright, Purdue 
Jr. - Plainfield, Ind. – Plainfield – Major: Retail Management 

• Won an event at both of Purdue’s meets as the Boilermakers finished the weekend with a 3-0 record vs. Kentucky, Notre Dame and Illinois 

• On Friday vs. Kentucky and Notre Dame, Wright won the 3-meter with an NCAA Zone Qualifying score of 373.28, a personal best  

• Finished second on 1-meter with an NCAA Zone Qualifying score of 306.60  

• On Saturday at Illinois, Wright won the 1-meter with a 316.28 (Z)  

• Last Purdue Diver of the Week: Daryn Wright (Dec. 18, 2024) 

Freshman of the Week 
Rebecca Diaconescu, Michigan 
Las Vegas, Nev. – Nevada Learning Academy – Major: Movement Science 

• Won the 1,000 yard freestyle with a time of 9:32.96 against Indiana 

• Finished second in the 500 free with an NCAA B cut time of 4:39.71 

• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Letitia Sim (Jan. 19, 2021) 

2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors 
Oct. 9  
S: Ana Jih-Schiff, Sr., UCLA 
D: Makayla Hughbanks, Sr., IOWA 
F: Livi Wanner, MINN 
Oct. 16 
S: Hannah Hill, Sr., PUR 
D: Elna Widerstrom, So., MINN 
F: Chloe Diner, ILL 
Oct. 23 
S: Phoebe Bacon, Gr., WIS 
D: Elna Widerstrom, So., MINN 
F: Mila Nikanorov, OSU 
Oct. 30 
S: Gena Jorgenson, Jr., NEB 
D: Paola Pineda Vazquez, Gr. OSU 
F: Chloe Diner, ILL 
Nov. 6 
S: Hailey Tierney, So., WIS 
D: Paola Pineda Vazquez, Gr. OSU 
F: Maggie Wanezek, WIS 
Nov. 13 
S: Minna Abraham, So., USC 
D: Lena Hentschel, Jr., OSU 
F: Mila Nikakorov, OSU 
Nov. 20 
S: Sofia Bartoloni, So., RU 
D: Holly Prasanto, Sr., RU 
F: Bailee Sturgill, RU 
Nov. 27 
S: Miranda Grana, So., IND 
D: Daryn Wright, Jr., PUR 
F: Mila Nikakorov, OSU 
Dec. 11 
S: Molly Urkiel, Gr., RU 
D: Holly Prasanto, Sr., RU 
F: Livi Wanner, MINN 
Dec. 18 
S: Annie Galvin, Sr., IOWA 
D: Daryn Wright, Jr., PUR 
F: Nora Kemp, IOWA 
Jan. 8 
S: Anna Peplowski, Sr., IND 
D: Ella Roselli, So., IND 
F: no selection 
Jan. 15 
S: Anna Peplowski, Sr., IND 
D: Daryn Wright, Jr., PUR 
F: Rebecca Diaconescu, MICH