Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska Gather Women’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards

Women’s Swimmer of the Week

Gena Jorgenson, Nebraska

So. – Aberdeen, S.D. – Central – Major: Biological Sciences

• Placed first in the 500 freestyle with an NCAA B cut time of 4:43.87

• Her 500 freestyle time is now the fourth fastest in Nebraska school history

• Placed first in the 1,650 freestyle with an NCAA B cut time of 16:15.82, 15 seconds before runner-up

• Placed third in the 400 IM with an NCAA B cut time of 4:16.05

• Placed sixth in the 200 backstroke (2:00.14)

• Placed first in the 800 freestyle relay (7:18.69)

• Placed second in the 400 medley relay (3:40.45)

• Earns her first career Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Week award

• Last Nebraska Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Autumn Haebig (Dec. 15, 2021)

Women’s Diver of the Week

Vivi Del Angel, Minnesota

So. – Veracruz, Mexico – Mexican Swimming Federation – Major: Sport Management

• Placed first in the 3 meter with an NCAA zone qualifying score of 367.85

• Placed first in the platform with an NCAA zone qualifying score of 331.90

• Placed second in the 1 meter with an NCAA zone qualifying score of 290.85

• Earns her first career Big Ten Women’s Diver of the Week award

• Last Minnesota Women’s Diver of the Week: Joy Zhu (Dec. 8, 2022)

Women’s Freshman of the Week

Olivia Swalley, Iowa

Fr. – Johnston, Iowa – Johnston – Major: Pre-dental

• Placed first in the 200 breaststroke with an NCAA B cut time of 2:12.92

• Her 200 breaststroke ranks fourth all-time at Iowa

• Placed first in the 200 IM with an NCAA B cut time of 1:59.15

• Her 200 IM ranks third in Iowa school history

• Placed first in the 400 IM with an NCAA B cut time of 4:14.72

• Her 400 IM ranks second all-time at Iowa

• Placed first in the 400 free relay (3:20.47)

• Placed first in the 200 medley relay (1:39.59)

• Placed first in the 400 medley relay (3:38.28)

• Ranks sixth in Iowa record books in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.76) and the 200 free realy (1:31.46)

• Earns her first career Big Ten Women’s Freshman of the Week

• Last Iowa Women’s Freshman of the Week: Olivia Swalley (Nov. 1, 2023)

2023-24 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors

Oct. 4

S: Cat Stanford, PSU

D: Abbey Ekstrom, PSU

F: Morgan Jenny, PSU

Oct. 11

S: Abby Carlson, WIS

D: Skyler Liu, IND

F: Elysha Pribadi, RU 

Oct. 19

S: Megan Van Berkom, MINN

D: Daryn Wright, PUR

F: Abigail Ekstrom, PSU

Oct. 25

S: Phoebe Bacon, WIS

D: Daryn Wright, PUR

F: Beatrix Tanko, NEB

Nov. 1

S: Josephine Panitz, OSU

D: Lena Hentschel, OSU

F: Olivia Swalley, IOWA

Nov. 8

S: Mackenzie McConagha, WIS

D: Lena Hentschel, OSU

F: Hailey Tierney, WIS

Nov. 15

S: Paige Hall, OSU

D: Janie Boyle, OSU

F: Elysha Pribadi, RU

Nov. 22

S: Phoebe Bacon, WIS

D: Skyler Liu, IND

F: Krista Marlin, OSU

Dec. 6

S: Gena Jorgenson, NEB

D: Vivi Del Angel, MINN

F: Olivia Swalley, IOWA