Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ohio State Earn Women’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards

Swimmer of the Week
Phoebe Bacon, Wisconsin 
Gr. – Chevy Chase, Md. – Stone Ridge School of Sacred Heart – Major: Health Promotion 

• Secured first place finishes and NCAA B cut times in three of her four races this weekend in a triangular meet against Michigan and Notre Dame 

• Finished with a time of 1:55.61 in the 200 backstroke, 1:58.50 in the 200 IM and 1:57.37 in the 200 butterfly 

• Bacon was less than a half a second off the cut time in her second-place finish in the 100 butterfly, finishing with a time of 53.64 

• Last Wisconsin Swimmer of the Week: Phoebe Bacon (Jan. 10, 2024)

Diver of the Week 
Elna Widerstrom, Minnesota 
So. - Lund, Sweden – SK Poseidon  

• Placed first in both the 1- and 3-meter dives vs. South Dakota State and St. Thomas 

• Posted a 1-meter scored of 306.10 and a 3-meter score of 354.65 

• Last Minnesota Diver of the Week: Elna Widerstrom (Oct. 16, 2024) 

 
Freshman of the Week
Mila Nikanorov, Ohio State 
Castle Rock, Colo. – Castle View High School – Major: Finance 

• Won both distance events in a double dual meet against Kentucky and Akron 

• Won the 1000 free with a time of 9:42.80 and was the winner of the 500 free with a time of 4:50.18 

• Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Bella Fisco (Feb. 21, 2024) 

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, Minnesota 
Oct. 16 
S: Hannah Hill, Sr., Purdue 
D: Elna Widerstrom, So., Minnesota  
F: Chloe Diner, Illinois  
Oct. 23 
S: Phoebe Bacon, Gr., Wisconsin 
D: Elna Widerstrom, So., Minnesota 
F: Mila Nikanorov, Ohio State