Nebraska, Purdue and Wisconsin Gather Women’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards

Women’s Swimmer of the Week

Phoebe Bacon, Wisconsin

Sr. – Chevy Chase, Md. – Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart – Major: Health Promotion & Health Equity

• Placed first in the 100 backstroke with an NCAA B cut time of 52.60

• Placed first in the 200 backstroke with an NCAA B cut time of 1:54.44

• Placed first in the 100 butterfly with an NCAA B cut time of 53.10

• Placed first in the 200 free relay (1:39.64)

• Placed first in the 400 free relay (3:19.88)

• Placed first in the 400 medley relay (3:37.70)

• Placed first in the 200 free relay (1:30.83)

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

• Last Wisconsin Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Abby Carlson (Oct. 11, 2023)

Women’s Diver of the Week

Daryn Wright, Purdue

So. – Plainfield, Ind. – Plainfield – Major: Retail Management

• Won three of the four events at Purdue’s home-opening weekend

• Placed first, on Friday, in the 1-meter with an NCAA zone qualifying score of 306.70

• Placed first, on Friday, in the 3-meter with an NCAA zone qualifying score of 338.65

• Placed first, on Saturday, in the 1-meter with an NCAA zone qualifying score of 300.40

• Placed first, on Saturday, in the 3-meter with an NCAA zone qualifying score of 335.95

• Earns her fourth career Diver of the Week award

Women’s Freshman of the Week

Beatrix Tanko, Nebraska

Fr. – Budapest, Hungary – Óbudai Árpád Gimnázium  – Major: Finance and Computer Science

• Placed first in the 50 free (24.22)

• Placed first in the 500 free (5:06.84)

• Placed first in the 200 medley relay (1:46.25)

• Placed first in the 200 free relay (1:36.27)

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

• Last Nebraska Women’s Freshman of the Week: Milica Opacic (Dec. 15, 2022)

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