Iowa and Ohio State Win Women’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards

Women’s Swimmer of the Week

Josephine Panitz, Ohio State

Gr. – Armonk, N.Y. – The Ursuline School – Major: Marketing & Public Management

• Helped No. 5 Ohio State defeat No. 17 Virginia Tech

• Placed first in the 200 IM (2:00.36)

• Placed first in the 100 breaststroke with an NCAA B cut time of 1:00.13

• Placed first in the 200 breaststroke (2:14.09)

• Placed first in the 400 medley relay (3:37.51)

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

• Last Ohio State Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Katherine Zenick (Feb. 1, 2023)

Women’s Diver of the Week

Lena Hentschel, Ohio State

So. – Berlin, Germany – Sportgymnasium Dresden  – Major: Journalism

• Helped No. 5 Ohio State defeat No. 17 Virginia Tech

• Placed first in the 1-meter with an NCAA zone qualifying score of 340.75

• Placed first in the 3-meter with an NCAA zone qualifying score of 343.30

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

• Last Ohio State Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Lena Hentschel (Jan. 25, 2023)

Women’s Freshman of the Week

Olivia Swalley, Iowa

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

• Placed first in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.16), which is now the ninth fastest time in program history

• Placed first in the 200 breaststroke (2:17.41), placing seventh in program history

• Placed first in the IM (2:03.26)

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

• Last Iowa Women’s Freshman of the Week: Sabrina Kupcova (Dec. 14, 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

Nov. 1

S: Josephine Panitz, OSU

D: Lena Hentschel, OSU

F: Olivia Swalley, IOWA