Swimmer of the Week
Liz Li, Ohio State
Jr. – Shenyang, China
- Collected four first-place finishes on the weekend, including a pair of victories at Michigan State and in Ohio State’s meet against Akron and Pittsburgh
- Won the 50-yard freestyle (22.49) and the 100-yard butterfly at Michigan State (53.98) and against Akron and Pittsburgh (53.98)
- Contributed to a first-place result in the 200-yard medley relay at Michigan State with a time of 1:42.66
- Earns her third career Big Ten Swimmer of the Week award
- Last Ohio State Swimmer of the Week: Liz Li (Nov. 16, 2016)
Diver of the Week
Olivia Rosendahl, Northwestern
So. – Los Angeles, Calif. – Immaculate Heart
- Swept the diving events with a score of 292.10 on the one-meter springboard and 307.40 in the platform event in Northwestern’s dual meet against Iowa
- Recorded NCAA Zone qualifying scores in both events
- Earns her third career Diver of the Week honor
- Last Northwestern Diver of the Week: Olivia Rosendahl (Oct. 26, 2016)
Freshman of the Week
Hannah Burvill, Iowa
Pyrford, Great Britain – Notre Dame Senior School, Cobham
- Collected four first-place finishes in Iowa’s dual-meet victory over conference rival Northwestern
- Touched first in the 100- and 200-yard freestyle events, recording times of 50.68 and 1:49.26, respectively
- Contributed to first-place finishes in the 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay with times of 1:41.13 and 3:23.91, respectively
- Earns her third Freshman of the Week award
- Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Hannah Burvill (Dec. 14, 2016)
2016-17 Big Ten Women’s Swimmer/Diver of the Week
Oct. 5
S: Tereysa Lehnertz, Jr., IOWA
D: Jacintha Thomas, So., IOWA
F: Hannah Burvill, IOWA
Oct. 12
S: Yirong Bi, So., MICH
D: Anna Filipcic, Sr., NEB
F: Maddie Hart, PSU
Oct. 19
S: Chase Kinney, Sr., WIS
D: Yu Zhou, Sr., MINN
F: Vanessa Krause, MICH
Oct. 26
S: Lilly King, So., IND
D: Olivia Rosendahl, So., NU
F: Beata Nelson, WIS
Nov. 2
S: Kennedy Goss, Jr., IND
S: Emma Sougstad, Sr., IOWA
D: Anna Filipcic, Sr., NEB
F: Sarah Bacon, MINN
Nov. 9
S: Siobhan Haughey, So., MICH
D: Anna Filipcic, Sr., NEB
F: Beata Nelson, WIS
Nov. 16
S: Lilly King, So., IND
S: Liz Li, Jr., OSU
D: Taylor Pamplin, So., IND
F: Lindsey Horejsi, MINN
Nov. 23
S: Vera Koprivova, So., RU
D: Yu Zhou, Sr., MINN
F: Valerie Gruest Slowing, NU
Dec. 7
S: Cierra Runge, So., WIS
D: Yu Zhou, Sr., MINN
F: Lindsey Horejsi, MINN
Dec. 14
S: Emma Sougstad, Sr., IOWA
D: Thelma Strandberg, Fr., IOWA
F: Hannah Burvill, IOWA
Jan. 4
S: Emily Kopas, Jr., MICH
F: Vanessa Krause, MICH
Jan. 18
S: Siobhan Haughey, So., MICH
D: Addison Walkowiak, Jr., RU
F: Vanessa Krause, MICH
Jan. 25
S: Liz Li, Jr., OSU
D: Olivia Rosendahl, So., NU
F: Hannah Burvill, IOWA
News courtesy of the Big Ten.