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Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Michael Salazar, Ohio State
Junior, El Cajon, CA
- Placed first in the 100 (47.62) and second in the 200 butterfly (1:48.82) versus Kentucky
- Recorded an NCAA B Standard qualifying time in the 100 butterfly
- Earns his first career Swimmer of the Week honor
- Last Ohio State Swimmer of the Week: Matt McHugh (Nov. 25, 2015)
Men’s Freshman of the Week
Nikola Bjelajac, Purdue
Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Placed first in the 50 (20.63) and 100 freestyle (46.26) versus Hawai’i
- Helped the Boilermakers defeat Hawai’i 178-84
- Earns his first Freshman of the Week award
- Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Ryan Lawrence (Oct. 18, 2017)
Women’s Swimmer of the Week
Meg Bailey, Ohio State
Senior, Merewether, Australia
- Recorded a first place finish in the 200 butterfly (1:58.37) and the 400 IM (4:14.85) and a second place finish in the 200 IM (2:00.72) at Ohio State’s dual against Kentucky
- Posted three NCAA “B” qualifying times in her top finishes as well as in the 200 IM
- Earns her first career Swimmer of the Week honor
- Last Ohio State Swimmer of the Week: Liz Li (Jan. 25, 2017)
Women’s Freshman of the Week
Camryn McPherson, Ohio State
Saline, MI
- Recorded a first place finish in the 1-meter (305.60) and 3-meter (302.00) events
- Posted NCAA zone qualifying scores in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events
- Earns her first career Freshman of the Week award
- Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Freya Rayner (Nov. 8, 2017)
Women’s Diver of the Week
Sarah Bacon, Minnesota
Sophomore, Indianapolis, IN
- Recorded a first place finish in the 1-meter event with a final score of 327.90
- Posted NCAA zone qualifying scores in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events
- Earns her first Diver of the Week award
- Last Minnesota Diver of the Week: Yu Zhou (Dec. 7, 2016)
The above press release courtesy of the Big Ten Conference
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