Weekly Big Ten Awards Go to Cannon Clifton and Yirong Bi

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This week, the awards for Big Ten Swimmer of the Week went to Wisconsin senior Cannon Clifton and Michigan sophomore Yirong Bi. Read more about all award-winners below.

Swimmer of the Week
Cannon Clifton, Wisconsin
Sr. – Irving, Texas – The Woodlands

Collected three first-place finishes to lift Wisconsin over Green Bay
Touched first in the 100-yard freestyle, recording an NCAA B-cut qualifying time of 42.89
Contributed to a pair of first-place marks in the 400-yard medley relay (3:10.56) and the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:19.45)
Earns his second career Swimmer of the Week honor
Last Wisconsin Swimmer of the Week: Cannon Clifton (Feb. 10, 2016)

Diver of the Week
Hector Garcia Boissier, Penn State
So. – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain – IES Politecnico Las Palmas

Swept the diving events in Penn State’s dual meet victory at Villanova, scoring 405.15 in the one-meter event and 376.65 in the three-meter event
Recorded NCAA Zone qualifying marks in both events
Earns his second Diver of the Week award
Last Penn State Diver of the Week: Hector Garcia Boissier (Oct. 12, 2016)

Male Freshman of the Week
Kaelan Freund, Penn State
Lethbridge, Alberta – Chinook

Recorded a pair first-place finishes to help Penn State defeat Villanova in dual meet action
Touched first in the 200-yard breaststroke, recording a time of 2:00.88
Contributed to a first-place mark in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:24.37
Earns his fourth career Freshman of the Week honor
Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Kaelan Freund (Jan. 25, 2017)

Female Swimmer of the Week
Yirong Bi, Michigan
So. – Hangzhou, China – Zhejiang College of Sports

Collected a pair of first-place finishes to help Michigan defeat Michigan State in dual-meet action
Won the 400-yard individual medley with an NCAA B-cut qualifying time of 4:16.23, more than 10 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher
Touched first in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.90
Earns her second career Big Ten Swimmer of the Week award
Last Michigan Swimmer of the Week: Siobhan Haughey (Feb. 1, 2017)

Female Diver of the Week
Mackenzie Cornell, Penn State
Sr. – Germantown, Md. – Northwest

Swept the diving events with a score of 273.38 on the one-meter springboard and 319.95 in the three-meter event in Penn State’s meet at Villanova
The Academic All-Big Ten honoree recorded NCAA Zone qualifying scores in both events
Earns her first career Diver of the Week honor
Last Penn State Diver of the Week: Ilana Zeises (Jan. 4, 2011)

Female Freshman of the Week
Beata Nelson, Wisconsin
Madison, Wis. – Verona Area

Registered four top-two finishes to help Wisconsin defeat Green Bay in dual meet action
Touched first and recorded an NCAA B-cut qualifying time in the 200-yard individual medley (2:00.76) and took second in the 200-yard butterfly (2:00.33)
Contributed to a first-place mark in the 400-yard medley relay (3:37.30) and a second-place result in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:34.79)
Earns her fourth Freshman of the Week award
Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Beata Nelson (Feb. 1, 2017)

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