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This week, the awards for Big Ten Swimmer of the Week went to Wisconsin senior\u00a0Cannon Clifton<\/strong> and Michigan sophomore\u00a0Yirong Bi<\/strong>. Read more about all award-winners below.<\/p>\n

Swimmer of the Week
\n<\/u><\/strong>Cannon Clifton, Wisconsin
\n<\/strong>Sr. – Irving, Texas – The Woodlands<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Collected three first-place finishes to lift Wisconsin over Green Bay<\/li>\n
Touched first in the 100-yard freestyle, recording an NCAA B-cut qualifying time of 42.89<\/li>\n
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)<\/li>\n
Earns his second career Swimmer of the Week honor<\/li>\n
Last Wisconsin Swimmer of the Week: Cannon Clifton (Feb. 10, 2016)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Diver of the Week<\/u><\/strong>
\nHector Garcia Boissier, Penn State
\n<\/strong>So. – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain – IES Politecnico Las Palmas<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Swept the diving events in Penn State\u2019s dual meet victory at Villanova, scoring 405.15 in the one-meter event and 376.65 in the three-meter event<\/li>\n
Recorded NCAA Zone qualifying marks in both events<\/li>\n
Earns his second Diver of the Week award<\/li>\n
Last Penn State Diver of the Week: Hector Garcia Boissier (Oct. 12, 2016)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Male Freshman of the Week
\n<\/u><\/strong>Kaelan Freund, Penn State
\nLethbridge, Alberta – Chinook<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Recorded a pair first-place finishes to help Penn State defeat Villanova in dual meet action<\/li>\n
Touched first in the 200-yard breaststroke, recording a time of 2:00.88<\/li>\n
Contributed to a first-place mark in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:24.37<\/li>\n
Earns his fourth career Freshman of the Week honor<\/li>\n
Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Kaelan Freund (Jan. 25, 2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Female Swimmer of the Week<\/u><\/strong>
\nYirong Bi, Michigan
\n<\/strong>So. – Hangzhou, China – Zhejiang College of Sports<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Collected a pair of first-place finishes to help Michigan defeat Michigan State in dual-meet action<\/li>\n
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<\/li>\n
Touched first in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.90<\/li>\n
Earns her second career Big Ten Swimmer of the Week award<\/li>\n
Last Michigan Swimmer of the Week: Siobhan Haughey<\/strong> (Feb. 1, 2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Female Diver of the Week<\/u><\/strong>
\nMackenzie Cornell, Penn State
\n<\/strong>Sr. – Germantown, Md. – Northwest<\/strong><\/p>\n
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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\u2019s meet at Villanova<\/li>\n
The Academic All-Big Ten honoree recorded NCAA Zone qualifying scores in both events<\/li>\n
Earns her first career Diver of the Week honor<\/li>\n
Last Penn State Diver of the Week: Ilana Zeises<\/strong> (Jan. 4, 2011)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Female Freshman of the Week<\/u><\/strong>
\nBeata Nelson, Wisconsin
\nMadison, Wis. – Verona Area<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Registered four top-two finishes to help Wisconsin defeat Green Bay in dual meet action<\/li>\n
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)<\/li>\n
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)<\/li>\n
Earns her fourth Freshman of the Week award<\/li>\n
Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Beata Nelson (Feb. 1, 2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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