Hoosier Highlights: The Heartbeat of Indiana University Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – For the second straight cycle, No. 2/6 Indiana swimming and diving secured four of the six available Big Ten weekly accolades, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday (Jan. 15). This achievement marked a clean sweep of the men’s weekly awards.

The Hoosiers triumphed over No. 13/7 Michigan in dual meet competition on Friday (Jan. 10), with both the men’s and women’s teams achieving decisive wins.

Big Ten Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Owen McDonald

Junior Owen McDonald claimed his second consecutive and fourth Big Ten Swimmer of the Week honor this season after winning all his individual events. McDonald swept the backstroke events, replicating his performance from the prior week against No. 4 Florida, and concluded his day with a third triumph in the 200 IM.

McDonald is currently ranked No. 2 nationally in the 200-yard backstroke (1:38.07), 200 IM (1:40.86), and No. 4 in the 100 back (44.93).

Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Anna Peplowski

Senior Anna Peplowski also achieved back-to-back recognition as the women’s swimmer of the week, marking her fourth career weekly award. Peplowski made slight adjustments to her program, choosing to compete in and triumph in the 100-yard freestyle (47.68), 200-yard freestyle (1:41.63), and 500-yard freestyle (4:38.56). Her performance in the 200 free established the fastest time in the nation.

Big Ten Men’s Diver of the Week: Quinn Henninger

Senior Quinn Henninger won both springboard events on Friday, securing his third career weekly award. On the 1-meter board, Henninger scored 67.50 points or more on five of his six dives, totaling 428.10 points. He was dominant on the 3-meter board as well, finishing 54 points ahead of the nearest competitor. The senior scored 436.05 points and completed two dives that earned 81 points each.

Big Ten Men’s Freshman of the Week: Miroslav Knedla

Freshman Miroslav Knedla played a key role in one of three pool records set by Indiana on Friday, clocking in at 21.13 as the opening swimmer for the 200 medley relay, which finished with an NCAA A cut time of 1:22.64. Knedla secured second place behind McDonald in the 100 back (45.63) and 200 back (1:42.04) and achieved fourth place in the 200 IM (1:46.53).

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