USC and Ohio State Receive Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards
Trojans’ Chmielewski and Wesemann and Buckeyes’ Perecinsky earn weekly accolades

Swimmer of the Week
Krzysztof Chmielewski, USC
So. – Warszawa, Poland – Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace – Major: Communication
- Won three individual events to help USC to a decisive 169.5-130.5 win over Arizona on Friday, Nov. 8
- Chmielewski blasted an 8:48.78 to win the 1000-yard freestyle for Troy- the 8th fastest time in the country this season
- Chmielewski also claimed the 200y butterfly (1:42.37 - 9th fastest time in the country this season) and the 500-yard freestyle (4:22.86)
- The sophomore also swam on USC's second-place 400-yard freestyle relay
- Chmielewski is the first USC swimmer to be named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week
Diver of the Week
Moritz Wesemann, USC
Fr. - Aachen, Germany – Coven Gymnasium Aachen – Major: Computer Science
- During his USC diving debut, Wesemann swept the springboard competition against Arizona, winning on 1-meter and 3-meter
- One 1-meter, Moritz tallied 403.60 points, winning by more than 45 points
- On 3-meter, he scored 407.20 points, winning by 57.35 points
- His two scores over 400 points are the most ever by a freshman at USC during their first outing
- Wesemann is the first USC diver to be named Big Ten Diver of the Week
Freshman of the Week
Martin Perecinsky, Ohio State
Kings Park, N.Y. – Kings Park High School – Major: Biology
- Helped the Buckeyes to a win over Penn State
- Was the winner of the 200 backstroke with an NCAA B standard time of 1:43.53
- Placed fourth in the 200 free with a time of 1:36.85
- Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Joseph Roth (Oct. 30, 2024)
2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors
Oct. 9
S: Tylor Kim, So., PSU
D: YuTong Wang, So., MINN
F: Jacob Johnson, MINN
Oct. 16
S: Owen McDonald, Jr., IND
D: Jordan Rzepka, Sr., PUR
F: Jacob Johnson, MINN
Oct. 23
S: Tomas Navikonis, Jr., OSU
D: YuTong Wang, So., MINN
F: Joe Polyak, MINN
Oct. 30
S: Cooper Morley, Jr. PSU
D: Kylie Flory, Jr., OSU
F: Joseph Roth, OSU
Nov. 6
S: Tristan Jankovics, Jr., OSU
D: YuTong Wang, So., MINN
F: Jacob Johnson, MINN
Nov. 13
S: Krzysztof Chmielewski, So., USC
D: Moritz Wesemann, Fr., USC
F: Martin Perecinsky, OSU