Indiana University Athletics
Sárkány, Clark Return to Big Ten Weekly Awards
1/14/2026 3:57:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Two Indiana swimming and diving student-athletes combined for three Big Ten weekly awards, the conference office announced on Wednesday (Jan. 14).
Senior Zalán Sárkány earned his third Big Ten Swimmer of the Week honor. Freshman Liberty Clark captured Big Ten Co-Swimmer of the Week honors for the first time in her career, while also earning the Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor for a fifth time this season.
Indiana split its dual meet at No. 11/4 Michigan on Friday (Jan. 9), defeating the Wolverine men, 187-113, and falling in the women's meet, 154-146.
Sárkány swept the distance freestyle events, winning the 500-yard freestyle (4:13.65) and 1,000-yard freestyle (8:39.94). His 1,000 free time set the No. 2 fastest time in the nation – No. 1 in Big Ten – and he now owns the nine best performances in program history.
Clark on all four events she swam on Friday: three individual, one relay. Again, the freshman swept her individual events, winning the 50-yard freestyle (21.83), 100-yard freestyle (47.26) and 200-yard freestyle (1:42.10). In the 200 free, Clark out-touched reigning Big Ten Champion and Michigan junior Stephanie Balduccini by 1.68 seconds. Clark also helped IU set a program record in the 400-yard freestyle relay, her 47.37 leading it off for a final time of 3:09.81.
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Senior Zalán Sárkány earned his third Big Ten Swimmer of the Week honor. Freshman Liberty Clark captured Big Ten Co-Swimmer of the Week honors for the first time in her career, while also earning the Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor for a fifth time this season.
Indiana split its dual meet at No. 11/4 Michigan on Friday (Jan. 9), defeating the Wolverine men, 187-113, and falling in the women's meet, 154-146.
Sárkány swept the distance freestyle events, winning the 500-yard freestyle (4:13.65) and 1,000-yard freestyle (8:39.94). His 1,000 free time set the No. 2 fastest time in the nation – No. 1 in Big Ten – and he now owns the nine best performances in program history.
Clark on all four events she swam on Friday: three individual, one relay. Again, the freshman swept her individual events, winning the 50-yard freestyle (21.83), 100-yard freestyle (47.26) and 200-yard freestyle (1:42.10). In the 200 free, Clark out-touched reigning Big Ten Champion and Michigan junior Stephanie Balduccini by 1.68 seconds. Clark also helped IU set a program record in the 400-yard freestyle relay, her 47.37 leading it off for a final time of 3:09.81.
@IndianaSwimDive
Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men's and women's swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#NeverDaunted
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