INDIANAPOLIS – IU Indy swim and dive collects three #HLSD weekly awards as announced by the league office on Wednesday, October 30. Senior Emmaleigh Zeitlow was named Swimmer of the Week for the second time this season while freshman Zach Drotar earned his first Swimmer of the Week title. Junior Sebastian Otero collected his third Diver of the Week award.
 
Emmaleigh Zietlow, a senior from Hartland, Wisconsin earned her second Horizon League Swimmer of the Week after going undefeated in individual races at Green Bay and Milwaukee. Zietlow took the 500 free at Green Bay with a time of 4:56.49. She then closed out the weekend, sweeping the distance events against Milwaukee. She won the 1000 free (10:22.36), 200 free (1:51.94) and 500 free (5:04.14).
 
Zietlow has now been named #HLSD Swimmer of the Week twice this season and a total of ten times in her collegiate career.
 
 Freshman Zach Drotar earned his first Horizon League Swimmer of the Week award after earning four first-place finishes in the Jags' wins over Green Bay and Milwaukee. Drotar, a freshman from Skaneateles Falls, New York took first in the 200 IM at Green Bay with a time of 1:53.45. He then earned three wins at Milwaukee taking first in the 100 breast (57.53), 200 breast (2:05.75) and 200 IM (1:54.77).
 
This week's award marks the first for Drotar this season and his collegiate career.
 
Junior Sebastian Otero continued his dominance in the Horizon League on the diving boards with yet another Diver of the Week award. He swept the men's competition against both Green Bay and Milwaukee. He earned the top scores at Green Bay in the 1-meter (366.98) and 3-meter (384.00). He then followed that up with a sweep against Milwaukee taking first in the 1-meter (384.90) and 3-meter (414.00).
 
Otero has now earned #HLSD Diver of the Week three times this season and a total of 15 times in his career.
 
Zietlow, Drotar and Otero will return to the IU Indy Natatorium on November 8 when they host Ball State at 5:30 PM.
 
IU Indy's 2024-25 #HLSD Awards
 
2024-25 Under Armour Men's Swimmer of the Week
October 30 – Zach Drotar
 
2024-25 Under Armour Women's Swimmer of the Week
October 16 – Emmaleigh Zietlow
October 30 – Emmaleigh Zietlow
 
2024-25 Under Armour Men's Diver of the Week
October 9 – Sebastian Otero
October 16 – Sebastian Otero
October 30 – Sebastian Otero