Phoebe Bacon celebrates after finishing her race at the NCAA Championships.

Women's Swimming & Diving March 22, 2025 Maddox Durst

Badgers earn multiple All-American honors in final day of NCAA Championships

Bacon takes bronze in 200 backstroke

Women's Swimming & Diving March 22, 2025 Maddox Durst

Badgers earn multiple All-American honors in final day of NCAA Championships

Bacon takes bronze in 200 backstroke

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - The Wisconsin women's swimming & diving program wrapped up their 2024-25 campaign with a handful of All-American honors on day four of the NCAA Championships, including a third-place finish from Phoebe Bacon in the 200 backstroke.

Bacon swam the distance in one minute, 47.60 seconds, putting together one of the quickest performances in the Badgers' history to earn bronze in Washington.

In the same event, Maggie Wanezek took 13th with a time of 1:51.33. The freshman walked away with an Honorable Mention All-American award in her first season as a Badger.

Paige McKenna wrapped up her season with a top-10 finish in the 1650 freestyle, placing ninth in the competition by covering the distance in 15:52.21.

To round out the events for Wisconsin, the 400 freestyle relay earned 15th place en route to an Honorable Mention All-American honor to Abby Wanezek, Hailey Tierney, Abby Carlson and Blair Stoneburg. The unit finished with a time of 3:13.06.

The Badgers placed 12th with 126 points by the event's conclusion—emerging as the fourth-highest Big Ten team in the nation.

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Players Mentioned

Phoebe Bacon: Free / Back / IM; Graduate Student

Abby Carlson: Free; Senior

Paige McKenna: Free; Senior

Blair Stoneburg: Free; Junior

Hailey Tierney: Free / Back/ Fly; Sophomore

Abby Wanezek: Free; Junior

Maggie Wanezek: Back / Free / IM; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Phoebe Bacon
: Graduate Student
: Free / Back / IM

Abby Carlson
: Senior
: Free

Paige McKenna
: Senior
: Free

Blair Stoneburg
: Junior
: Free

Hailey Tierney
: Sophomore
: Free / Back/ Fly

Abby Wanezek
: Junior
: Free

Maggie Wanezek
: Freshman
: Back / Free / IM

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