Women's Swimming

PSAC Swimming Athletes of the Week - 1

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced its first Men’s and Women’s Swimming Athletes of the Week of the 2026-27 season. West Chester swept the awards with Danielle Hinkson earning the Women's Swimming Athlete of the Week honor, while Till Schroeder was selected as the Men's Swimming Athlete of the Week.
 


Women’s Swimming Athlete of the Week

 
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Danielle Hinkson
West Chester
Butterfly / IM
Freshman
Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Allegheny

Hinkson kicked off her college career with a pair of individual first place efforts in both the 100-yard Butterfly (58.42) and the 200 individual Medley (2:12.85) while helping the 200 medley relay take first place as well (1:50.09). Those three wins came in a tri-meet against So. Conn. State and Bridgeport on Sept. 26. Hinkson followed that up with a second-place showing in the 200 Butterfly against last year's Division III National Champions New York University this past Saturday. She touched the wall in that event in 2:12.53.
 


Men’s Swimming Athlete of the Week
 
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Till Schroeder
West Chester
Freestyle
Junior
Weisbaden, Germany

Schroeder won two individual events and helped one relay to a first-place showing as West Chester University upset the Division III national runner-up from a year ago in New York University. Schroeder's hand in three wins catapulted the Golden Rams to their first win over NYU since 2016. Schroeder took first place in the 50-yard Freestyle (21.07) and the 100 Free (46.61) while swimming a leg of the 400 medley relay that touched the wall first in 3 minutes, 22.62 seconds. Schroeder also won the 50 Free in a tri-meet on Sept. 26 against So. Conn. State and Bridgeport. He was second in the 100 Free in that tri-meet as well, giving him three individual first-place efforts and one relay first place showing so far this season.