Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week

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Men’s Swimmer of the Week:

 Alfonso Mestre, Florida

Mestre, a senior from Pottstown, Pa., earned a pair of unique wins in the victory above No. 13 Tennessee. Mestre touched the wall initially in the 500 absolutely free with an NCAA B-lower time of 4:21.16 and in the 1000 no cost with a time of 9:04.97. He also swam the 3rd leg (44.04) of the 400 no cost relay (2:59.17) that finished third.

Men’s Co-Divers of the 7 days:

 Skip Donald, Florida

Donald, a senior from The Woodlands, Texas, put initially on the 1-meter springboard from No. 13 Tennessee with a ultimate score of 349.12. Donald captured 3rd position in the 3-meter with a final rating of 384.83.

 Victor Povzner, Texas A&M

Povzner, a junior from Toronto, Ontario, swept the springboard situations in the earn about TCU with a remaining rating of 427.88 in the 1-meter and 436.65 in the 3-meter. In the Aggies’ win about Kentucky, Povzner placed third in the 1-meter (298.43) and sixth in the 3-meter (312.60).

Men’s Freshman of the 7 days:

 Josh Liendo, Florida

Liendo, a freshman from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, posted an NCAA B-lower time to gain the 50 free (19.34) towards No. 13 Tennessee. Liendo also swam the second leg of the winning 400 totally free relay (2:52.49/42.38) and the anchor leg of the second-position 200 medley relay (1:26.61/18.72). He closed the fulfill with a third-spot complete in the 100 fly with a time of 47.39.

Women’s Swimmer of the Week:

 Kensey McMahon, Alabama

McMahon, a graduate scholar from Jacksonville, Fla., set pool information in the two the 1,000 freestyle (9:41.86) and 500 freestyle (4:46.15) and additional a acquire in the 200 butterfly (1:56.97) to assist her crew generate the win at LSU. McMahon’s profitable 200 butterfly time of 1:56.97 is a vocation-finest mark and ranks her fifth all-time at Alabama.

Women’s Diver of the 7 days:

 Brooke Schultz, South Carolina

Schultz, a graduate university student from Fayetteville, Ark., swept both springboard functions at Duke with a closing rating of 344.48 on the 1-meter (pool document) and 353.55 on the 3-meter. At North Carolina, Schultz took very first position in the 1-meter with a rating of 325.58 and positioned 3rd in the 3-meter with a rating of 346.80.

Women’s Freshman of the Week:

 Betsy Wizard, Arkansas

Wizard, a freshman from Northampton, England, broke a pool and school report in the 200 fly in the acquire over Liberty with her NCAA B-minimize time of 1:54.33. Wizard was a element of the profitable 400 free relay (3:18.80/49.74) and was runner-up in the 500 free of charge (4:52.14).