Mason Herbet, Cooper Van der Laan Split ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Florida State’s Mason Herbet and Pitt’s Cooper Van der Laan were named the ACC Men’s Co-Swimmers of the Week Tuesday in the conference’s weekly honor roll.
They complement a multinational honor roll with six countries recognized. Louisville’s Arina Openysheva is the Women’s Swimmer of the Week. Diver of the Week honors went to Anton Down-Jenkins on the men’s side and fellow UNC Swimmers Aranza Vazquez and Pitt’s Amy Read on the women’s.
Herbet set three Morcom Aquatics Center pool records in Florida State’s win over Tampa. The Florida native went 46.07 in the 100 backstroke, a season-best time and an NCAA B cut. He won the 200 individual medley in 1:47.35 and was part of a pool-record 200 medley relay. It’s the Seminoles’ first Swimmer of the Week honor, men’s or women’s, this season.
Van der Laan broke the Trees Pool record in the men’s 100 breaststroke in 52.21, earning an NCAA B cut at his home pool in the Western Pennsylvania Invitational. The Australian also won the 200 breast in a B cut of 1:56.41 and was part of a wining 400 medley relay squad. As a program, Pitt had only won one weekly honor this season prior to Wednesday.
Openysheva helped Louisville beat Cincinnati in a dual meet for her second Swimmer of the Week nod of the season. The native of Russia won the 50 free in 22.44 seconds, the 100 free in 48.82 and helped the Cardinals’ 200 free relay go 1:27.83. That’s an NCAA A cut and the sixth-fastest in the nation this season. She also anchored the winning 200 medley relay.
On the boards, Down-Jenkins tallied a sixth consecutive sweep of diving. The native of Wellington, New Zealand, won the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events in a dual meet with Duke. He scored 388.50 on 1-meter and 407.40 on 3-meter. It’s the third time this season Down-Jenkins has been named Diver of the Week.
Vazquez won three of four diving events in the Tar Heels’ dual meets with Duke and Texas. She won both times against Texas, scoring 340.20 on 1-meter and 374.40 on 3-meter. The sophomore from Mexico also won the 3-meter competition against Duke and was the runner-up on 1-meter.
Reed won all three events at the Western Pa. Invitational. She set a Pitt program record in platform diving with 322.50 points. The senior from Leeds, England, came within two points of her school mark in the 1-meter (325.60) and also won on 3-meter (353.40).
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