Pac-12 Releases Swimmers and Divers of the Month

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The Pac-12 has announced its swimmers and divers of the month.

WOMEN’S CO-SWIMMER OF THE MONTH: Julia Heimstead, Sr., ARIZONA (Bloomington, Ill.)

Swept her individual November events, helping Arizona to close finishes against USC and UCLA.
Went undefeated against the Trojans in the 100 Fly and 200 Fly while picking up two wins in the 100 Free and 200 Free against the Bruins.
Finished off her impressive month with three winning relays (200 free, 200 medley and 400 free relays).
Competed in four events against the Trojans, tallying 33 points between her individual and relay swims, going on to earn 40 against the Bruins.
Second career Pac-12 Women’s Swimmer of the Month/Week award and first this season (Jan. 17, 2023).

WOMEN’S CO-SWIMMER OF THE MONTH: Minna Abraham, Fr., USC (Budapest, Hungary)

Had a thrilling month of swims that helped the Trojans to two wins over Pac-12 opponents, Arizona and ASU, as well as assisting in excellent finishes in their two invitational meets.
The freshman went undefeated in the 200 Free, competing three times, earning an NCAA A cut, breaking the USC program record and posting the second fastest time in the event in the country this season (1:43.38).
Competing in three USC relay wins at the Texas Invitational, she assisted in setting a new Trojans program record in the 200 Free relay (1:26.31).
Leads USC in both the 200 Free and 200 IM, holding multiple NCAA cuts in both events.
First career Pac-12 Women’s Swimmer of the Month/Week award.

WOMEN’S DIVER OF THE MONTH: Holly Waxman, Jr., UTAH (Leeds, England)

Finished the month of November with two first-place finishes and four top-3 finishes between the Texas A&M Invitational and the Big AI Invite.
In Texas, Waxman finished second on the Platform (280.95) and 3rd on the 1 Meter (306.15) and 3 Meter (317.45), earning NCAA qualifying standards in all three.
At the Big AI Invite, the junior from England racked up 299.58 on the 1 Meter and 336.55 on the 3 Meter to take first in both events.
Third career Pac-12 Women’s Diver of the Month/Week and first of the season (Feb. 10, 2022; Jan. 30 2023).

ALSO NOMINATED:

Women’s Swimmer of the Month: Ieva Maluka, ASU; Paige MacEachern, UCLA; Summer Stanfield, UTAH; Emily Lundgren, WSU.

Women’s Diver of the Month: Brooke Earley, ARIZ; Lauren Hallaselka, UCLA; Nike Agunbiade, USC;

Pac-12 Men’s Swimmer and Diver of the Month – November 2023

MEN’S SWIMMER OF THE MONTH: Krzysztof Chmielewski, Fr., USC (Warszawa, Poland)

Led the Trojans in the month of November, picking up seven individual event wins.
Chmielewski leads the NCAA in the 1000 Free (8:47.53) and the 1650 Free (14:37.74) while swimming top-5 times in the 200 Fly (1:41.20) and 500 Free (4:13.84).
Picked up additional wins in the 400 Medley Relay and 200 Yard Medley Relay in the Trojans’ three November meets.
First career Pac-12 Men’s Swimmer of the Month award.

MEN’S DIVER OF THE MONTH: Elias Petersen, So., UTAH (Malmo, Sweden)

Earned four first-place finishes in the month of November alongside multiple NCAA qualifying scores.
Against Pac-12 foe Arizona State, the sophomore tallied 348.98 points in the 1 Meter and 378.60 points in the 3 Meter, good for first in both, with two qualifying standards.
At the Big AI Invite in New Jersey, Peterson tacked on an extra pair of wins and qualifying scores in the 1 and 3 Meter.
Fourth career Pac-12 Men’s Diver of the Month and second this season (Jan. 11, 2023; Feb. 14, 2023, Nov. 7, 2023).

ALSO NOMINATED:

Men’s Swimmer of the Month: Ralph Daleiden, ARIZ; Ilya Kharun, ASU; Brandon Miller, UTAH

Men’s Diver of the Month: Bjorn Markentin, ARIZ; Laurent Gosselin-Paradis, USC

— The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with the Pac-12. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com.

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