Pitt Sweeps ACC Swimmers of the Week with Sophie Yendell, Cooper Van der Laan

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Pitt Sweeps ACC Swimmers of the Week with Sophie Yendell, Cooper Van der Laan

Pitt’s Sophie Yendell and Cooper Van der Laan swept the ACC Swimmers of the Week, released on Tuesday, after a limited week of performances. No diver of the week was named.

Despite the limited field, Yendell still shined in absolute terms for the Panthers. She lowered a pair of her school records at the Minnesota Invitational. She clocked in at 22.34 seconds to advance the standard in the 50 freestyle and went 53.43 to lower the 100 butterfly mark. A junior from Tamworth, England, Yendell was part of three Pitt relays that finished in the top-10 in their respective races, vying against a field in the Twin Cities that included four ranked teams.

Van der Laan was similarly impressive against that field. The grad student from Gold Coast, Australia, took bronze in the 100 breaststroke in 52.14, a field that included the reigning national champion. He also placed fourth in the 200 breast.

ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week

  • Oct. 4 – Youssef Ramadan, Jr., Virginia Tech
  • Oct. 11 – Peter Varjasi, Sr., Florida State
  • Oct. 18 – Kacper Stokowski, Sr., NC State
  • Oct. 25 – Quintin McCarty, Fr., NC State
  • Nov. 1 – Peter Varjasi, Sr., Florida State
  • Nov. 8 – Matt King, Jr., Virginia
  • Nov. 15 – Dalton Lowe, Jr., Louisville
  • Nov. 22 – Abdelrahman El-Araby, Jr., Louisville
  • Dec. 6 – Cooper Van der Laan, Pitt

ACC Men’s Diver of the Week

  • Oct. 4 – Reuben Lechuga, Sr., Georgia Tech
  • Oct. 11 – Jesco Helling, Jr., Florida State
  • Oct. 18 – Reuben Lechuga, Sr., Georgia Tech
  • Oct. 25 – Anton Down-Jenkins, Sr., North Carolina
  • Nov. 1 – Darwin Nolasco, Jr., Florida State
  • Nov. 8 – Ruben Lechuga, Jr., Georgia Tech
  • Nov. 15 – Dylan Reed, Sr., Pitt
  • Nov. 22 – Max Flory, Jr., Miami

ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week

  • Oct. 4 – Grace Countie, Sr., North Carolina
  • Oct. 11 – Deniz Ertan, Fr., Georgia Tech
  • Oct. 18 – Katharine Berkoff, Sr., NC State
  • Oct. 25 – Gretchen Walsh, So., Virginia
  • Nov. 1 – Julia Mansson, Fr., Florida State; Emma Atkinson, Jr., Virginia Tech
  • Nov. 8 – Gretchen Walsh, So., Virginia
  • Nov. 15 – Tristen Ulett, Jr., Louisville
  • Nov. 22 – Gabi Albiero, Jr., Louisville
  • Dec. 6 – Sophie Yendell, Pitt

ACC Women’s Diver of the Week

  • Oct. 4 – Anna Bradescu, Jr., Georgia Tech; Izzi Mroz, Sr., Virginia Tech
  • Oct. 11 – Mia Vallee Jr., Miami?
  • Oct. 18 – Helene Synnott, Sr., NC State
  • Oct. 25 – Aranza Vazquez, Jr., North Carolina
  • Nov. 1 – Samantha Vear, Jr., Florida State; Izzi Mroz, Gr., Virginia Tech
  • Nov. 8 – Aranza Vazquez, Jr., North Carolina
  • Nov. 15 – Jess Vega, So., Pitt
  • Nov. 22 – Aranza Vazquez, Jr., North Carolina
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