The SEC announced its weekly swimming and diving honors.
Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Brooks Curry, LSU
LSU’s Brooks Curry, a senior from Atlanta, Ga., claimed two individual wins and was a part of a winning relay in the dual meet win over South Carolina. Curry won the 50 free with a time of 19.45 and the 100 free with a time of 43.25. He also swam the second leg of the first-place 400 free relay (2:58.09/19.80) to secure the victory for the Tigers.
SEC Men’s Diver of the Week: Charley Bayer, South Carolina
South Carolina’s Charley Bayer, a freshman from Grand Rapids, Mich., earned his first collegiate win in the 1-meter springboard with his score of 363.53 against LSU. Bayer was runner-up in the 3-meter with his final score of 334.58.
SEC Men’s Freshman of the Week: Levi Sandidge, Kentucky
Kentucky’s Levi Sandidge, a freshman from Richardson, Texas, won three individual events in his collegiate debut against Indiana. Sandidge won the 1000 free (9:02.22), the 500 free (4:25.05) and the 400 IM (3:53.57). His time in the 1000 free put him fourth on the UK all-time list in the event.
SEC Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Maggie MacNeil, LSU
LSU’s Maggie MacNeil, a fifth-year senior from London, Ontario, Canada, earned three individual wins and was a part of a winning relay in last week’s dual meet at South Carolina. MacNeil broke school records with her top times of 21.90 in the 50 free and 50.84 in the 100 fly. She also touched the wall first in the 100 back (53.51) and swam the third leg of the first-place 200 medley relay (1:40.07/22.29).
SEC Women’s Diver of the Week: Brooke Schultz, South Carolina
South Carolina’s Brooke Schultz, a graduate student from Fayetteville, Ark., posted her second springboard sweep of the season with her performances in the dual meet victory over LSU. Schultz finished with a score of 336.45 in the 1-meter and a score of 391.28 in the 3-meter.
SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week: Amy Riordan, South Carolina
South Carolina’s Amy Riordan, a freshman from Martinez, Ga., won the 200 free (1:48.87) in the dual meet victory over LSU. Riordan was the runner-up in the 500 free (4:59.49) and swam the second leg of the winning 400 free relay (3:21.73/50.51).
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