David Johnston, Jillian Cox Earn SEC Swimmer of the Week Honors
The Southeastern Convention has introduced its prime performers for the second week of the swimming and diving season. The College of Texas claimed 5 of the six honors that had been handed out, together with David Johnston being named Males’s Swimmer of the Week. Here’s a take a look at the Week Two honorees.
Males’s Swimmer of the Week: David Johnston, Texas
Texas’ David Johnston, a graduate scholar from Dallas, Texas, received two particular person occasions within the season-opening victory over No. 16 Alabama. Johnston completed first within the 500 free with a time of 4:14.08, the second quickest time within the nation, and within the 1000 free with a time of 8:43.95, the quickest time within the nation. He additionally contributed to Texas’ 400 free relay, splitting 43.89 on the second leg because the Longhorns completed in 2:59.73.
Males’s Diver of the Week: Nick Harris, Texas
Texas’ Nick Harris, a senior from Chester Springs, Pa., swept the springboard occasions within the season-opening win over No. 16 Alabama. Harris scored 18 factors after recording the highest rating within the 1-meter at 372.13 and within the 3-meter at 399.53.
Males’s Freshman of the Week: Rafael Fente-Damers, Texas
Texas’ Rafael Fente-Damers, a freshman from Madrid, Spain, claimed two particular person wins and was part of two profitable relays within the season-opening victory over No. 16 Alabama. Fente-Damers recorded a pair of top-10 nationwide ranked occasions as he completed with a time of 19.37 within the 50 free and 42.40 within the 100 free. He additionally swam the leadoff leg of the 400 free relay (2:50.92/42.64) and the anchor leg of the 200 medley relay (1:23.57/18.90).
Girls’s Swimmer of the Week: Jillian Cox, Texas
Texas’ Jillian Cox, a sophomore from Cedar Park, Texas, collected a pair of particular person wins in the course of the season-opening victory over No. 16 Alabama. Cox recorded the second quickest occasions within the nation in each the five hundred free at 4:35.74 and the 1000 free at 9:29.01. She additionally swam the third leg of the 400 free relay that completed with a time of three:23.07 (51.41).
Girls’s Diver of the Week: Sophie Verzyl, South Carolina
South Carolina’s Sophie Verzyl, a senior from Columbia, S.C., captured 4 first-place finishes in back-to-back meets this previous week. Within the win over No. 12 Georgia, Verzyl received each springboard occasions with a 323.10 on the 1-meter and a 395.78 on the 3-meter. Within the victory at Arkansas, she recorded the highest rating on the 1-meter at 336.45 and on the 3-meter at 368.85.
Girls’s Freshman of the Week: Eva Okaro, Texas
Texas’ Eva Okaro, a freshman from Nice Britain, earned 4 podium finishes within the season-opening win over No. 16 Alabama. Okaro touched the wall first within the 50 free (21.87) and the 100 free (47.48), with each occasions at present the third quickest occasions within the nation. She additionally swam the third leg of the profitable 400 free relay (3:11.97/47.39) and anchored the second-place 200 medley relay (1:34.94/20.94) to assist each squads register the second quickest occasions within the nation.
The above press launch was offered to Swimming World by the Southeastern Convention.
