Norlin’s Pair of Wins Earns MEC Swimmer of the Week Honors

Wheeling, W. Va. – For the primary time in program historical past, the Wheeling University Men’s Swimming staff is off to a 2-0 begin to their Mountain East Conference (MEC) schedule. On Monday, the convention launched their weekly Swimmer of the Week honors, offered by The Healthplan, and the Cardinals have been acknowledged for the second week in a row. Freshman swimmer Felix Norlin earned Male Swimmer of the Week honors, after main the Cardinals with two wins on the tri-meet sweep. 

Norlin would compete in 4 completely different occasions for the Cardinals, two of these in relay occasions and two of these in people. He was part of two of the staff’s seven wins, whereas serving to each relay groups earn high three finishes on the occasion. In the relay occasions, he would begin his day because the second leg of the 200-Meter SC Medley Relay, and helped the Cardinals to a 2nd place end with a time of 1:49.71. In the ultimate occasion of the day, he would transfer again to the third leg of the 200-Meter SC Freestyle Relay and the Cardinals would take third with a time of 1:41.88. He has swam in 4 of the 5 relay races this season, serving to the Cardinals end sixth or higher in every of these races. However, it was his work within the particular person occasions that earned him the honors. 

He was certainly one of three Cardinal swimmers to win a number of occasions on the day, beginning his break day within the 200-Meter Short Course Freestyle. He would take the highest spot within the subject with a time of two:04.50, as he picked up a two second win over his teammate. Four occasions later, he got here again for the 100-Meter Short Course Breaststroke, and would take high honors for the second time immediately. He would put up a time of 1:08.03, this time incomes a win by three seconds, to spherical out his day. Breaststroke has been Norlin’s high occasion this season, swimming in a mix between brief and mid-distance this season. He seems to be to proceed to be a drive within the brief distance occasions because the Cardinals proceed their twin meet schedule. 

With Norlin’s win, Wheeling has now had 16 scholar athletes earn convention participant of the week honors in 2025-2026. He is the second Wheeling Men’s Swimmer to earn the award, becoming a member of teammate Segmen Duygun, who gained the honors after the WVU Games. Last week, the Cardinals had three gamers honored, with Wheeling Football’s Conor Fitzpatrick, Volleyball’s Mara McDougal, and Men’s Swimmer Segmen Duygun all successful awards. 

The Wheeling University Men’s Swimming staff returns to motion on Wednesday, October fifteenth, once they swim on the Washington & Jefferson attempt meet with first swims at 6 PM.