Luca Urlando Named SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week After Speedy Weekend Efforts

Luca Urlando Named SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week After Speedy Weekend Efforts

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) introduced its weekly aquatic awards on Tuesday, with the University of Georgia’s Luca Urlando claiming males’s swimmer of the week honors. The reigning world champion within the 200-meter butterfly loved a robust exhibiting because the Bulldogs completed in second place to North Carolina State on the Dual Meet Tournament.

Here are the weekly SEC award winners:

Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Luca Urlando, Georgia

Georgia’s Luca Urlando, a graduate scholar from Sacramento, Calif., helped lead his group to a runner-up end at The Dual Meet Tournament with three particular person wins and as a member of 5 victorious relays. In the butterfly occasions, Urlando posted the second-fastest occasions within the nation in each the 100 fly (44.94) and the 200 fly (1:38.47). He additionally gained the 100 free with an NCAA lower time of 42.17, the fourth quickest time within the nation this season and the Tenth-fastest time in program historical past. In the 400 medley relay, Urlando’s 44.11 butterfly break up helped the Bulldogs notch the nation’s prime time, whereas his leadoff legs helped the 200 free and 200 medley relays put up the second-fastest occasions nationally.

Men’s Diver of the Week: Carson Paul, LSU

LSU’s Carson Paul, a junior from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, gained all three occasions with a trio of NCAA diving normal scores to assist the Tigers to a first-place end towards Denver, Wyoming and host Air Force. Paul recorded the highest rating of 330.80 on the 1-meter springboard, 408.20 on the 3-meter springboard and 343.70 on platform.

Men’s Co-Freshmen of the Week: Maston Ballew, Auburn and Sean Green, Georgia

Auburn’s Maston Ballew, a freshman from Nashville, Tenn., positioned within the prime 4 in six particular person occasions because the Tigers took third place at The Dual Meet Tournament. Ballew touched the wall first within the 200 breaststroke at 1:54.98, the Tenth quickest time within the nation this season and the ninth-best time in program historical past. He was additionally second within the 200 IM with a personal-best time of 1:46.68, good for twenty first place nationally.

Georgia’s Sean Green, a freshman from Rockaway Beach, N.Y., earned three podium finishes because the No. 9 Bulldogs posted a runner-up end at The Dual Meet Tournament. In the five hundred free, Green earned his first collegiate twin meet victory towards George Washington earlier than enhancing in his subsequent two races, incomes an NCAA lower of 4:17.24 towards NC State, the Eleventh-fastest time nationally. He additionally positioned third within the 200 backstroke (1:46.13) and posted a top-50 nationwide time within the 200 fly (1:47.01).

Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Elizaveta Klevanovich, Auburn

Auburn’s Elizaveta Klevanovich, a graduate scholar from Tyumen, Russia, gained 4 particular person occasions and was part of 5 first-place relay squads because the Tigers completed third at The Dual Meet Tournament. Klevanovich took first place within the 50 free three completely different occasions, and her leadoff break up within the 200 free relay of 21.88 marked the fourth quickest time within the nation and sixth greatest in program historical past. She additionally swam the seventeenth greatest time nationally to win the 100 free with a time of 48.39.

Women’s Diver of the Week: Emily Hallifax, Auburn

Auburn’s Emily Hallifax, a sophomore from Nice, France, claimed 5 podium finishes within the springboard occasions at The Dual Meet Tournament. In the three-dive format, Hallifax completed first on the 1-meter vs. Florida State (154.20) and second vs. Minnesota (141.20) and Georgia (129.05). On the 3-meter, she got here in first vs. Georgia (154.20), second vs. Florida State (153.30) and fourth vs. Minnesota (123.90).

Women’s Freshman of the Week: Kennedi Dobson, Georgia

Georgia’s Kennedi Dobson, a freshman from Levittown, Pa., aided the Bulldogs to their runner-up end at The Dual Meet Tournament. Highlighting her 4 particular person wins, Dobson recorded a national-best 4:33.61 within the 500 free towards NC State, which was the seventh quickest time in program historical past and made her the No. 5 Bulldog performer all-time. She additionally positioned first within the 200 backstroke with an NCAA lower time of 1:53.92 and the 200 IM at 1:58.96, in addition to third within the 100 free (48.89). In relay motion, Dobson anchored each of Georgia’s second-place relays, together with the ninth-fastest 400 free relay within the nation (3:15.63/48.22).