UC, KU, TCU and WVU Take Residence Big 12 Swimming and Diving Weekly Accolades

TCU’s Filip Suchanski (males’s swimmer), Cincinnati’s Ramez Diaa (males’s diver) and Conner Hogan (males’s newcomer) had been named the recipients of the Big 12 Men’s Swimming and Diving weekly awards. On the ladies’s aspect, West Virginia’s Gabriela Martin (ladies’s swimmer) and Kansas’ pair of Shiyun Lai (ladies’s diver) and Sammy Cummins (ladies’s newcomer) rounded out the weekly honors for competitors ending October 19.
 

Suchanski was the highest level scorer for TCU within the twin in opposition to Texas A&M, successful the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:43.52. He additionally positioned third within the 100 again (48.50), contributed a 23.22 cut up on the fourth-place 200 medley relay (1:30.27), and set a brand new private greatest within the 200 freestyle (1:37.99). It is the second Conference honor this season and the third of the sophomore’s profession.
 
Diaa posted the very best rating within the Bearcats’ meet in opposition to Miami (Ohio) to take dwelling the 3-meter dive title with a rating of 383.25. The sophomore’s particular person win contributed to the 175-125 workforce victory in Cincinnati’s second meet of the yr. It is the sophomore’s first Conference accolade this season and third of his profession.
 
Hogan swept all 4 of his occasions in opposition to Miami (OH). He gained the 50-yard freestyle (20.37), 100-yard freestyle (45.65), and contributed to first-place finishes in each the 400-yard medley relay (3:17.36) and 200-yard medley relay (1:22.00). The sophomore is the primary
Bearcat to be named Big 12 Men’s Swimming and Diving Newcomer of the Week this season.
 
Martin led the Mountaineers with a first-place end within the 100 freestyle (50.66), second within the 200 freestyle (1:48.84), fourth within the 200 IM (2:06.45), and anchored the 400 freestyle relay to a second-place end (3:26.65) in opposition to Delaware. The senior was certainly one of two Mountaineers on the ladies’s workforce to win a person occasion. It was her second occasion win of the season. It is the primary Conference weekly award of her profession.
 
Lai opened the season with back-to-back wins in each diving occasions in opposition to South Dakota, taking first within the 3-meter (382.95) and 1-meter (332.85) dives. The junior from Guangdong Province, China, was certainly one of 4 Jayhawks to win two particular person occasions in opposition to South Dakota. It is her first weekly Conference recognition this season and eighth of her profession.
 
Cummins highlighted her meet in opposition to South Dakota with a personal-best time of two:00.51 within the 200 butterfly. She additionally helped the Jayhawks to victory within the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:24.26) to complete with two golds in two occasions. The freshman from Orange County, California, is the primary Jayhawk to be named Big 12 Women’s Newcomer of the Week since Anna Gearhart on Dec. 11, 2024.
 
 
Big 12 Swimming and Diving Weekly Awards- October 23
 
Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Filip Suchanski, TCU
Men’s Diver of the Week: Ramez Diaa, Cincinnati
Men’s Newcomer of the Week: Conner Hogan, Cincinnati
Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Gabriela Martin, West Virginia
Women’s Diver of the Week: Shiyun Lai, Kansas
Women’s Newcomer of the Week: Sammy Cummins, Kansas