Jansen & Greene Garner SEC Weekly Honors

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After a dominating efficiency within the ultimate twin meet of the common season, a pair of Tennessee swimming and diving scholar athletes have garnered SEC weekly honors. Ella Jansen was named the SEC Women’s Swimmer of the Week, with Bennett Greene incomes SEC Men’s Diver of the Week.

Jansen earns her first SEC Women’s Swimmer of the Week honor of the season after an excellent outing in opposition to the Blue Devils, serving to safe three wins for the Lady Vols within the twin. Jansen set a private finest time of 1:52.88 en path to win within the 200 Fly. That time allowed the sophomore to climb of the Tennessee report books, shifting to 3rd all-time. Jansen additionally took first place within the 400 IM, with a time of 4:02.50. Jansen held the clear benefit within the race, ending almost three seconds forward of the second place finisher, and  12 seconds forward of third place. Both time rank within the prime ten nationally, with the 400 IM the fourth-fastest time in Division I and her 200 Fly time rating seventh.

For Greene, he earns his third SEC Diver of the Week recognition this season after sweeping the diving occasions within the twin in opposition to Duke. Greene took wins in each he 1-meter and 3-meter on Friday, giving him 12 whole wins on the season. In the 3-meter, Greene completed with a rating of 432.55, shifting the Knoxville-native to eighth in program historical past within the occasion. This continues to be a robust season for the second-year diver. One of the highest ranked divers within the nation, Greene ranks third nationally within the 1-meter and fourth within the 3-meter this season. Greene took house the gold medal earlier this season within the 1-meter on the USA Diving Winter Nationals, changing into the primary Tennessee diver to win gold on the competitors since Colin Zeng in 2017.