Georgia Sweeps SEC Swimmers and Divers of the Week

Photo Courtesy: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports

We are still very early in the 2017-2018 season as only three SEC teams were in action this past weekend. Georgia beat North Carolina in out of conference action while Tennessee beat UNC-Wilmington and Kentucky beat Vanderbilt in the only conference action of the weekend. The SEC highlighted their swimmers and divers of the week as well as freshmen of the week. Georgia swimming swept all the weekly awards for this week with Jay Litherland and Kylie Stewart winning swimmer of the week.

Litherland and Stewart are both in their senior seasons and both hail from Dynamo Swim Club. Litherland has become the leader of this team after the injury of fellow senior Gunnar Bentz. Stewart is also one of the veterans on this Georgia women’s team that hopes to not fall out of the top four nationally for the first time since 2010.

SEC press release:

Male Swimmer of the Week
Jay Litherland • Georgia
Senior • Alpharetta, Ga.
In Georgia’s win over North Carolina, Litherland claimed three individual wins and was on a victorious relay. He won the 200 freestyle in 1:37.23, the 200 backstroke in 1:46.29 and the 400 individual medley in 3:51.46, with all three times as NCAA provisional cuts. Litherland also anchored the 200 medley relay that placed first in 1:29.28.

Male Diver of the Week
Charlie Clifton • Georgia
Sophomore • Nashville, Tenn.
Clifton leads the SEC in both the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards after his performances in Georgia’s win over North Carolina. He took second place in the 1-meter with a score of 371.25 and third in the 3-meter with a score of 329.63. Clifton reached the NCAA Zone qualifying standards in both events.

Male Freshman of the Week
Greg Reed • Georgia
Roanoke, Va.
Reed notched an individual win in Georgia’s win over North Carolina. He took the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 9:06.76. Reed also placed fourth in the 500 freestyle in 4:31.94.

Female Swimmer of the Week
Kylie Stewart • Georgia
Senior • Acworth, Ga.
In Georgia’s win over No. 22 North Carolina, Stewart won two individual events and was on a victorious relay. She won the 100 backstroke in 52.48 and the 200 backstroke in 1:56.20, both NCAA provisional cut times. Stewart also swam the second leg and helped the 400 freestyle relay win in 3:21.52.

Female Diver of the Week
Madison Duvall • Georgia
Junior • Woodstock, Ga.
Duvall placed second on each springboard event in Georgia’s win over No. 22 North Carolina. She registered 312.23 points on the 3-meter and 275.48 on the 1-meter, both NCAA Zone qualifying point totals.

Female Freshman of the Week
Courtney Harnish • Georgia
York, Pa.
Harnish won two individual events and was on a victorious relay in her collegiate debut of Georgia’s win over No. 22 North Carolina. She won the 200 freestyle in 1:47.71 and the 500 freestyle in 4:46.36, both NCAA provisional cut times. Harnish came in third in the 100 freestyle in 51.27, and swam the third leg of the 400 freestyle relay that won in 3:21.52.

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