Pitt Sweeps ACC Swimmers of the Week with Sophie Yendell, Cooper Van der Laan

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Pitt Sweeps ACC Swimmers of the Week with Sophie Yendell, Cooper Van der Laan

Pitt’s Sophie Yendell and Cooper Van der Laan swept the ACC Swimmers of the Week, released on Tuesday, after a limited week of performances. No diver of the week was named.

Despite the limited field, Yendell still shined in absolute terms for the Panthers. She lowered a pair of her school records at the Minnesota Invitational. She clocked in at 22.34 seconds to advance the standard in the 50 freestyle and went 53.43 to lower the 100 butterfly mark. A junior from Tamworth, England, Yendell was part of three Pitt relays that finished in the top-10 in their respective races, vying against a field in the Twin Cities that included four ranked teams.

Van der Laan was similarly impressive against that field. The grad student from Gold Coast, Australia, took bronze in the 100 breaststroke in 52.14, a field that included the reigning national champion. He also placed fourth in the 200 breast.

ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week

Oct. 4 – Youssef Ramadan, Jr., Virginia Tech
Oct. 11 – Peter Varjasi, Sr., Florida State
Oct. 18 – Kacper Stokowski, Sr., NC State
Oct. 25 – Quintin McCarty, Fr., NC State
Nov. 1 – Peter Varjasi, Sr., Florida State
Nov. 8 – Matt King, Jr., Virginia
Nov. 15 – Dalton Lowe, Jr., Louisville
Nov. 22 – Abdelrahman El-Araby, Jr., Louisville
Dec. 6 – Cooper Van der Laan, Pitt

ACC Men’s Diver of the Week

Oct. 4 – Reuben Lechuga, Sr., Georgia Tech
Oct. 11 – Jesco Helling, Jr., Florida State
Oct. 18 – Reuben Lechuga, Sr., Georgia Tech
Oct. 25 – Anton Down-Jenkins, Sr., North Carolina
Nov. 1 – Darwin Nolasco, Jr., Florida State
Nov. 8 – Ruben Lechuga, Jr., Georgia Tech
Nov. 15 – Dylan Reed, Sr., Pitt
Nov. 22 – Max Flory, Jr., Miami

ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week

Oct. 4 – Grace Countie, Sr., North Carolina
Oct. 11 – Deniz Ertan, Fr., Georgia Tech
Oct. 18 – Katharine Berkoff, Sr., NC State
Oct. 25 – Gretchen Walsh, So., Virginia
Nov. 1 – Julia Mansson, Fr., Florida State; Emma Atkinson, Jr., Virginia Tech
Nov. 8 – Gretchen Walsh, So., Virginia
Nov. 15 – Tristen Ulett, Jr., Louisville
Nov. 22 – Gabi Albiero, Jr., Louisville
Dec. 6 – Sophie Yendell, Pitt

ACC Women’s Diver of the Week

Oct. 4 – Anna Bradescu, Jr., Georgia Tech; Izzi Mroz, Sr., Virginia Tech
Oct. 11 – Mia Vallee Jr., Miami?
Oct. 18 – Helene Synnott, Sr., NC State
Oct. 25 – Aranza Vazquez, Jr., North Carolina
Nov. 1 – Samantha Vear, Jr., Florida State; Izzi Mroz, Gr., Virginia Tech
Nov. 8 – Aranza Vazquez, Jr., North Carolina
Nov. 15 – Jess Vega, So., Pitt
Nov. 22 – Aranza Vazquez, Jr., North Carolina

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