SEC Honors Asia Seidt, Erika Brown, Camden Murphy

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

The SEC announced its weekly awards:

Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Camden Murphy, Georgia

Georgia’s Camden Murphy swept the butterfly field in the win over South Carolina. Murphy posted a B-cut time of 47.28 in the 100-yard butterfly, the best time in the SEC and the fifth-best time in the nation, to add nine of his 29 total points to the Bulldog total. He also added a 200-butterfly victory, the top time in the conference and 13th in the country. Murphy was a part of the Georgia 200-yard medley relay that earned a first-place finish to open the meet.

Men’s Diver of the Week: Zhipeng (Colin) Zeng, Tennessee

Tennessee’s Zhipeng (Colin) Zeng remains undefeated this season on the springboards, posting first-place finishes in the victories over No. 24 Wisconsin and No. 25 Purdue. He scored 393.60 in the 1-meter and 439.75 in teh 3-meter.

Men’s Freshman of the Week: Andrew Abruzzo, Georgia

Georgia’s Andrew Abruzzo produced his first collegiate first-place finish in the win over South Carolina, one of two on the day. Abruzzo won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:45.56. He also swam exhibition in the 200 IM, posting the winning time of 1:48.53. Abruzzo’s second-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:01.62) ranks the best of all SEC freshman and seventh overall in the country.

Women’s Co-Swimmers of the Week: Asia Seidt, Kentucky and Erika Brown, Tennessee

Kentucky’s Asia Seidt won four individual events, three of those with B-cut times, to help lead UK to wins over Missouri and No. 23 Arkansas. She earned the gold in the 200 back (1:55.89 – 11th in the nation), 200 IM (2:00.16 – 13th in the nation), 100 back (53.83 – 15th in the nation) and 200 fly (1:58.99 – 20th in the nation). Seidt was also a part of the winning 400 medley relay (3:37.83/52.80).

Tennessee’s Erika Brown won three individual events, all with B-cut times, and was a part of a winning relay in the wins over Purdue and No. 14 Wisconsin. She touched the wall first in the 100 fly (52.72 – 4th in the nation), 100 back (53.02 – 7th in the nation) and the 100 free (49.43 – 15th in the nation). Brown was a part of the first-place 200 medley relay (1:40.01/22.38).

Women’s Diver of the Week: Brooke Schultz, Arkansas

Arkansas’ Brooke Schultz took first place in both springboard events against Missouri and No. 18 Kentucky. She posted final scores of 306.15 in the 1-meter and 350.30 in the 3-meter.

Women’s Freshman of the Week: Olivia Carter, Georgia

Georgia’s Olivia Carter posted two B-cut times as she swept the butterfly events in the win over No. 19 South Carolina. She touched the wall first in the 100 fly with a time of 53.67 and in the 200 fly with a time of 1:56.38. Carter also swam exhibition in the 200 IM, finishing first with a time of 2:01.11.

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