The SEC has announced its weekly honors for swimming and diving
SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Jere Hribar, LSU
LSU’s Jere Hribar, a senior from Split, Croatia, set a school record and three pool records in the win over Texas A&M, the Tigers’ first win over the Aggies since 2014. Hribar set a pool record in the 100 free with his time of 41.21, the fastest time in the nation this season. He set a pool record in the 50 free, logging a time of 18.68, which is the second fastest time nationally. In the 100 fly, Hribar set a pool and school record, clocking the fifth-fastest time in the country at 45.36. He also swam the anchor leg of the winning 200 medley relay (1:24.40/11.95).
SEC Men’s Diver of the Week: Matthew Bray, Georgia
Georgia’s Matthew Bray, a senior from Fairfax, Va., won both springboard events against No. 18 Alabama. Bray posted season-best scores in both events, claiming first place on the 1-meter with a score of 366.15 and on the 3-meter with a final score of 384.08.
SEC Men’s Freshman of the Week: Drew Eubanks, Tennessee
Tennessee’s Drew Eubanks, a freshman from Happy Valley, Ore., earned two top-three finishes for Tennessee in the College Swimming League meet against No. 15 Georgia, No. 17 Auburn and No. 18 Alabama. Eubanks took first place in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 51.92 and placed third in the 200 breaststroke (1:53.22). His time in the 100 breaststroke moved him to ninth place in program history, while improving his time in the 200 breaststroke to rank fifth all-time.
SEC Women’s Co-Swimmers of the Week: Kennedi Dobson, Georgia and Camille Spink, Tennessee
Georgia’s Kennedi Dobson, a sophomore from Levittown, Pa., claimed three podium finishes in the College Swimming League match against No. 4 Tennessee, No. 15 Alabama and No. 19 Auburn. In the 500 free, Dobson touched first with a personal-best time of 4:30.48, where she set SEC, CSL, UGA, and pool records in the event and became the ninth-fastest performer in history in the event. She later posted another personal best time in the 200 free at 1:42.06, setting the top time nationally and the fourth-fastest time in program history. Dobson also placed third in the 200 IM with an NCAA cut of 1:57.08, the eighth-fastest mark in the country this season.
Tennessee’s Camille Spink, a senior from Haymarket, Va., won two individual events and was a part of two relay victories in the College Swimming League meet against No. 12 Georgia, No. 15 Alabama and No. 19 Auburn. Spink finished in first place in the 50 free at 20.95 and in the 100 free at 45.91, with both times as the fastest marks in the nation this season. Her time in the 100 Free was also the second fastest time in program history. Spink was the leadoff leg in the first-place 200 free relay (1:25.66/20.95) and the anchor for the winning 200 medley relay (1:35.35/21.81).
SEC Women’s Diver of the Week: Maria Sanchez, Arkansas
Arkansas’ Maria Sanchez, a junior from Mexico City, Mexico, swept the springboard events in the victory over Rice. On Friday, Sanchez recorded a final score of 320.25 on the 1-meter and a top score of 360.45 on the 3-meter.
SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week: Charlotte Crush, Tennessee
Tennessee’s Charlotte Crush, a freshman from Louisville, Ky., was a part of five first-place finishes during the College Swimming League meet against No. 12 Georgia, No. 15 Alabama and No. 19 Auburn. Crush broke her own record in the 200 back with a time of 1:48.31 to win the event. She also got the win in the 100 back, finishing with a time of 50.09 and setting the second-fastest time in UT history. Crush rounded out the meet with wins in the 100 fly (51.06), the 200 free relay (1:25.66/21.58 anchor) and the 200 medley relay (1:35.35/23.56 leadoff).
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