BIRMINGHAM – The Southeastern Conference announced its annual men\u2019s and women\u2019s swimming & diving awards to cap the 2014-15 season.<\/p>\n
Alabama\u2019s Kristian Gkolomeev was named the Male Swimmer of the Year. At the 2015 SEC Championships, Gkolomeev won the 50 free in a time of 18.64 and 100 free at 41.68. He also swam the leadoff leg of the first-place 200 medley relay team and anchor for the 400 medley relay squad. The sophomore went on to win the 2015 NCAA 100 freestyle title with a final time of 41.56.<\/p>\n
Texas A&M\u2019s Sarah Henry was named the Female Swimmer of the Year. At the 2015 NCAA Women\u2019s Swimming & Diving Championships, she set the pool record in the 400 IM with a winning time of 4:02.47. Henry also finished third in the 500 free, and took fourth in the 1650 free and as part of the 800 free relay team. At the SEC Championships, she finished second in the 400 IM and with the 800 free relay, and captured third place in the 500 free and 1650 free.<\/p>\n
Fraser McKean of Auburn received the Male Diver of the Year award. He took first place in the platform at the 2015 SEC Championships, recording a final score of 451.95. McKean also finished in the top 10 at the SEC Championships in the 1-meter (seventh) and 3-meter (fifth) events. At the NCAA Championships, he took fifth place in the platform and sixth in the 3-meter.<\/p>\n
Rebecca Hamperian of Kentucky was chosen as the Female Diver of the Year. She was runner-up in the 1-meter at the SEC Championships this season, and took fourth place in the same event at the NCAA Championships. Hamperian also earned a seventh-place finish in the women\u2019s platform at NCAAs.<\/p>\n
Florida\u2019s Caeleb Dressel was selected as the Male Freshman Swimmer of the Year. He became the first Gator ever to win the 50 free at the NCAA Championships, touching the wall first in a time of 18.67. It was the first time a Florida freshman won an individual title in 13 years. At the SEC Championships, he won the 100 fly (45.28) while taking second in the 50 and 100 free.<\/p>\n
Texas A&M\u2019s B\u00e9ryl Gastaldello was tabbed the Female Freshman Swimmer of the Year. She set the meet record in the 100 fly at the SEC Championships with a time of 50.87. Gastaldello earned second place in the 100 back along with the 200 and 400 medley relay teams.<\/p>\n
Tennessee\u2019s Liam Stone and Georgia\u2019s Olivia Ball were selected as the Freshman Divers of the Year. Stone set the meet record in the 3-meter with a final score of 463.50, and came in seventh place in the same event at the NCAA Championships. Ball took the top spot in the 3-meter at the SEC Championships with a total score of 375.80. She was the top freshman and fourth overall in the 1-meter.<\/p>\n
Georgia\u2019s Nicolas Fink was named as the Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Fink concluded his collegiate career as a 19-time All-American, the second highest total in school history. He became the first Bulldog and the second male in SEC history to win the 100 breaststroke all four years. The senior holds a 3.80 GPA in agricultural engineering.<\/p>\n
Kentucky\u2019s Danielle Galyer was chosen as the Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Galyer won the SEC title in the 200 backstroke, and placed fourth overall in the same event at the NCAA Championships. She earned four All-America honors in 2015, placing in the top 15 in every race she competed in at the NCAA Championships. The sophomore has a 4.00 GPA in psychology.<\/p>\n
Gregg Troy of Florida was voted the Men\u2019s Swimming Coach of the Year. Troy led the Gators to the program\u2019s third-straight and 36th overall SEC Men\u2019s Swimming & Diving Championship title in February, as well as a fifth-place finish at the 2015 NCAA Division I Men\u2019s Swimming and Diving Championship.<\/p>\n
Georgia\u2019s Jack Bauerle was chosen the Women\u2019s Swimming Coach of the Year. The Lady Bulldogs won their six consecutive and 12th overall SEC Championship, all under the guidance of Bauerle. In the last 17 years, the Georgia women have finished either first or second at the NCAA Championship 14 times.<\/p>\n
Dave Parrington of Tennessee was named the Men\u2019s Diving Coach of the Year. Parrington, who was previously voted the Men\u2019s Diving Coach of the Year seven times, led his divers to win both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events at the 2015 SEC Championships.<\/p>\n
Ted Hautau of Kentucky was selected the Women\u2019s Diving Coach of the Year. Hautau earned this honor for the first time after having two divers finish in the top eight of all three women\u2019s diving events at the 2015 SEC Championships. The Kentucky women finished seventh in the final team standings with 614 points, the Wildcats’ best finish at the conference championships since 2011.<\/p>\n
Male Swimmer of the Year:<\/strong> Kristian Gkolomeev, Alabama<\/p>\n Male Freshman of the Year:<\/strong> Caeleb Dressel, Florida<\/p>\n Men\u2019s Swimming Coach of the Year:<\/strong> Gregg Troy, Florida<\/p>\n Male Diver of the Year:<\/strong> Fraser McKean, Auburn<\/p>\n Male Freshman Diver of the Year:<\/strong> Liam Stone, Tennessee<\/p>\n Men\u2019s Diving Coach of the Year:<\/strong> Dave Parrington, Tennessee<\/p>\n Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year:<\/strong> Nicolas Fink, Georgia<\/p>\n Female Swimmer of the Year:<\/strong> Sarah Henry, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Female Freshman Swimmer of the Year:<\/strong> B\u00e9ryl Gastaldello, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Women\u2019s Swimming Coach of the Year:<\/strong> Jack Bauerle, Georgia<\/p>\n Female Diver of the Year:<\/strong> Rebecca Hamperian, Kentucky<\/p>\n Female Freshman Diver of the Year:<\/strong> Olivia Ball, Georgia<\/p>\n Women\u2019s Diving Coach of the Year:<\/strong> Ted Hautau, Kentucky<\/p>\n Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year:<\/strong> Danielle Galyer, Kentucky<\/p>\n Commissioner\u2019s Trophy<\/strong><\/p>\n Men<\/strong><\/p>\n Chase Kalisz, Georgia (90 points)<\/p>\n Women<\/strong><\/p>\n Hali Flickinger, Georgia (88 points)<\/p>\n All-SEC First Team<\/strong><\/p>\n Men<\/strong><\/p>\n Kristian Gkolomeev, Alabama<\/p>\n Alex Gray, Alabama<\/p>\n Luke Kaliszak, Alabama<\/p>\n Anton McKee, Alabama<\/p>\n Connor Oslin, Alabama<\/p>\n Brett Walsh, Alabama<\/p>\n Kyle Darmody, Auburn<\/p>\n Michael Duderstadt, Auburn<\/p>\n Arthur Mendes, Auburn<\/p>\n Fraser McKean, Auburn<\/p>\n Jacob Molacek, Auburn<\/p>\n Nicholas Alexiou, Florida<\/p>\n Mitch D\u2019Arrigo, Florida<\/p>\n Caeleb Dressel, Florida<\/p>\n Dan Wallace, Florida<\/p>\n Pawel Werner, Florida<\/p>\n Nicolas Fink, Georgia<\/p>\n Chase Kalisz, Georgia<\/p>\n Matias Koski, Georgia<\/p>\n Tynan Stewart, Georgia<\/p>\n Sean Lehane, Tennessee<\/p>\n Mauricio Robles, Tennessee<\/p>\n Peter Stevens, Tennessee<\/p>\n Liam Stone, Tennessee<\/p>\n Jacob Thulin, Tennessee<\/p>\n Troy Tillman, Tennessee<\/p>\n Women<\/strong><\/p>\n Kaylin Burchell, Alabama<\/p>\n Natalie Hinds, Florida<\/p>\n Amelia Maughan, Florida<\/p>\n Theresa Michalak, Florida<\/p>\n Jessica Thielmann, Florida<\/p>\n Olivia Ball, Georgia<\/p>\n Hali Flickinger, Georgia<\/p>\n Lauren Harrington, Georgia<\/p>\n Madeline Locus, Georgia<\/p>\n Brittany MacLean, Georgia<\/p>\n Jordan Mattern, Georgia<\/p>\n Amber McDermott, Georgia<\/p>\n Olivia Smoligia, Georgia<\/p>\n Chantal Van Landeghem, Georgia<\/p>\n Christina Bechtel, Kentucky<\/p>\n Danielle Galyer, Kentucky<\/p>\n Alex Bettridge, LSU<\/p>\n Cassie Weil, LSU<\/p>\n Harper Bruens, Tennessee<\/p>\n Amanda Carner, Tennessee<\/p>\n Anna DeMonte, Tennessee<\/p>\n Molly Hannis, Tennessee<\/p>\n Faith Johnson, Tennessee<\/p>\n B\u00e9ryl Gastaldello, Texas A&M<\/p>\n All-SEC Second Team<\/strong><\/p>\n Men<\/strong><\/p>\n Pavel Romanov, Alabama<\/p>\n Hugo Morris, Auburn<\/p>\n Joe Patching, Auburn<\/p>\n Jack Blyzinskyj, Florida<\/p>\n Matt Curby, Florida<\/p>\n Arthur Frayler, Florida<\/p>\n Christian-Paul Homer, Florida<\/p>\n Corey Main, Florida<\/p>\n Carlos Omana, Florida<\/p>\n Eduardo Solaeche-Gomez, Florida<\/p>\n Mark Szaranek, Florida<\/p>\n Gunnar Bentz, Georgia<\/p>\n Alec Cohen, Georgia<\/p>\n Taylor Dale, Georgia<\/p>\n Ian Forlini, Georgia<\/p>\n Frank Greeff, LSU<\/p>\n Daniel Helm, LSU<\/p>\n Carter Griffin, Missouri<\/p>\n Clark Thomas, Missouri<\/p>\n Sam Tierney, Missouri<\/p>\n Nils Wich-Glasen, South Carolina<\/p>\n Sam McHugh, Tennessee<\/p>\n Ford McLiney, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Women<\/strong><\/p>\n Nikki Daniels, Arkansas<\/p>\n Ashton Ellzey, Auburn<\/p>\n Megan Fonteno, Auburn<\/p>\n Valerie Hull, Auburn<\/p>\n Natasha Lloyd, Auburn<\/p>\n Allyx Purcell, Auburn<\/p>\n Jillian Vitarius, Auburn<\/p>\n Taylor Katz, Florida<\/p>\n Ashlee Linn, Florida<\/p>\n Lindsey McKnight, Florida<\/p>\n Kahlia Warner, Florida<\/p>\n Kylie Stewart, Georgia<\/p>\n Annie Zhu, Georgia<\/p>\n Rebecca Hamperian, Kentucky<\/p>\n Patti Kranz, South Carolina<\/p>\n Lauren Lamendola, South Carolina<\/p>\n Meredith Vay, South Carolina<\/p>\n Amy Lubawy, Tennessee<\/p>\n Cherelle Thompson, Tennessee<\/p>\n Kelli Benjamin, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Sammie Bosma, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Lisa Bratton, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Sarah Gibson, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Sarah Henry, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Lili Ibanez Lopez, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Franko Jonker, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Kristin Malone, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Sycerika McMahon, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Laura Norman, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Meredith Oliver, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Ellen Quirke, Texas A&M<\/p>\n All-Freshman Team<\/strong><\/p>\n Men<\/strong><\/p>\n Christopher Reid, Alabama<\/p>\n Peter Holoda, Auburn<\/p>\n Jacob Molacek, Auburn<\/p>\n Hugo Morris, Auburn<\/p>\n Pete Turnham, Auburn<\/p>\n Zack Warner, Auburn<\/p>\n Caeleb Dressel, Florida<\/p>\n Mark Szaranek, Florida<\/p>\n Gunnar Bentz, Georgia<\/p>\n Ian Forlini, Georgia<\/p>\n Jay Litherland, Georgia<\/p>\n Kevin Litherland, Georgia<\/p>\n Levi Lindsey, Kentucky<\/p>\n Hunter Fritter, Missouri<\/p>\n Akram Mahmoud, South Carolina<\/p>\n Tom Peribonio, South Carolina<\/p>\n Nils Wich-Glasen, South Carolina<\/p>\n David Heron, Tennessee<\/p>\n Sam McHugh, Tennessee<\/p>\n Peter Stevens, Tennessee<\/p>\n Liam Stone, Tennessee<\/p>\n Tyler Henschel, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Women<\/strong><\/p>\n Amelia Maughan, Florida<\/p>\n Olivia Ball, Georgia<\/p>\n Megan Kinglsey, Georgia<\/p>\n Meaghan Raab, Georgia<\/p>\n Kylie Stewart, Georgia<\/p>\n Courtney Weaver, Georgia<\/p>\n Bridgette Alexander, Kentucky<\/p>\n Madison Sthamann, LSU<\/p>\n Sharli Brady, Missouri<\/p>\n Hannah Stevens, Missouri<\/p>\n Meredith Vay, South Carolina<\/p>\n Lisa Bratton, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Bethany Galat, Texas A&M<\/p>\n B\u00e9ryl Gastaldello, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Madison Hudkins, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Kristin Malone, Texas A&M<\/p>\n Laura Norman, Texas A&M<\/p>\n The above article is a press release submitted to 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