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Mroz\u2019s fellow Hokie <strong>Youssef Ramadan<\/strong> is the men\u2019s swimmer of the week, joined by North Carolina\u2019s <strong>Grace Countie<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/acc-swimming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACC Swimming<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ramadan led Virginia Tech to a win over Georgia Washington. He won the men\u2019s 50 free in a time of 19.74 seconds and the 100 fly in 46.43. He also swam 43.37 off the front of a Hokies 400 free relay.<\/p>\n<p>Countie picked up four wins to start her senior season, as the Tar Heels topped Queens University. She won the 50 free in 22.24 seconds and the 100 fly in 53.86, the first time she\u2019s swum that event in a college meet. 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