CENTER VALLEY, Penn, February 10. BUCKNELL senior Peter Garvin (Silver Spring, Md.\/Our Lady of Good Counsel) and sophomore Lectie Altman (Syracuse, N.Y.\/Nottingham) were tabbed the Patriot League Men's and Women's Swimmer of the Week, respectively, after solid performances. Army sophomore Chelsea Haviland (Thief River Falls, Minn.\/Lincoln), the Women's Diver of the Week, and Navy freshman Kevin Teague (Lexington, Ky.\/Dunbar), the Men's Diver of the Week, round out the list of weekly winners for the week ending Feb. 8. <\/p>\n
Garvin brings the Men's Swimmer of the Week hardware to Lewisburg after notching a pair of individual wins in a loss to League foe Lehigh, 157-143, Saturday. The senior opened the meet by winning the 50 freestyle with a 21.46 mark, besting LU's Matt Titko by 0.90 seconds. Garvin pulled out another close win in the 100 freestyle (47.46) where he topped Lehigh's Sean Herman by 0.70 seconds. Garvin was also a member of the gold medal-winning 400 freestyle relay squad (3:12.34) and the second-place 200 medley relay team (1:37.10).<\/p>\n
Altman wins Women's Swimmer of the Week accolades after a pair of record-breaking performances in a dual meet win at Lehigh, 196-104. The sophomore broke the Jacobs Natatorium record in the 100 backstroke with a time of 59.49, which was 0.36 seconds quicker than the runner-up. Altman dominated the 200 backstroke with another LU pool record. Her time of 2:06.40 was 4.90 seconds faster than the second-place finisher. Altman also took home gold medals in the 200 medley relay (1:49.86) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:36.53).<\/p>\n
Teague takes home his sixth Men's Diver of the Week award this season after dominating the diving events in a non-League loss to Princeton, 170-122. The freshman gained the gold medal in the one-meter event with 336.89 points, which was 90 markers better than the runner-up. In the three-meter dive, Teague surpassed the 300-point plateau with 333.00 tallies. His next closest competitor could only manage 249.97 points.<\/p>\n
Haviland claims her seventh Women's Diver of the Week honor this year after sweeping the diving events for the ninth time this season in a loss to Pennsylvania Saturday. The sophomore opened the meet with a season-best 282.45 points in the one-meter event, topping teammate Sarah Get by 20 markers. In the three-meter dive, Haviland earned another season-best effort with 298.57 points, which was 22 tallies better than Get.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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