The SEC has named Jan Switkowski and Hali Flickinger as its swimmer of the week for the week of January 11th. Switkowski won 2 events for Florida in their dual meet with Florida State, taking the 200 fly in 2:01.30 and 400 free in 4:01.54. Flickinger won 3 events to help Georgia to victory ovetr Texas A&M. She took 1st in the she took the 100 back (53.46), 200 back (1:53.66), and 200 IM (1:57.22).
Male Swimmer of the Week
Jan Switkowski • Florida
Sophomore • Lublin, Poland
Switkowski swam to four first-place finishes and a U.S. Olympic Trials-qualifying time against Florida State on Jan. 2. He finished first in the 200 fly (2:01.30) and 400 free (4:01.54) and was a part of the first-place 400 medley relay (3:47.58) and 400 free relay (3:25.18). The Lublin, Poland, product tallied 40 points for the Gators as the men’s team scored a 188-109 win over the 24th-ranked Seminoles.
Male Diver of the Week
Seb Masterton • Kentucky
Freshman • Reading, England
Masterton was instrumental in the Wildcats’ first SEC dual victory in seven years. The British product won all three of his disciplines over LSU, along with two wins over Virginia Tech. In the 1-meter dive, he notched 299.15 points to finish third to the Hokies but win over LSU. From there, Masterson took the overall win in the 1-meter dive with 373.80 points, a score that would stand at fifth in UK’s all-time laurels had Masterton not previously secured the spot. He went on to clinch a tight victory over VT’s Logan Stevens in the platform dive, with a final score of 337.80. His score is a new personal best, and ranks fourth on UK’s all-time platform list.
Male Freshman of the Week
Angel Martinez • Texas A&M
Freshman • San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
Martinez earned a first-place finish in the 500 free (4:33.55) against Missouri State on Jan. 7. The next day against Georgia, he took second in the 200 free (1:40.02), fourth in the 200 IM (1:52.31) and was a part of the third-place 400 free relay (3:04.79).
Female Swimmer of the Week
Hali Flickinger • Georgia
Senior • Spring Grove, Pa.
In Georgia’s wins at No. 5 Texas A&M and No. 6 Texas, Flickinger won six individual events and was on two victorious relays. In the win at Texas A&M, she took the 100- and 200-yard backstroke in 53.46 and 1:53.66, respectively, and won the 200-yard individual medley in 1:57.22. Flickinger also anchored the 400-yard freestyle relay that won in 3:19.78. Less than 24 hours later in Austin, she won the 200-yard freestyle (1:46.14), the 200-yard butterfly (1:55.93) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:53.23). Flickinger again anchored the 400-yard freestyle relay that won in 3:17.54. Flickinger holds the nation’s top times in the 200-yard freestyle and the 200-yard butterfly, and she is No. 3 in the 500-yard freestyle and No. 6 in the 200-yard backstroke.
Female Diver of the Week
Kahlia Warner • Florida
Senior • Queensland, Australia
Warner led the Florida divers against Florida State on Jan. 2, posting wins off both the one (319.00) and three-meter (348.98) boards. She totaled 18 points for the Gators.
Female Freshman of the Week
Hannah Burns • Florida
Freshman • Lake City, Fla.
Burns shined in Florida’s 200-93 win over Florida State on Jan. 2, swimming to a pair of wins and a second-place finish to total 24 points. She took first in the 200 breaststroke (2:41.11) and was a part of the winning 400 medley relay (4:29.25) while earning a second-place finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:15.48). In addition, Burns exhibition time ranked second overall in the 200-meter IM.
Swimming news courtesy of Southeastern Conference.