Courtesy: Big 12 Sports
Texas swept the Big 12 Swimmers of the Week as Drew Kibler earned the men’s honor for the second time this season while Olivia Bray was recognized with the women’s award. Big 12 divers didn’t have any competitions.
Kibler opened the four-day Hall of Fame Swimming Invitational with a leadoff leg of 1:30.57 on the winning 800-yard freestyle relay. Texas finished the relay with the seventh-fastest time (6:07.34) in history and best outside of the NCAA Championships. He returned to win the 500-yard freestyle (4:09.18), recording the second-fastest time nationally behind his own top time. Kibler swam the leadoff leg on the winning 200-yard freestyle relay and placed second in the 100-yard freestyle (41.92) with the second-fastest time of the season.
Bray won three individual titles and two relay crowns during the four-day Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invitational. She swam the butterfly leg on the winning 200-yard medley relay, which posted an NCAA ‘A’ cut time of 1:35.78. Bray also swam the butterfly leg on the winning 400-yard medley relay that set a school record with a time of 3:26.86. It also established the fastest time in the country this season. Bray won the 50-yard freestyle, and her 22.13 in the prelims ranks No. 8 on UT’s top performers list. She won the 100-yard butterfly in a school-record time of 50.37, breaking a 12-year-old mark in the event. Bray closed the meet with a win in the 200-yard butterfly and posted the fastest time in the nation this year (1:52.85), a mark that ranks No. 2 on UT’s top performers list.
November 10 Awards
Men’s Swimmer: Drew Kibler, Texas, Jr.
Men’s Diver: Jordan Windle, Texas, Sr.
Women’s Swimmer: Kelly Pash, Texas, So.
Women’s Diver: Bridget O’Neil, Texas, Fr.
November 17 Awards
Men’s Newcomer: Carson Foster, Texas, Fr.
Women’s Newcomer: Emma Hultquist, TCU, So.
November 24 Awards
Men’s Swimmer: Janis Silins, TCU, So. and Caspar Corbeau, Texas, So.
Men’s Diver: Jordan Windle, Texas, Sr.
Women’s Swimmer: Kate Steward, Kansas, Jr. and Megan Morris, TCU, Jr.
Women’s Diver: Paola Pineda, Texas, Jr.
December 1 Awards
Men’s Newcomer: Carson Foster, Texas, Fr.
Women’s Newcomer: Anna Elendt, Texas, Fr.
December 8 Awards
Men’s Swimmer: Drew Kibler, Texas, Jr.
Men’s Diver: No competitions
Women’s Swimmer: Olivia Bray, Texas, Fr.
Women’s Diver: No competitions