Courtesy: The ACC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Florida State claimed three of the final Atlantic Coast Conference weekly swimming and diving awards as Peter Varjasi and David Vargas earned the Men’s Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, and Samantha Vear was named the Women’s Diver of the Week. Virginia’s Alex Walsh secured Women’s Swimmer of the Week honors. The 2024 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships will be contested next week, Feb. 20-24, in Greensboro, North Carolina.
ACC MEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Peter Varjasi, Fifth year, Florida State, Erlangen, Germany
Varjasi picked up two individual wins in No. 16 FSU’s day at the Auburn First Chance Invitational. He finished first in the 50 free (19.50) and 100 free (42.43) and swam a personal best in the 100 fly (46.07) for a second-place finish. Those times all qualified as NCAA B cut times.
ACC WOMEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Alex Walsh, Sr., Virginia, Nashville, Tennessee
Walsh earned a pair of NCAA A cut times and set two pool records at the Cavalier Invitational. She swam the second-fastest time in an NCAA meet this season in the 200 back (1:50.19) and tied the fifth-fastest time in the country in the 100 breast (57.89).
ACC MEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK
David Vargas, Sr., Florida State, Mexico City, Mexico
Vargas collected two wins on the 3-meter and platform event. On the 3-meter, the senior scored a 372.00 to secure the win before posting a 389.05 on platform. Vargas earned the win on platform by six points after competing a dive list with a 20.0 degree of difficulty and scoring above 70 points on two dives. He placed second on the 1-meter (355.50) to his teammate by just under two points.
ACC WOMEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Samantha Vear, Sr., Florida State, Conroe, Texas
Vear swept the diving events and notched a pair of personal best scores at the Auburn First Chance Invitational. On the 1-meter, she scored a 323.18 before taking down the 2013 program record on the 3-meter with a 380.18.
ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Oct. 3 – Berke Saka, Jr., Georgia Tech | Carles Coll Marti, Sr., Virginia Tech
Oct. 10 – Denis Petrashov, Jr., Louisville
Oct. 17 – Jerry Chen, Fifth Year, Pitt
Oct. 24 – Chris Guiliano, Jr., Notre Dame
Oct. 31 – Connor Boyle, Jr., Virginia
Nov. 7 – Luke Miller, Sr., NC State
Nov. 21 – Chris Guiliano, Jr., Notre Dame
Dec. 5 – Max Matteazzi, Sr., Pitt
Jan. 9 – Youssef Ramadan, Sr., Virginia Tech
Jan. 15 – Chris Guiliano, Jr., Notre Dame
Jan. 23 – Kacper Stokowski, Gr., NC State
Feb. 6 – Noah Henderson, Fifth Year, NC State
Feb. 13 – Peter Varjasi, Fifth-year, Florida State
ACC Men’s Diver of the Week
Oct. 3 – Max Fowler, Fr., Georgia Tech
Oct. 10 – Che Stephens, Jr., Louisville | Carlo Lopez-Hernandez, Gr., Notre Dame
Oct. 17 – Max Fowler, Fr., Georgia Tech
Oct. 24 – Dylan Reed, Fifth Year, Pitt
Oct. 31 – Will McCollum, Jr., Duke
Nov. 7 – Dylan Reed, Fifth Year, Pitt
Nov. 21 – Max Fowler, Fr., Georgia Tech | Carlo Lopez-Hernandez, Gr., Notre Dame
Jan. 9 – Adam Sneden, Gr., Louisville
Jan. 15 – Rodolfo Vazquez Montaño, Fr., North Carolina | Dylan Reed, Fifth Year, Pitt
Jan. 23 – Dylan Reed, Fifth Year, Pitt
Jan. 30 – Max Fowler, Fr., Georgia Tech
Feb. 6 – Renato Calderaro, So., NC State
Feb. 13 – David Vargas, Sr., Florida State
ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week
Oct. 3 – Kim Herkle, Jr., Louisville
Oct. 10 – Gabi Albiero, Sr., Louisville
Oct. 17 – Gretchen Walsh, Jr., Virginia
Oct. 24 – Abby Arens, Sr., NC State
Oct. 31 – Gretchen Walsh, Jr., Virginia
Nov. 7 – Greer Pattison, Jr., North Carolina
Nov. 21 – Gretchen Walsh, Jr., Virginia
Dec. 5 – Sophie Yendell, Sr., Pitt
Jan. 9 – Kim Herkle, Jr., Louisville
Jan. 15 – Madelyn Christman, Notre Dame
Jan. 23 – Gretchen Walsh, Jr., Virginia
Feb. 6 – Gabi Albiero, Sr., Louisville
Feb. 13 – Alex Walsh, Sr., Virginia
ACC Women’s Diver of the Week
Oct. 3 – Else Praasterink, Jr., Louisville
Oct. 10 – Else Praasterink, Jr., Louisville | Calie Brady, Jr., Notre Dame
Oct. 17 – Else Praasterink, Jr., Louisville
Oct. 24 – Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina
Oct. 31 – Margo O’Meara, Jr., Duke
Nov. 7 – Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina
Nov. 21 – Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina
Jan. 9 – Lindsay Gizzi, Jr., Louisville
Jan. 15 – Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina
Jan. 23 – Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina
Jan. 30 – Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina
Feb. 6 – Lindsay Gizzi, Jr., Louisville
Feb. 13 – Samantha Vear, Sr., Florida State