Courtesy: SEC Sports
Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Ian Grum, Georgia
Georgia’s Ian Grum, a senior from Atlanta, Ga., earned three individual wins in the win over Florida. In the 100 backstroke, Grum placed first with a B-cut of 47.16, followed by another winning B-cut of 1:42.38 in the 200 backstroke. He closed the meet with a first-place B-cut of 3:49.26 in the 400 IM, besting the field by nearly a second and a half.
Men’s Diver of the Week: Skip Donald, Florida
Florida’s Skip Donald, a senior from The Woodlands, Texas, swept the springboard events in the dual meet at Georgia. Donald posted top scores of 340.43 on the 1-meter and 362.85 on the 3-meter.
Men’s Freshman of the Week: Aleksas Savickas, Florida
Florida’s Aleksas Savickas, a freshman from Panevezys, Lithuania, swept the breaststroke events and was a part of a winning relay at Georgia. Savickas touched the wall first in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 53.78 and in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 1:57.08. He also swam the second leg of the 400 medley relay that claimed the top spot with a time of 3:10.53 (53.79).
Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Abby McCulloh, Georgia
Georgia’s Abby McCulloh, a sophomore from Lilburn, Ga., took first in the 1000 free against Florida with a time of 9:42.30, besting the field by nearly five seconds with the fastest time in the nation this season. Later in the meet, McCulloh finished third in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:49.64.
Women’s Diver of the Week: Chiara Pellacani, LSU
LSU’s Chiara Pellacani, a sophomore from Rome, Italy, placed first on the 3-meter springboard with a score of 348.38 in the dual meet against Auburn. Pellacani was runner-up on the 1-meter with a score of 286.28.
Women’s Freshman of the Week: Zoe Dixon, Florida
Florida’s Zoe Dixon, a freshman from Henrico, Va., earned a first-place finish in the 200 back with a time of 1:56.00 in the win at Georgia. Dixon was also runner-up in the 400 IM (4:15.73) and came in third in the 200 fly (1:59.95).