Courtesy: The ACC
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Florida State’s Mason Herbet and Pitt’s Cooper Van der Laan shared Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Swimmer of the Week honors, while North Carolina’s Anton Down-Jenkins earned Men’s Diver of the Week honors. Louisville’s Arina Openysheva nabbed ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week honors, and UNC’s Aranza Vazquez and Pitt’s Amy Read shared the Women’s Diver of the Week laurels.
CO-ACC MEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Mason Herbet, Florida State, So., Oviedo, Florida
Herbet swam three races and set new Morcom Aquatics Center pool records in all three events on Friday against Tampa. He swam a season-best 46.07 in the 100 backstroke, earning an NCAA B cut, while also setting a pool record. Herbet also competed in the 200 individual medley, winning easily with a time of 1:47.35, which was also another pool record. He participated in the 200 medley relay, which won and set a pool record of 1:25.88.
Cooper Van der Laan, Pitt, Sr., Gold Coast, Australia
Van der Laan earned two NCAA B cuts while competing in the Western Pennsylvania Invitational. He broke the Trees Pool record in the 100 breaststroke, winning in a time of 52.21. He captured the 200 breaststroke in 1:56.41, also notching a NCAA B cut time. Van der Laan also was a member of the winning 400 medley relay squad (3:12.25).
ACC WOMEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Arina Openysheva, Louisville, Sr., Moscow, Russia
Openysheva won the 50 and 100 freestyle events and also was a part of the winning 200 freestyle and 200 medley relay teams in the Cardinals’ meet with Cincinnati. She recorded NCAA B cuts in the 50 free (22.44) and 100 free (48.82) and helped the 200 free relay team to an A-cut time of 1:27.83, which is sixth fastest in the nation this season. Openysheva also was a part of the winning 200 medley relay team (1:37.33).
ACC MEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Anton Down-Jenkins, North Carolina, Sr., Wellington, New Zealand
Jenkins swept the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events for the sixth time in six meets this season. Competing against Duke, he scored 388.50 in the 1-meter competition and 407.40 in the 3-meter.
CO-ACC WOMEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Aranza Vazquez, North Carolina, So., La Paz, Mexico
Vazquez won three of four events in a two-day span in meets against Duke and No. 2 Texas. On Saturday she won both springboard events, defeating Hailey Hernandez of Texas, who was ranked among the Top 2 in the 1-meter and 3-meter events, according to swimcloud.com. She scored 340.20 in the 1-meter and 374.40 in the 3-meter against Texas. Vazquez also placed first in the 3-meter (351.83) and second in the 1-meter (322.50) on Friday against Duke.
Amy Read, Pitt, Sr., Leeds, England
Read swept the diving events at the Western Pennsylvania Invitational, while earning a new personal best in all three competitions. She broke her own school record on platform with a score of 322.50. She also won the 1-meter (325.60) and 3-meter (353.40). Her 1-meter score was just two points shy of the school record.
ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Oct. 12 – Daniel Sos, Gr., Louisville
Oct. 19 – Nyls Korstanje, Jr., NC State
Oct. 26 – Caio Pumputis, Sr., Georgia Tech
Nov. 2 – Cole Reznick, Sr., Duke
Nov. 9 – Mert Kilavuz, Fr., Georgia Tech
Nov. 23 – Christian Ferraro, Sr., Georgia Tech
Jan. 11 – Brendan Driscoll, So., Duke
Jan. 18 – Youssef Ramadan, So., Virginia Tech
Jan. 25 – Nick Albiero, Gr., Louisville; Noah Nichols, So., Virginia
Feb. 1 – Mason Herbet, So., Florida State; Cooper Van der Laan, Sr., Pitt
ACC Men’s Diver of the Week
Oct. 12 – Jesco Helling, So., Florida State
Oct. 19 – Joshua Davidson, Sr., Florida State
Oct. 26 – Anton Down-Jenkins, Sr., North Carolina
Nov. 2 – Seamus Harding Jr., Fr., Duke
Nov. 9 – Ruben Lechuga, Jr., Georgia Tech
Nov. 23 – Anton Down-Jenkins, Sr., North Carolina
Jan. 18 – Noah Zawadzki, Sr., Virginia Tech
Jan. 25 – Dylan Reed, Jr., Pitt; Noah Zawadzki, Sr., Virginia Tech
Feb. 1 – Anton Down-Jenkins, Sr., North Carolina
ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week
Oct. 12 – Arina Openysheva, Gr., Louisville
Oct. 19 – Gretchen Walsh, Fr., Virginia
Oct. 26 – Katharine Berkoff, Jr., NC State
Nov. 2 – Yixuan Chang, Fr., Duke
Nov. 9 – Emma Weyant, Fr., Virginia
Nov. 23 – Alex Walsh, So., Virginia
Jan. 11 – Sarah Foley, So., Duke
Jan. 18 – Gabi Albiero, Louisville
Jan. 25 – Gretchen Walsh, Fr., Virginia
Feb. 1 – Arina Openysheva, Gr., Louisville
ACC Women’s Diver of the Week
Oct. 12 – Samantha Vear, So., Florida State
Oct. 19 – Kelly Straub, Gr., Notre Dame
Oct. 26 – Camryn Hidalgo, Sr., Georgia Tech
Nov. 2 – Margo O’Meara, Fr., Duke
Nov. 9 – Margo O’Meara, Fr., Duke
Nov. 23 – Margo O’Meara, Fr., Duke
Jan. 18 – Margo O’Meara, Fr., Duke
Jan. 25 – Kelly Straub, Gr., Notre Dame; Teagan Moravek, Sr., Virginia Tech
Feb. 1 – Aranza Vazquez, So., North Carolina; Amy Read, Sr., Pitt