Swimming Release #2
Oct. 29, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS -
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SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK
Mark deSwardt
Cleveland State
Freshman
Durban, South Africa
deSwardt won three events in the Vikings dual against Green Bay. First, he swam a time of 9:27.23 in the 1000-yard freestyle to post the fourth-fastest mark in CSU history. He then won the 200-yard butterfly (1:55.35) and just 15 minutes later, deSwardt touched out the League's defending champion in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:36.78.
Kelsey Cooper
Wright State
Senior
Springfield, Ohio
Cooper helped the Raiders to a comeback victory over UIC, winning one individual event and participating on two victorious relay teams. She anchored the winning 400-yard medley relay (3:58.19) to start things off, and then posted a victory in the 100-yard freestyle (53.99). She improved upon her open time with a 53.43 split in the 400-yard freestyle relay as WSU sealed its victory over the Flames.
DIVERS OF THE WEEK
Caleb Nettleton
Wright State
Sophomore
North Canton, Ohio
Nettleon posted victories in both diving events against UIC on Saturday. He posted a score of 294.67 on the one-meter board and then scored 284.10 points in the three-meter event.
Lauren McGraw
Green Bay
Junior
Woodbury, Minn.
McGraw swept the diving events in Green Bay's 158-72 victory over Cleveland State. She scored 258.30 on the one-meter board to win by 38 points, while also taking the three-meter event with a mark of 241.50.
Other Men's Top Performers
Alex Hill
Green Bay
Junior, Lakeville, Minn.
Hill was the lone Phoenix swimming winner in the dual against Cleveland State. He won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:42.92 while also helping Green Bay's 400-yard freestyle team to a runner-up finish in the final event of the meet. Hill also placed second in the 500-yard freestyle.
Wilson Robinson
Green Bay
So., Hibbing, Minn.
Robinson was the top individual point scorer for Green Bay with 18 points against the Vikings. He won the three-meter diving event with a personal-best score of 257.78 and then posted a 255.68 to win on the one-meter board.
Zack Van Swol
UIC
Fr., Frankfort, Ill.
In his first collegiate competition, Van Swol won both the 500 (4:43.34) and the 1000-yard freestyle (9:44.61) events against Wright State last weekend. His 1000 time surpasses the top time for the Flames in the same event for the 2007-08 season.
Brian Murphy
UIC
Fr., Countryside, Ill.
Murphy placed third on both the one-meter (179.92) and three-meter boards (179.32) at Wright State.
Zach Fisher
Wright State
Sr., Pickerington, Ohio
Fisher helped the Raiders to a 135-102 season-opening victory over UIC with an individual triumph in the 50-yard freestyle (21.44) and by participating on two winning relays. He led off the 400-yard freestyle relay with a split of 47.72.
Other Women's Top Performers
Carys Behn
Cleveland State
Fr., Westville, South Africa
Behn continued her stellar season as she won both the 100 and 200-yard freestyle events in a 158-72 loss to Green Bay. Her leadoff time of 53.52 in the 400-yard freestyle relay gives Behn her fourth CSU Top-10 time.
Danielle DeGrand
Green Bay
Sr., Green Bay, Wis.
DeGrand won one individual event and contributed to two relay victories in the dual against CSU. She posted a winning time of 5:08.53 in the 500-yard freestyle while also swimming the leadoff leg of the first-place 400-yard medley relay (3:59.92) and posting a 54.04 split in the victorious 400-yard freestyle relay (3:36.67).
Kelly Hashoian
UIC
So., Brookfield, Wis.
Hashoian won the 500-yard freestyle (5:10.26) and the 1000-yard freestyle (10:38.84) in the Flames' 120.5-116.5 loss to Wright State.
Sonia Peterson
UIC
So., Morton Grove, Ill.
Peterson was victorious on both boards against Wright State, claiming the one-meter event with a score of 216.67 and the three-meter with a mark of 222.90.
Kirstin Walker
Youngstown State
Fr., Duns, Scotland
Walker won both the 200 and 500-yard freestyle events in her first collegiate meet at Marshall last week. Her time of 5:12.66 in the 500 is the third-best time in YSU history, while her 1:57.22 in the 200 is in the Penguin top five. She also swam on the third-place 800-yard freestyle relay.
