Courtesy: ACC Athletics
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Notre Dame’s Zach Yeadon has been selected as the ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week, and Duke’s Nathaniel Hernandez has been named Diver of the Week. Virginia’s Kate Douglass has been tabbed as the ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week, and Louisville’s Molly Fears has been named Diver of the Week.
Swimming at the Ohio State Invitational against three ranked teams, Yeadon won six of his seven races. The junior from San Antonio, Texas, clocked a 14:32.48 in the 1650 freestyle, an NCAA automatic-qualifying time and the fastest time in the nation this season.
Hernandez won two of the three diving competitions at the NC State/GAC Invitational, which featured six ranked teams. The senior from Southlake, Texas, won the 1-meter competition with a score of 357.10 and the platform competition with a score of 372.80. His score of 364.90 in the 3-meter event was good for second place.
A native of Pelham, New York, Douglass had an outstanding performance at the Tennessee Swimming & Diving Invite. Swimming against three ranked teams, including No. 2 Tennessee and No. 8 Georgia, the rookie placed in the top four in seven of her eight races, winning three. Douglass was part of two ACC records at the meet, clocking an NCAA automatic time in the 200 individual medley with a 1:52.84, and she was part of the record-setting 200 medley relay team that posted a time of 1:33.91 along with teammates Caroline Gmelich, Alexis Wenger and Morgan Hill. Douglass also recorded the country’s fastest time this season in the 200 breaststroke with an NCAA automatic standard of 2:06.19.
Fears recorded top-three finishes in all three diving events at the NC State/GAC Invitational. The senior from Plainfield, Indiana, won the 1-meter competition with a score of 281.55. She placed second in the 3-meter event, scoring a 327.40, and she finished third on platform with a score of 234.05.
ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Oct. 1 – Blaise Vera, Jr., Pitt
Oct. 8 – Zach Yeadon, Jr., Notre Dame
Oct. 15 – Vladimir Stefanik, Sr., Florida State
Oct. 22 – Blaise Vera, Jr., Pitt
Oct. 29 – Coleman Stewart, Sr., NC State
Nov. 5 – Blake Manoff, So., Virginia Tech
Nov. 12 – Miles Williams, Sr., Duke
Nov. 26 – Zach Yeadon, Jr., Notre Dame
ACC Men’s Diver of the Week
Oct. 8 – Austin Flaute, So., Notre Dame
Oct. 15 – Joshua Davidson, Jr., Florida State
Oct. 22 – Joshua Davidson, Jr., Florida State
Oct. 29 – Noah Zawadzki, So., Virginia Tech
Nov. 5 – Daniel Pinto, Jr., Louisville
Nov. 12 – Nathaniel Hernandez, Sr., Duke
Nov. 26 – Nathaniel Hernandez, Sr., Duke
ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week
Oct. 1 – Zorry Mason, So., Miami
Oct. 8 – Kate Douglass, Fr., Virginia
Oct. 15 – Grace Oglesby, Sr., Louisville
Oct. 22 – Aryanna Fernandes, So., Florida State
Oct. 29 – Coleen Gillilan, Fr., Notre Dame
Nov. 5 – Abbie Dolan, Sr., Notre Dame
Nov. 12 – Alyssa Marsh, Sr., Duke
Nov. 26 – Kate Douglass, Fr., Virginia
ACC Women’s Diver of the Week
Oct. 1 – Mia Vallée, Fr., Miami
Oct. 8 – Kelly Straub, Jr., Notre Dame
Oct. 15 – Ayla Bonniwell, Sr., Florida State
Oct. 22 – Molly Carlson, Sr., Florida State
Oct. 29 – Molly Fears, Sr., Louisville
Nov. 5 – Michaela Sliney, Sr., Louisville
Nov. 12 – Ayla Bonniwell, Sr., Florida State
Nov. 26 – Molly Fears, Sr., Louisville