Courtesy: The ACC
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – NC State’s Kacper Stokowski and Louisville’s Denis Petrashov were named Atlantic Coast Conference Co-Men’s Swimmers of the week, while the Wolpack’s Heather MacCausland and the Cardinals’ Gabi Albiero were selected Co-Women’s Swimmers of the Week. North Carolina divers Anton Down-Jenkins and Aranza Vazquez swept the ACC Men’s and Women’s Divers of the Week, respectively.
ACC MEN’S CO-SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK
Denis Petrashov, Louisville, So., Bishteck, Kyrgystan
Petrashov swept the breaststroke events in No. 17 Louisville’s meets against No. 7 Indiana and Cincinnati. Earning five NCAA “B” times over the weekend, the sophomore placed first in the 100 breast (53.60), 200 breast (1:57.00) and was a part of the winning 200 medley relay (1:26.50) versus the Hoosiers while adding two more wins in the 100 breast (53.87) and 200 breast (1:57.38) against the Bearcats.
Kacper Stokowski, NC State, Sr., Warsaw, Poland
Stokowski tallied four individual podium finishes for the No. 4 Wolfpack against No. 5 Texas along with three relay podium finishes to accompany five NCAA zone qualifying times. The Warsaw, Poland, native swam a 1:41.39 first-place finish in the 200 back, while adding another win in the 100 back (45.63). He finished third in a podium sweep of the 100 fly with the seventh fastest time in the ACC, 46.20. The senior swam a 20.79 backstroke leg in the first-place 200 medley relay to secure the fastest time in program history and third fastest time in the country with a 1:22.73. Stokowski’s 44.79 backstroke leg of the winning 400 medley relay (3:04.22) is the fastest in the country.
ACC WOMEN’S CO-SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK
Gabi Albiero, Louisville, Jr., Louisville, Ky.
Albiero six first place finishes for the sixth-ranked Cardinals who faced No. 9 Indiana and Cincinnati. Earning four NCAA “B” times in her individual events, the junior finished atop the podium in a Louisville sweep of the 50 free (22.41) and the 100 free (48.92) against Indiana, as well as the 100 free (48.92) and with a pool record in the 100 fly against Cincinnati (51.40). Against the Hoosiers, Louisville took the 200 free relay in 1:28.43 before securing another win in the 200 medley relay with their NCAA “A” qualifying time of 1:38.47.
Heather MacCausland, NC State, Sr., Downington, Pennsylvania
MacCausland finished on the podium twice individually for the No. 4 Wolfpack who faced No. 2 Texas. The Downington, Pennsylvania, native earned two NCAA “B” times in the 100 breast with the third fastest time in the ACC this season, 58.29, and in the 200 breast with a personal best of 2:08.82. That time sits eighth fastest in the league. She was also part of the fastest 200 medley relay in the country that finished in 1:33.49 with the senior’s split of 25.76 on the breaststroke leg. Both first-place 200 and 400 medley relay squads earned NCAA “A” times. MacCausland helped contribute to another pair of NCAA “A” times in the 200 free and 400 free relays.
ACC MEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Anton Down-Jenkins, North Carolina, Sr., Wellington, New Zealand
Down-Jenkins recorded another sweep of both diving events with two NCAA qualifying zone scores in North Carolina’s meet against Duke. The senior posted a 429.08 in the 3-meter – an event he has won every time he’s competed this season – beating the second-place finisher by over 84 points. He also added another first-place finish on the 1-meter with a 362.48.
ACC WOMEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Aranza Vazquez, North Carolina, Sr., La Paz, Mexico
Vazquez swept the diving events in No. 18 North Carolina’s meet against No. 20 Duke, recording the highest score by an ACC diver this season with a 350.70 in the 1-meter dive. That score ranks highest in the NCAA, along with her 3-meter score of 391.05 that topped the event. Both dives qualified as NCAA zone scores.
2022-23 ACC Swimming & Diving Performers of the Week
ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Oct. 4 – Youssef Ramadan, Jr., Virginia Tech
Oct. 11 – Peter Varjasi, Sr., Florida State
Oct. 18 – Kacper Stokowski, Sr., NC State
Oct. 25 – Quintin McCarty, Fr., NC State
Nov. 1 – Peter Varjasi, Sr., Florida State
Nov. 8 – Matt King, Jr., Virginia
Nov. 15 – Dalton Lowe, Jr., Louisville
Nov. 22 – Abdelrahman El-Araby, Jr., Louisville
Dec. 6 – Cooper Van der Laan, Pitt
Jan. 10 – Batar Ünlü, Jr., Georgia Tech
Jan. 17 – Youssef Ramadan, Jr., Virginia Tech
Jan. 24 – David Curtiss, So., NC State
Jan. 31 -v Denis Petrashov, Louisville; Kacper Stokowski, NC State
ACC Men’s Diver of the Week
Oct. 4 – Reuben Lechuga, Sr., Georgia Tech
Oct. 11 – Jesco Helling, Jr., Florida State
Oct. 18 – Reuben Lechuga, Sr., Georgia Tech
Oct. 25 – Anton Down-Jenkins, Sr., North Carolina
Nov. 1 – Darwin Nolasco, Jr., Florida State
Nov. 8 – Ruben Lechuga, Jr., Georgia Tech
Nov. 15 – Dylan Reed, Sr., Pitt
Nov. 22 – Max Flory, Jr., Miami
Jan. 10 – Tazman Abramowicz, Gr., FSU
Jan. 17 – Daniel Knapp, Fr., Notre Dame; Dylan Reed, Sr., Pitt
Jan. 24 – Bayne Bennett, Sr., NC State; Anton Down-Jenkins, Sr., North Carolina
Jan. 31 – Anton Down-Jenkins, Sr., North Carolina
ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week
Oct. 4 – Grace Countie, Sr., North Carolina
Oct. 11 – Deniz Ertan, Fr., Georgia Tech
Oct. 18 – Katharine Berkoff, Sr., NC State
Oct. 25 – Gretchen Walsh, So., Virginia
Nov. 1 – Julia Mansson, Fr., Florida State; Emma Atkinson, Jr., Virginia Tech
Nov. 8 – Gretchen Walsh, So., Virginia
Nov. 15 – Tristen Ulett, Jr., Louisville
Nov. 22 – Gabi Albiero, Jr., Louisville
Dec. 6 – Sophie Yendell, Pitt
Jan. 10 – Gabi Albiero, Jr., Louisville
Jan. 17 – Kennedy Noble, Fr., NC State
Jan. 24 – Gretchen Walsh, So., Virginia
Jan. 31 – Gabi Albiero, Jr., Louisville; Heather MacCausland, NC State
ACC Women’s Diver of the Week
Oct. 4 – Anna Bradescu, Jr., Georgia Tech; Izzi Mroz, Sr., Virginia Tech
Oct. 11 – Mia Vallèe, Jr., Miami
Oct. 18 – Helene Synnott, Sr., NC State
Oct. 25 – Aranza Vazquez, Jr., North Carolina
Nov. 1 – Samantha Vear, Jr., Florida State; Izzi Mroz, Gr., Virginia Tech
Nov. 8 – Aranza Vazquez, Jr., North Carolina
Nov. 15 – Jess Vega, So., Pitt
Nov. 22 – Aranza Vazquez, Jr., North Carolina
Jan. 10 – Samantha Vear, Jr., Florida State
Jan. 17 – Jen Bell, Sr., Virginia
Jan. 24 – Aranza Vazquez, Jr., North Carolina
Jan. 31 – Aranza Vazquez, Jr., North Carolina