Swimmer of the Week
Abigail Daniel, Senior, Akron 
Abigail Daniel had an impressive showing at the Tim Welsh Classic for the Akron Zips this past week. Abigail dropped over five seconds off her previous season-best in the 200-y fly to finish second with a time of 1:56.06. She now has the best time in that event in the MAC by over 3.6 seconds. Daniel also took first in the 100-y fly with a time of 52.27 while leading off the 200-y free relay with a time of 22.87 to help the Zips take third with an overall time of 1:30.14. She also swam a 23.29 in the 200-y medley relay to help the Blue and Gold to a second-place finish with an overall time of 1:37.92. Daniel earned bronze in the 400-y free relay as well after anchoring the squad with a time of 48.72 to help the squad finish with an overall time of 3:18.51. 

Co-Diver of the Week
Laurel Smith, Senior, Akron 
Laurel Smith led the Akron diving team at the Tim Welsh Classic. Placing in the finals in both the 1 and 3-meter dives, she scored 246.75 in the 1-meter event and 255.05 in the 3-meter event

Astrid Pichardo, Sophomore, Ohio
Sophomore diver Astrid Pichardo led the Ohio swim and diving team on the boards this past weekend in the 172-128 victory over Marshall Friday night. In the 1-meter event, Pichardo placed second with a score of 265.50. She then concluded her night in the 3-meter dive, once again placing second with a score of 255.15.