Swimmer of the Week
Zita Szoke, Senior, Ohio
Senior Zita Szoke once again led Ohio in the pool this past weekend, leading the Bobcats to a 293.00-57.00 win at home against Illinois State. Overall, Szoke placed first in three individual events and first in three relays, while also breaking her own school record. The event started with the 200 free relay, where in the leadoff leg of the relay, Szoke broke her own 50 free school record, finishing with a time of 22.06, breaking her own time by .04 seconds. Her efforts helped the relay place first with an overall time of 1:31.14. Szoke was back in action in the 100 free where she placed first with a time of 47.89, before finishing the day in the 400 medley relay where the Bobcats placed first with a time of 3:43.49. Szoke was back in action on day two, starting with the 200 medley relay where Ohio placed first with a time of 1:40.00. She then placed first in the 100 fly (53.29) and then closed out with a win in the 400 free relay (3:22.50).

Diver of the Week
Adele Melamud, Sophomore, Buffalo
Adele Melamud won the one-meter and three-meter diving events against Cornell and Niagara on Saturday, while posting personal record performances in both. The sophomore had a score of 338.70 in the three-meter to win the event and move to fifth all-time in program history. Melamud doubled back to win the one-meter with a score of 281.10 and rank 10th in program history. The sophomore also qualified for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships for both events in the Bulls’ first meet of the season.