INDIANAPOLIS - The Great Midwest Athletic Conference released the fifth edition of the Men and Women’s Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week on Wednesday afternoon.
Performances from Findlay and Davis & Elkins earned conference honors for their efforts in the pool.
The Findlay men took down Ohio Wesleyan University 153-74, and the Davis & Elkins women enjoyed similar success against conference foe Alderson Broaddus, 159-72.
Janko Radmanovic
Findlay
Senior
Belgrade, Serbia
For the third week in a row, Radmanovic took home the recognition by the conference after yet another dominant performance against Ohio Wesleyan this past weekend.
Of the 10 first-place finishes the Oilers took home, Radmanovic had two of them himself and also contributed to a relay victory. He won the 200-yard butterfly by almost 15 seconds after posting an NCAA “B” class time of 1:49.84.
He also won two freestyle races on the evening. His 500-yard freestyle time of 4:46.07 was the best in the meet by over 23 seconds. He then contributed to the 200-yard freestyle relay victory.
Kenya Paiz
Davis & Elkins
Senior
Valley Center, CA (Valley Center HS)
Strong senior performances continued for the Senators as Paiz placed first in all three events she swam in on Friday against the Battlers.
Her time of 1:15.29 in the 100-yard Breaststroke by over seven seconds to lead her to victory in the event. She followed that up with a win in the 200-yard Individual Medley with a time of 2:25.44.
Her final event of the evening was the 200-yard Breaststroke. She went two for two in Breaststroke events with a winning time of 2:46.14, again beating the next fastest swimmer by 8.5 seconds.