Swimming and Diving Notebook

East Carolina's Holly Williams earned C-USA Swimmer of the Week after placing first in the 200 butterfly and 200 backstroke against Louisville; Houston's Azul Almazan, who swept the springboard events against North Texas, claimed Diver of the Week accolades.

Swimmer of the Week
Holly Williams (So. – Palmyra, N.Y.) – East Carolina
Williams led East Carolina to a 174-109 victory over Louisville on Monday. Williams won the 200 butterfly with a conference-best time of 2:05.04, while also claiming the 200 backstroke crown (2:05.55). The Pirates, who are the defending C-USA Champions, posted the top-three times in four events and won 12 of the 16 events against the Cardinals.

Diver of the Week
Azul Almazan (So. – Mexico City, Mexico) – Houston
Almazan swept both the one-meter and three-meter springboard events in Houston’s season-opener against North Texas. She won the three-meter with a score of 295.13, nearly 40 points better than her closest competitor. Almazan followed with a score of 253.18 on the one-meter board to help the Cougars to a 151-91 victory over North Texas.


UPCOMING MEETS

Tuesday, October 14
TCU at McMurry

Friday, October 17
Houston at Texas
Houston vs. Northern Arizona (via online)
Eastern Illinois at Louisville
Saint Louis at Western Illinois
Tulane at Rice Relays (Houston Texas)

Saturday, October 18
East Carolina at College of Charleston
Boston College at Louisville
Butler at Saint Louis
Tulane at Rice Bi-Athlon (Houston Texas)

RECENT RESULTS

Monday, October 13
East Carolina def. Louisville, 174-109

Sunday, October 12
Virginia Tech def. Louisville, 136-87

Saturday, October 11
Houston def. North Texas, 151-91

Saturday, October 4
Saint Louis def. Washington University (Mo.), 191-102