Jan. 11, 2005
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Swimmer of the Week
Chris DeJong, Michigan
JR, Holland, Mich./Holland
DeJong collects Swimmer of the Week after several outstanding performances against ranked competition last week, as the Wolverines faced No. 1 USC, No. 5 Stanford and No. 8 California. In the 145-117 win over USC, the junior posted first-place finishes in both backstroke events and was part of the winning 400-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relays. Against Stanford, DeJong touched the wall first in the 200-yard backstroke with a provisional time of 1:44.23 and collected two second-place relay finishes. At Berkeley, the Holland, Mich. native turned in a pair of victories in the 100-yard backstroke (48.24) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:45.01) and swam the leadoff leg in the 200-yard medley relay that finished second in 1:30.47.
Diver of the Week
Marc Carlton, Indiana
SR, Webster, N.Y./Webster
Carlton earns Diver of the Week after sweeping all four of the events he competed in this weekend. The senior started off the weekend against No. 11 Tennessee with a first-place effort on the one-meter board (302.85) and another crown in the three-meter (336.52). Carlton followed with another stellar performance after a second pair of victories in the one-meter (302.17) and three-meter (344.63) against Ohio State.
