Nov. 22, 2005
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Swimmer of the Week
Matt Grevers, Northwestern
JR, Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest
Grevers earns Swimmer of the Week honors for the first time this year after several NCAA provisional performances at the three-day Boilermaker Invitational last weekend. The defending NCAA champion in the 100-yard backstroke swam to first in the event, meeting the "A" standard, in 47.22. The junior matched the Purdue pool record and claimed another "A" mark in the 100 butterfly, finishing in 46.89. He went on to break the 20 second mark in the 50 freestyle for the first time this season with an NCAA "B" time of 19.98. Grevers placed second in the 200 backstroke in 1:44.97, meeting another "B" standard. This is his fourth career weekly honor.
Diver of the Week
Steven LoBue, Purdue
JR, Ewing, N.J./Ewing
LoBue collects Diver of the Week laurels after capturing three event titles. He set a varsity and pool record in the three-meter event with 369.35 points and was just three points away from breaking his one-meter varsity record, scoring 334.83, beating the field by 33 points. The junior went on to break his previous record on the platform by 108 points as he scored 414.25 off six dives. This is LoBue's second weekly honor this season and the fourth of his career.
