NEC Women's Swimmer of the Week: Ella Johnson, LIU
NEC Women's Diver of the Week: Abby Scruton, SFBK
NEC Women's Rookie of the Week: Boel Bergquist, SFBK
NEC Men's Swimmer of the Week: Miles Simon, HU
NEC Men's Diver of the Week: Jordan Walker, HU
NEC Men's Rookie of the Week: Valentin Schnermann, SFBK

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NEC WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Ella Johnson, Long Island
Gr., Southport, England/Christ the King Catholic
On Saturday against NYU, Johnson touched the wall first in the 100-yard butterfly in 57.95 which ranks fourth in the NEC this season. The graduate student from Southport, England earned a silver medal in the 200-yard butterfly, clocking 2:06.91, and helped the 200-yard medley relay team to a silver finish with a 25.78 leg time.

NEC WOMEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Abby Scruton, St. Francis Brooklyn
So., Glenwood Springs, Colorado/Glenwood Springs High School
Scruton set a personal best and team record in the 1-meter dive against USMMA, racking up a score of 247.72 to win the event and claim the top mark in the conference. The sophomore from Glenwood Springs, CO earned a bronze finish in the 3-meter dive with a score of 207.15. In a quad-meet on Saturday, Scruton won the 1-meter dive with a final total of 223.65 points. 

NEC WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Boel Bergquist, St. Francis Brooklyn
Fr., Lomma, Sweden/Polhemskolan
In a quad-meet on Saturday, Bergquist helped the 200-yard medley relay team to a first place finish with a lead leg of 28.77 followed by a bronze finish in the 100-yard backstroke, touching in at 1:01.24. The rookie from Lomma, Sweden placed second in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:12.83 and took another silver finish in the 200-yard individual medley, clocking a 2:13.50. On Sunday against USMMA, Bergquist sparked the 200-yard medley relay team to a gold finish and followed with a first place finish in the 100-yard freestyle in 1:59.51. She ended the weekend with a second place showing in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:11.92 and a gold finish in the 200-yard individual medley, touching with a three second cushion in 2:12.24. 

NEC MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Miles Simon, Howard
Sr., Atlanta, GA
Picking up right where he left off, Simon picked up his second straight NEC Swimmer of the Week honor following a holiday break. The senior from Atlanta, GA won the 200-yard individual medley in 1:53.84 against UMBC, a time that ranks second in the NEC. Simon won the 100-yard backstroke, producing a 50.13 mark that ranks fifth in the NEC, and guided the 200-yard freestyle relay squad to a gold finish with a 20.51 lead-off leg that slots him sixth in the league. Howard was triumphant on Saturday, beating UMBC by a 144-99 score for its fourth win of the season. 

NEC MEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Jordan Walker, Howard
So., San Antonio, TX
Back with a splash. Walker did not skip a beat in his return from the break, earning his fourth straight NEC Diver of the Week honor after placing second in the 1-meter dive with a 226.65 score. From the 3-meter platform, the sophomore from San Antonio, TX recorded a 205.05 to complete the weekend.

NEC MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Valentin Schnermann, St. Francis Brooklyn
Fr., Muenster, NRW, Germany/Pascal Gymnasium
Now a three-time NEC Rookie of the Week honoree, Schnermann had a flawless weekend, taking home six gold medals in six events. On Saturday in a 192-76 win over Saint Peter's, the rookie from Muenster, NRW, Germany clocked a 1:45.26 in the 200-yard freestyle, produced a 5:04.07 in the 500-yard freestyle and touched in at 2:03.41 in the 200-yard indivual medley. On Sunday against USMMA, Schnermann had a déjà vu moment after collecting three gold medals in the same events as the previous day. He swam a 1:45.92 in the 200-yard freestlye, a 4:56.25 in the 500-yard freestyle, and touched the wall first in the 200-yard indivual medley with a time of 1:57.47.

NEC WOMEN'S PRIME PERFORMERS

Katie Czulewicz, CCSU, Gr.
Czulewicz placed 41st at the CSCAA Open Water National Championship with a 5K swim of 1:01.52.22 to helped CCSU to a 13th place finish in a 21-team field with 110 athletes.
 
Abbey Keane, CCSU, So.
Keane placed 40th at the CSCAA Open Water National Championship with a 5K swim of 1:01:48.19, aiding CCSU to a 13th place finish in a 21-team field with 110 athletes. 

Michaela Spears, HU, Jr.
Against UMBC, Spears finished first in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:08.37 and earned a silver finish in the 100-yard breaststroke, clocking a 1:07.07. Spearks helped the 200-yard freestyle relay squad to a second place finish with a 23.82 anchor leg.

Zaylie Thompson, HU, So.
Thompson stood atop the podium in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:06.63 and took third in the 200-yard individual medley with a 2:10.17 vs. UMBC. Thompson helped boost the 200-yard medley relay team win with a leg time of 30.03.

Venna Andersen, LIU, Jr.
On Saturday against D3 national title contender NYU, Andersen won the 200-yard breaststroke touching in at 2:23.85 for the sixth-best time in the NEC this season and earned a silver finish in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.36. She placed third in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing in 58.89 to rank 11th in the NEC. Anderson also helped the 200-yard medley relay team to a silver finish with a 29.92 leg which ranks second in the conference to her own best time. 

Maaike Broersma, LIU, Jr.
On Saturday against NYU, Broersma took bronze in the 50-yard freestyle, recording a 24.65, and bronze in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 45.21. Broersma led the 200-yard medley relay team to a silver finish with a lead leg of 26.87 and helped the 400-yard freestyle relay team to a brozne finish with a lead leg of 54.33.

Ella Johnson, LIU, Gr.
On Saturday against NYU, Johnson touched the wall first in the 100-yard butterfly in 57.95 which ranks fourth in the NEC this season. The graduate student from Southport, England earned a silver medal in the 200-yard butterfly, clocking 2:06.91, and helped the 200-yard medley relay team to a silver finish with a 25.78 leg time.

Olivia McNicholas, SHU, Jr.
At the Pace Diving Invite, McNicholas won the 3-meter dive with a score of 235.55, followed by a bronze finish from the 1-meter board posting a 216.05.

Elayna Pistrin, SFBK, So.
Pistrin took home three first-place finished at Saint Peter's quad meet with a time of 1:08.08 in the 100-yard breaststroke and 2:25.93 in the 200-yard breaststroke. Pistrin swam a 2:12.82 in the 200-yard individual medley and helped the 200-yard medley relay team secure gold. On Sunday, she won all her events against USMMA and sparked the 200-yard medley relay team to gold followed by a 1:07.39 winning time in the 100-yard breaststroke. Pistrin also took gold in the 100-yard freestyle, clocking a 55.09.

Abby Scruton, SFBK, So.
Scruton set a personal best and team record in the 1-meter dive against USMMA, racking up a score of 247.72 to win the event and claim the top mark in the conference. The sophomore from Glenwood Springs, CO earned a bronze finish in the 3-meter dive with a score of 207.15. In a quad-meet on Saturday, Scruton won the 1-meter dive with a final total of 223.65 points. 

Aurem Pifarre Planes, SFU, So.
On Saturday in a 194-66 victory over Millersville, Pifarre Planes placed first in the 500-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 5:09.76, followed by a second gold in the 1000-yard freestyle, touching in 10:45.63.

NEC MEN'S PRIME PERFORMERS

Mark-Anthony Beckles, HU, Sr.
In a dual victory over UMBC on Saturday, Beckles collected three gold medals. He was timed in 45.84 in the 100-yard freestyle and 1:43.07 in the 200-yard freestyle. Beckles helped the 200-yard freestyle relay team to a gold finish with a 20.87 anchor leg.

Miles Simon, HU, Sr.
Picking up right where he left off, Simon picked up his second straight NEC Swimmer of the Week honor following a holiday break. The senior from Atlanta, GA won the 200-yard individual medley in 1:53.84 against UMBC, a time that ranks second in the NEC. Simon won the 100-yard backstroke, producing a 50.13 mark that ranks fifth in the NEC, and guided the 200-yard freestyle relay squad to a gold finish with a 20.51 lead-off leg that slots him sixth in the league. Howard was triumphant on Saturday, beating UMBC by a 144-99 score for its fourth win of the season. 

Luke-Kennedy Thompson, HU, Sr.
On Saturday against UMBC, Thompson earned a pair of gold medals in the 500-yard freestyle with final time of 4:52.63, and swam 10:01.52 in the 1000-yard freestyle to help secure a 144-99 team victory. 

Jordan Walker, HU, So.
Back with a splash. Walker did not skip a beat in his return from the break, earning his fourth straight NEC Diver of the Week honor after placing second in the 1-meter dive with a 226.65 score. From the 3-meter platform, the sophomore from San Antonio, TX recorded a 205.05 to complete the weekend.

Alejandro Pascual del Cid, LIU, Jr.
Pascual del Cid placed first on Saturday in the 50-yard freestyle against D3 power NYU, touching the wall in 21.25, followed by a silver in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 51.47. He helped bring home gold with the 200-yard medley relay squad by posting an anchor leg of 20.60, and a silver finish with the 400-yard freestyle relay quarter, recording a 46.54 anchor leg. 

Giannis Venetos, LIU, Jr.
On Saturday against NYU, Venetos stood atop the podium in the 100-yard breaststroke, clocking in at 58.83, and earned a bronze finish in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:11.45. Venetos had a 24.46 leg time in the 200-yard medley relay race to help the Sharks secure gold in the event. 

Valentin Schnermann, SFBK, Fr.
Now a three-time NEC Rookie of the Week honoree, Schnermann had a flawless weekend, taking home six gold medals in six events. On Saturday in a 192-76 win over Saint Peter's, the rookie from Muenster, NRW, Germany clocked a 1:45.26 in the 200-yard freestyle, produced a 5:04.07 in the 500-yard freestyle and touched in at 2:03.41 in the 200-yard indivual medley. On Sunday against USMMA, Schnermann had a déjà vu moment after collecting three gold medals in the same events as the previous day. He swam a 1:45.92 in the 200-yard freestlye, a 4:56.25 in the 500-yard freestyle, and touched the wall first in the 200-yard indivual medley with a time of 1:57.47.