NEC Women's Swimmer of the Week: Katie Czulewicz, CCSU
NEC Women's Diver of the Week: Jewelle Maziarz, CCSU
NEC Women's Rookie of the Week: Megan Dunnigan, CCSU
NEC Men's Swimmer of the Week: Miles Simon, HU
NEC Men's Diver of the Week: No men's diver
NEC Men's Rookie of the Week: Robin Tatar, SFBK

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NEC WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Katie Czulewicz, Central Connecticut
Gr., Norwalk,CT/Norwalk 
Now receiving back to back NEC Swimmer of the Week honors, Czulewicz clocked 53.28 in the 100-yard freestyle for a second place finish and a time that ranks 14th in the NEC against UConn on Friday. The graduate from Norwalk, CT followed with a gold finish in the 200-yard freestyle and third-best time in the conference after touching the wall in 1:52.99, and helped guide the 200-yard freestyle relay squad to a first place finish with a 24.42 leg. On Saturday against Rhode Island, Czulewicz earned a pair of gold medals in the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle races, clocking in at 1:54.35 and 5:11.49, respectively. She completed the weekend by sparkling the 200-yard freestyle relay team to a gold finish with a 24.89 anchor followed by a 200-yard medley relay victory with a 24.10 anchor leg. 

NEC WOMEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Jewelle Maziarz, Central Connecticut
Fr., Newmarket, NH/Newmarket
Making it two straight NEC Diver of the Week honors, Maziarz placed fourth in the one-meter dive, producing a 220.65 score, followed by a fifth place finish in the three-meter dive with a score of 213.68 against UConn on Friday. On Saturday against Rhode Island, the rookie from Newmarket, NH took silver from the one-meter board registering a 248.10, the top score in the NEC this season. Maziarz took fourth from the three-meter platform, securing a 229.20 to complete the weekend. 

NEC WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Megan Dunnigan, Central Connecticut
Fr., Simsbury, CT/Simsbury/OAK
On Friday against UConn, Dunnigan placed sixth in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:58.09, followed by a fourth place finish in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:00.5. She also helped guide one of the two 200-yard medley relay teams to a fifth place showing with a butterfly leg of 27.09. On Saturday, the rookie from Simsbury, CT earned a pair of gold finishes vs. URI after swimming a 59.73 in the 100-yard backstroke, which ranks 16th in the NEC, and a 2:06.45 in the 200-yard backstroke, with a four second cushion over the runner-up in a time that ranked seventh in the NEC. Dunnigan boosted one of CCSU's three 200-yard medley relay teams to a fourth place finish with a time of 1:51.95, and a fourth place effort on the 200-yard freestyle relay squad, clocking a 25.23 leg.
 
NEC MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Miles Simon, Howard
Sr., Atlanta, GA
The recipient of three consecutive NEC Swimmer of the Week honors, Simon clocked a gold finish in a dual meet against Catholic with a 20.08 in the 50-yard freestyle, which was just 0.23 seconds off his top time in the NEC this season. He also won the 200-yard breaststroke with the third-best time in the conference, touching the wall in 2:06.13. The senior from Atlanta, GA anchored the 200-yard freestyle relay team to a first place finish with a 20.05 leg and added a 23.16 leg on Howard's winning 200-yard medley relay quartet. 

NEC MEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
No men's diver.

NEC MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Robin Tatar, St. Francis Brooklyn
Fr., Talinn, Estonia/Pirita Majandusgümnaasium (times converted from meters to yards)
In a dual meet against Mount St. Mary's, Tatar earned a silver finish in the 100-yard butterfly, producing a time of 53.61, followed by a first place finish in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:01.54. The rookie from Talinn, Estonia helped guide one of the 400-yard medley relay teams to a fourth palce finish with a 1:00.21 leg.

NEC WOMEN'S PRIME PERFORMERS

Katie Czulewicz, CCSU, Gr.
Now receiving back to back NEC Swimmer of the Week honors, Czulewicz clocked 53.28 in the 100-yard freestyle for a second place finish and a time that ranks 14th in the NEC against UConn on Friday. The graduate from Norwalk, CT followed with a gold finish in the 200-yard freestyle and third-best time in the conference after touching the wall in 1:52.99, and helped guide the 200-yard freestyle relay squad to a first place finish with a 24.42 leg. On Saturday against Rhode Island, Czulewicz earned a pair of gold medals in the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle races, clocking in at 1:54.35 and 5:11.49, respectively. She completed the weekend by sparkling the 200-yard freestyle relay team to a gold finish with a 24.89 anchor followed by a 200-yard medley relay victory with a 24.10 anchor leg. 

Megan Dunnigan, CCSU, Fr.
On Friday against UConn, Dunnigan placed sixth in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:58.09, followed by a fourth place finish in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:00.5. She also helped guide one of the two 200-yard medley relay teams to a fifth place showing with a butterfly leg of 27.09. On Saturday, the rookie from Simsbury, CT earned a pair of gold finishes vs. URI after swimming a 59.73 in the 100-yard backstroke, which ranks 16th in the NEC, and a 2:06.45 in the 200-yard backstroke, with a four second cushion over the runner-up in a time that ranked seventh in the NEC. Dunnigan boosted one of CCSU's three 200-yard medley relay teams to a fourth place finish with a time of 1:51.95, and a fourth place effort on the 200-yard freestyle relay squad, clocking a 25.23 leg.

Abbey Keane, CCSU, So.
On Friday, Keane produced a top four time in the conference with a first place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle vs. UConn, tocuhing the wall in 10:32.96, which was just 0.65 seconds off her best swim this season which would come the following day. On Saturday against Rhode Island, Keane swam a 5:14.25 in the 500-yard freestyle for a silver finish and took gold in the 1000-yard freestyle with a 10:32.31 that is the third best time in the NEC.

Jewelle Maziarz, CCSU, Fr.
Making it two straight NEC Diver of the Week honors, Maziarz placed fourth in the one-meter dive, producing a 220.65 score, followed by a fifth place finish in the three-meter dive with a score of 213.68 against UConn on Friday. On Saturday against Rhode Island, the rookie from Newmarket, NH took silver from the one-meter board registering a 248.10, the top score in the NEC this season. Maziarz took fourth from the three-meter platform, securing a 229.20 to complete the weekend. 

Teyana Johnson, HU, Sr.
In a dual meet against Catholic on Saturday, Johnson took first from the one-meter board with a total score of 232.35, a 27.5 point gap from second and a top-five score in the NEC this winter.

Zaylie Thompson, HU, Sr.
On Saturday against Catholic, Thompson took home gold in the 100-yard freestyle, producing a 15th-ranked time in the NEC at 53.37. She recorded a 30.19 finish in the 50-yard breastroke for a gold performance and the second best time in the conference this season. Thompson helped guide the 200-yard medley relay team to victory with a 29.52 leg.

Olivia McNicholas, SHU, Jr.
In a dual meet against NEC foe St. Francis Brooklyn, McNicholas stood atop of the podium in the one-meter dive after compiling 231.30 points which equates to a top-five score in the conference this season. 

Mariajose Lopez, SFBK, Sr.
On Saturday agaist Sacred Heart, Lopez earned a pair of gold medals. She clocked in at 5:20.63 in the 500-yard freestyle, and followed with a 10:37.51 in the 1000 freestyle, which would is a top-four timer in the conference. Loperz herself holds the quickest time this season (10:19.31).

Aurem Pifarre Planes, SFU, So.
At the Western PA Invite, Pifarre claimed a gold finish in the 500-yard freestyle at 5:04.70, a top-five time in the NEC. She also took ninth in the 100-yard freestyle, touching at 53.81. She placed 12th in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.24 and took in the 400-yard freestyle relay, which finished sixth with a time of 3:40.41. 

NEC MEN'S PRIME PERFORMERS

Tai Afrik, HU, So.
In dual meet against Catholic, Afrik took gold in the 200-yard freestyle after touching the wall in 1:45.07, which is a top fifteen time int he NEC. He also was timed in 2:00.11 in the 200-yard individual medley for a gold finish that ranks 12th in the league. 

Miles Simon, HU, Sr.
The recipient of three consecutive NEC Swimmer of the Week honors, Simon clocked a gold finish in a dual meet against Catholic with a 20.08 in the 50-yard freestyle, which was just 0.23 seconds off his top time in the NEC this season. He also won the 200-yard breaststroke with the third-best time in the conference, touching the wall in 2:06.13. The senior from Atlanta, GA anchored the 200-yard freestyle relay team to a first place finish with a 20.05 leg and added a 23.16 leg on Howard's winning 200-yard medley relay quartet. 

Arion Solomon, HU, Sr.
On Saturday against Catholic, Solomon finished first in the 100-yard freestyle, clocking in at 46.99, which would rank 16th in the NEC. He went on to post a bronze finish in the 50-yard butterfly with a time of 23.63, good for 12th in the NEC. Solomon swam on HU's first place 200-yard freestyle relay squad, recording a 15.65 leg time, and produced a 20.75 leg in the 200-yard medley relay team's first place finish. 

Jedi Morland Janes, SFBK, Sr. (meter times)
Against Mount St. Mary's, Janes swam the 400-meter freestyle in 4:22.78 for a gold finish. He followed with another victory in the 800-meter freestyle, touching in at 9:08.87.

Robin Tatar, SFBK, Fr.
In a dual meet against Mount St. Mary's, Tatar earned a silver finish in the 100-yard butterfly, producing a time of 53.61, followed by a first place finish in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:01.54. The rookie from Talinn, Estonia helped guide one of the 400-yard medley relay teams to a fourth palce finish with a 1:00.21 leg.