NEC Women's Co-Swimmers of the Week: Chanice Posada, HU & Lara Wielkiewicz, LIU
NEC Women's Rookie of the Week: Kaelyn Mitchell, HU
NEC Women's Diver of the Week: Kaitlyn Carroll, CCSU

NEC Men's Swimmer of the Week: Finn Drysdale, LIU
NEC Men's Rookie of the Week: Mario Rodriguez Poulsen, LIU

Previous NEC Releases: November 25 | November 12 | November 5 | October 29 | October 22 | October 15 | October 1 | Men's Preseason Poll Release | Women's Preseason Poll Release

NEC WOMEN'S CO-SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK
Chanice Posada, Howard
Jr., Houston, TX
Posada had yet another strong performance last week to earn her third NEC Swimmer of the Week accolade. The junior posted a CSCAA B qualifying mark in the 100 IM at the John Hopkins Invitational, touching the wall at 57.98. That time is the best in the NEC this season for the 100 IM, making Posada a leader of three events in the league thus far. She saw victory at the John Hopkins Invite in the 100 fly (55.91) and took third in the 100 free (52.92). Posada moved herself into the top 10 in the conference in the 100 free, placing ninth with her time last week.

Lara Wielkiewicz, LIU
Jr., Budapest, Hungary/Vörösmarty Mihály
Wielkiewicz had several strong showings at the ECAC Championships last week to help guide LIU to a sixth place finish as a team. The Budapest, Hungary native won the 200 IM and 200 fly events with 2:06.10 and 2:06.17 marks, respectively. Wielkiewicz finished fourth in the 400 IM with a time of 4:33.00. All three marks rank the junior second on the NEC leaderboard in their respective events. Wielkiewicz also swam in the 400 free relay, and 200 and 400 medley relays. The Sharks finished third in the free relay and fourth in both medley relays.

NEC WOMEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Kaitlyn Carroll, Central Connecticut
Jr., Liverpool, NY/Cicero North
Carroll became the second Blue Devil diver to win the NEC Women's Diver of the Week award this season with a pair of quality efforts at the ECAC Championships. She finished fourth on the 3-meter board with a score of 243.65 and sixth on the 1-meter board with 235.30 points.

NEC WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Kaelyn Mitchell, Howard
Fr., Mobile, AL
Mitchell recorded a pair of top-10 finishes at the John Hopkins Invitational last week. The Mobile, AL native placed third in the 100 IM (1:03.14) and ninth in the 100 back (1:03.47). Mitchell's 100 IM time ranks ninth in the NEC this year.

NEC MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK

Finn Drysdale, LIU
So., Perth, Scotland/The Royal School Wolverhampton?
Drysdale was a standout performer in LIU's sixth place finish at the ECAC Championships. The sophomore won two individual events, touching first in the 500 free and 1650 free with NEC-best times of 4:24.79 and 15:24.37, respectively. The latter time was both a meet and LIU program record. Drysdale’s 1:39.13 in the 200 free earned him fourth place and stands as the NEC’s second-fastest time this season. The Perth, Scotland native was also a member of LIU's victorious 400 and 800 free relay teams. The 800 free relay squad clocked a program record time of 6:38.13.

NEC MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Mario Rodriguez Poulsen, LIU
Fr., Oviedo, Asturias, Spain/IES La Eria
Rodriguez Poulsen registered three NEC-best times and broke two school records last week to earn his second NEC Men's Rookie of the Week honor. The freshman picked up wins in the 100 and 200 free, posting a school-record and NEC-best mark of 44.19 in the 100 free and a conference-best time of 1:38.64 in the 200 free. Rodriguez Poulsen also finished fourth in the 50 free with a 20.41 time, the best in the league this year. He was a member of the 400 and 800 free relay teams that won their respective races, and was part of the 200 free quartet that placed third.

NEC WOMEN'S PRIME PERFORMERS

Kaitlyn Carroll, Jr., Central Connecticut

• NEC Diver of the Week.

Jewelle Maziarz, Sr., Central Connecticut

• At ECAC Championships.
• Finished fourth in the 1-meter dive with a 248.80 score.
• Placed sixth on the 3-meter board with 237.75 points.

Zuilda Nwaeze, Sr., Howard

• At John Hopkins Invitational.
• Finished second in the 100 fly with a 56.47 mark, putting her fourth on the NEC leaderboard.
• Won the 100 free with a time of 51.03.

Chanice Posada, Jr., Howard

• NEC Co-Swimmer of the Week.

Anapaula Gomez Janiero, Sr., LIU

• at ECAC Championships
• Came in fifth in the 400 IM with a 4:34.12, the third best time in the conference.
• Placed sixth in the 1650 free, touching the wall at 17:55.72. That time is fourth-fastest in the NEC this season.
• Finished eighth in the 200 fly with a 2:16.07.

Gabriela Novais Lima, Sr., LIU

• at ECAC Championships
• Won the 50 free with a 23.66 mark, putting her fourth in the NEC this season.
• Registered a fifth place finish in the 100 free, clocking in at 51.76. That time is fourth-best in the conference.
• Placed eighth in the 100 breast with a final time of 1:07.28.

 Lara Wielkiewicz, Jr., LIU

• NEC Co-Swimmer of the Week.

NEC MEN'S PRIME PERFORMERS

Ameer Bashir, Jr., Howard

• At Johns Hopkins Invite.
• Won the 100 IM with a CSCAA B qualifying time of 53.89. That mark is fourth-fastest in the NEC this year.
• Finished fourth in the 200 back with a 1:59.16 time.
• Placed 11th in the 100 breast, touching the wall at 1:00.43.
• Came in 12th in the 50 free with a 21.70 mark.

Finn Drysdale, So., LIU

• NEC Swimmer of the Week.

Leandre Renault, Fr., LIU

• At ECAC Championships.
• Finished third in the 100 free with a time of 44.42, the second-best mark in the conference this season.
• Placed 10th in the 50 free, clocking in at 20.54. That time is third-fastest in the NEC.

Mario Rodriguez Poulsen, Fr., LIU

• NEC Rookie of the Week.

Polat Tasbasi, Jr., LIU

• At ECAC Championships.
• Broke the LIU school record and ECAC record in the 100 breast, registering a time of 53.24.
• Finished eighth in the 50 free with a 20.68 mark. 

2025-26 NEC SWIMMING & DIVING WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS:

WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Oct. 1: Zuzu Nwaeze, HU
Oct. 15: Chanice Posada, HU
Oct. 22: Mia Goodale, WC
Oct. 29: Sara Turner, SFU
Nov. 5: Sophie Milhomens, CCSU & Mia Goodale, WC
Nov. 12: Maggie Rutledge, CCSU
Nov. 25: Chanice Posada, HU
Dec. 10: Chanice Posada, HU & Lara Wielkiewicz, LIU

WOMEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Oct. 1: Gabby Williams, LEM
Oct. 15: Gabby Williams, LEM
Oct. 22: Jewelle Maziarz, CCSU
Oct. 29: Jewelle Maziarz, CCSU
Nov. 5: Gabby Williams, LEM
Nov. 12: Jewelle Maziarz, CCSU
Nov. 25: Jala Wilson, HU
Dec. 10: Kaitlyn Carroll, CCSU

WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Oct. 1: Grace M. Young, CCSU
Oct. 15: Alyssa Napier, HU
Oct. 22: Addison Kenney, CCSU
Oct. 29: Emma Kawai, STO
Nov. 5: Alyssa Napier, HU
Nov. 12: Addison Kenney, CCSU
Nov. 25: Zenya Posada, HU
Dec. 10: Kaelyn Mitchell, HU

MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Oct. 1: Lucas Clay, LEM
Oct. 15: Solomon Goins, HU
Oct. 29: Polat Tasbasi, LIU
Nov. 5: Florian Schumich, WC
Nov. 12: Lucas Clay, LEM
Nov. 25: Mason Green, HU & Lucas Clay, LEM
Dec. 10: Finn Drysdale, LIU

MEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Oct. 1: Louis Allison, LEM
Oct. 15: Adam Kaszovitz, LEM
Nov. 5: Kai Lawson, HU
Nov. 12: Kai Lawson, HU
Nov. 25: Dillon Craig, HU

MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Oct. 1: Solomon Goins, HU
Oct. 15: Solomon Goins, HU
Oct. 29: Mario Rodriguez Poulsen, LIU
Nov. 5: Owen Daniels, LEM
Nov. 12: Solomon Goins, HU
Nov. 25: Solomon Goins, HU
Dec. 10: Mario Rodriguez Poulsen, LIU