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Female Swimmer of the Week
Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, So.
Auburn
Nassau, Bahamas

Sophomore Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace picked up three top finishes after a very busy weekend in Texas. Against the fifth-ranked Texas on Jan. 7, Vanderpool-Wallace won the 50 free in 23.96 and finished third in the 100 free in 50.08. Against Texas A&M and SMU on Saturday, Vanderpool-Wallace recorded another first-place finish in the 50 free, touching in a season-best time of 23.10. She swam the anchor leg of the 400 free relay that finished first in B time of 3:21.91. Vanderpool-Wallace opened Saturday’s meet as the fly leg of the second-place finishing 200 medley relay (1:41.84). She was also runner-up in the 100 fly (55.02), being just out-touched by teammate Ava Ohlgren.

Female Diver of the Week
Kara Salamone, Sr.
Florida
Cooper City, Fla.   

- Salamone won five diving events the past week, including sweeping the one and three-meter boards against Indian River and LSU
- Dove career-best performances on the three-meter versus IRSC and on the one-meter against LSU
- Both career-bests shattered UF records (previously held by Salamone and set in the 2008-09 season
vs. Indian River: 1st, one-meter: 316.58; 1st, three-meter: 356.11 – career-best/UF record
vs. LSU: 1st, three-meter: 318.15 – career-best/UF record
1st, one-meter: 338.93
at Georgia Diving Invitational: 1st, one-meter: 285.70
2nd, platform: 269.55, 2nd (PRELIMS), three-meter: 311.30

Female Freshman of the Week
Kelsey Floyd
Tennessee
Lexington, Ky. 
  
Tennessee freshman Kelsey Floyd collected an NCAA B cut in her third event while winning the 200y free in 1:48.59 in a 175.5-124.5 loss to Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday. The Lexington, Ky., native also finished second in the 200y back (1:57.04) and was part of the runner-up 200y medley (1:40.44) and 400y free (3:22.23) relays. All of her marks were season bests and B cuts.

Male Swimmer of the Week
Adam Brown, Jr.
Auburn
Cambridge, England
  
Competing in his first collegiate meet after having to sit out last year and the first part of the 2009-2010 season, Brown came out blazing this past weekend and put together top performances for the Tigers. Against the top-ranked Texas men, Brown anchored the 400 medley relay that edged out the Longhorns and won the event in a B time of 3:13.44. He picked up his first individual B time of his career with a second-place finish in the 50 free in a time of 19.93, just .03 off from the winner. He also recorded the SEC's second-fastest time in the 100 free of 43.80 as the lead leg in the first-place finishing 400 free relay.  Brown closed out the meet as he swam the leadoff leg of the 400 free relay that took second just .24 off from the first-place Longhorns. Against Texas A&M, Brown recorded four top-finishes for Auburn. He picked up his first win in the 50 free in a season-best time of 19.85, while also winning the 100 fly in B time of 48.23. Brown swam the fly leg of the 200 medley relay squad that won in 1:28.67 and closed out the day as the anchor of the 200 free relay team that won in 1:24.74.

Male Diver of the Week
Brian Gemberling, So.
LSU
Levittown, Pa.
  
Gemberling set his career-high score on the platform dive at the Georgia Invitational and Shootout with a score of 263.80.  He finished eighth out of 25 in the event.  Against Florida on Sunday, Gemberling claimed the one and three-meter titles with scores of 318.45 and 367.88, respectively.

Male Freshman of the Week
Marco Loughran
Florida
London, England 
  
In his first meet as a Gator, won the 100 back against IRSC and the 200 back against LSU, solidifying NCAA provisional standards in his first two individual races donning the Orange & Blue