Junior
Elizabeth Beisel (North Kingstown, R.I.) has been named the Southeastern
Conference Swimmer of the Week, announced Tuesday by the conference. This is
the first weekly honor for a Florida swimmer in this young 2012-13 season. It
is Beisel’s sixth time being named SEC Swimmer of the Week during her career as
a Gator.
The
award comes after her performance at the SMU Classic this past weekend. The
meet featured six teams that were all ranked in the top 25 at the end of last
season. Beisel swam her way to four top three finishes and earned NCAA B
standard times in five events (400 IM, 500 free, 100 back, 200 IM and as part
of the 800 free relay).
Beisel
finished second in the 500 free in time 4:45.55 and swam to a 1:59.69 finish in
the 200 IM. She also completed the 400 IM in 4:07.59 and helped the 800 free
relay squad to a third-place finish with a time of 7:21.37. Currently she ranks
first in the SEC in the 500 free, 200 IM and 400 IM.
