Courtesy: The ACC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – In the week 16 set of weekly honors for the 2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming & Diving season, Louisville’s Dalton Lowe was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Swimmer of the Week while SMU’s Luke Sitz was named Men’s Diver of the Week. Virginia’s Gretchen Walsh was named Women’s Swimmer of the Week while NC State’s Elisabeth Rockefeller garnered Women’s Diver of the Week honors.
ACC MEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK Dalton Lowe, Louisville, Gr., Spring, Texas Lowe was named the ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week for the first time this season after earning four first-place finishes in a 192-108 win over No. 22 Kentucky. The Spring, Texas, native earned three NCAA B-cut times in the 50 free (19.49), 100 fly (45.69) and 200 medley (1:24.27, 20.98 split). He also recorded a 42.68 split to help win the 400 free (2:52.51).
ACC MEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK Luke Sitz, SMU, Fr., Prosper, Texas Sitz was named the ACC Men’s Diver of the Week after a pair of top-2 finishes in the Mustangs’ wins over Utah and Pitt last weekend. The freshman won the 1-meter with a score of 364.55 and placed second in the 3-meter with a score of 403.20. Both scores were NCAA zone standards. Sitz now holds the ACC record for most Men’s Diver of the Week honors in a single season with six.
ACC WOMEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK Gretchen Walsh, Virginia, Sr., Nashville, Tennessee Walsh picked up her third ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week honor of the season after claiming three individual and four relay wins against No. 2 Texas, No. 8 NC State and No. 17 Arizona State. The Cavalier senior won the 50 free (20.74) while posting the top times in the NCAA this season in the 100 fly (47.48) and the 100 free (45.68). Walsh currently holds the top time in six individual events in the NCAA this season, including the 50 free, 100 back, 50 fly and 100 IM.
ACC WOMEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK Elisabeth Rockefeller, NC State, So., Burke, Virginia Rockefeller earned an NCAA B-cut in the 3-meter after recording a 321.80 for a personal best. The sophomore out of Burke, Virginia, also recorded a 256.80 in the 1-meter in the tri-meet with No. 1 Virginia, No. 2 Texas and No. 17 Arizona State.
ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week Oct. 1 – Carles Coll Marti, Virginia Tech Oct. 8 – Denis Petrashov, Louisville Oct. 15 – Berke Saka, Georgia Tech Oct. 22 – Ron Polonsky, Stanford Oct. 29 – Denis Petrashov, Louisville Nov. 5 – Carles Coll Marti, Virginia Tech | Ben Delmar, North Carolina Nov. 12 – Daniel Diehl, NC State Nov. 19 – N/A Nov. 26 – Henry McFadden, Stanford Dec. 3 – N/A Dec. 10 – N/A Dec. 17 – N/A Jan. 7 – Carles Coll Marti, Virginia Tech Jan. 14 – Carles Coll Marti, Virginia Tech Jan. 21 – Ben Delmar, North Carolina Jan. 28 – Dalton Lowe, Louisville
ACC Men’s Diver of the Week Oct. 1 – Rocky Ramsland, Virginia Tech Oct. 8 – Mack Molloy, Louisville Oct. 15 – Max Fowler, Georgia Tech | Luke Sitz, SMU Oct. 22 – Luke Sitz, SMU Oct. 29 – Luke Sitz, SMU | Noah Bernard, Pitt Nov. 5 – Noah Bernard, Pitt Nov. 12 – Joshua Thai, California Nov. 19 – Jack Ryan, Stanford Nov. 26 – Max Fowler, Georgia Tech Dec. 3 – N/A Dec. 10 – N/A Dec. 17 – N/A Jan. 7 – Luke Sitz, SMU Jan. 14 – Nathan Cox, Virginia Tech | Luke Sitz, SMU Jan. 2 1- Joshua Thai, California Jan. 28 – Luke Sitz, SMU
ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week Oct. 1 – Simone Moll, Miami Oct. 8 – Lauren Lee, Boston College Oct 15 – Giulia Carvalho, Miami Oct. 22 – Gretchen Walsh, Virginia Oct. 29 – Erika Pelaez, NC State Nov. 5 – Gretchen Walsh, Virginia Nov. 12 – Leah Shackley, NC State | Isabelle Stadden, California Nov. 19 – N/A Nov. 26 – Claire Curzan, Virginia Dec. 3 – N/A Dec. 10 – Mary-Ambre Moluh, California Dec. 17 – Giulia Carvalho, Miami Jan. 7 – Carmen Weiler Sastre, Virginia Tech Jan. 14 – Katie Grimes, Virginia Jan. 21 – Isabelle Stadden, California Jan. 28 – Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
ACC Women’s Diver of the Week Oct. 1 – Mia Vallée, Miami Oct. 8 – Lindsay Gizzi, Louisville Oct. 15 – Mia Vallée, Miami Oct. 22 – Margo O’Meara, Duke Oct. 29 – Aranza Vázquez Montaño, North Carolina | Mariana Osorio Mendoza, Pitt Nov. 5 – Lanie Gutch, North Carolina Nov. 12 – Elisabeth Rockefeller, NC State Nov. 19 – Mia Vallée, Miami Nov. 26 – Margo O’Meara, Duke Dec. 3 – N/A Dec. 10 – N/A Dec. 17 – N/A Jan. 7 – Aranza Vázquez Montaño, North Carolina Jan. 14 – Aranza Vázquez Montaño, North Carolina Jan. 21 – Aranza Vázquez Montaño, North Carolina Jan. 21 – Elisabeth Rockefeller, NC State