Daniel and Smith named MAC Swimmer and Diver of the Week

CLEVELAND, Ohio - University of Akron swimmer Abigail Daniel and diver Laurel Smith were named the Mid-American Conference swimmer and diver of the week, the conference announced on Wednesday. Daniel MAC SOTW X3

Daniel earns her third weekly award while Smith earns her first.

Abigail Daniel had an impressive showing at the Tim Welsh Classic for the Akron Zips this past week.

Abigail dropped over five seconds off her previous season-best in the 200-y fly to finish second with a time of 1:56.06. She now has the best time in that event in the MAC by over 3.6 seconds.

Daniel also took first in the 100-y fly with a time of 52.27 while leading off the 200-y free relay with a time of 22.87 to help the Zips take third with an overall time of 1:30.14.

She also swam a 23.29 in the 200-y medley relay to help the Blue and Gold to a second-place finish with an overall time of 1:37.92. Daniel earned bronze in the 400-y free relay as well after anchoring the squad with a time of 48.72 to help the squad finish with an overall time of 3:18.51.

Laurel Smith led the Akron diving team at the Tim Welsh Classic. Placing in the finals in both the 1 and 3-meter dives, she scored 246.75 in the 1-meter event and 255.05 in the 3-meter event. Smith DOTW

The University of Akron Athletics

Daniel and Smith named MAC Swimmer and Diver of the Week

Players Mentioned

Abigail Daniel

Laurel Smith

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