Carr, Gillmore Earn Swimmer-of-the-Week Honors
October 21, 2015 06:09 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University swimmers Jaimee Gillmore and Nate Carr were recognized by CollegeSwimming.com as the Big 12 Men’s and Women’s Swimmers-of the-Week after they each scored impressive wins in last weekend’s competitions.
Carr won five races and Gillmore won four last weekend as the Mountaineers took on Georgia Tech on Friday and Virginia Tech on Saturday. They each raced eight times, and neither finished below third place.
“Jaimee and Nate have had a very strong first two weeks of training and competition,” WVU coach Vic Riggs said. “To be recognized for this by CollegeSwimming.com is great for them and our program.”
Carr posted two wins in the 200 freestyle and a victory in the 200 individual medley, along with two relay wins. In the 200 freestyle, Carr won with a 1:40.33 Friday vs. Georgia Tech and a 1:40.61 on Saturday vs. Virginia Tech. Saturday’s win came by 1.64 seconds. Carr added a win Saturday in the 200 individual medley with a 1:49.81 to win by three seconds.
In relay events, Carr swam first in the 400 medley relay with a 51.29 to help WVU to a 3:20.19. The junior from Charleston, West Virginia, helped the Mountaineers to a 400 freestyle relay win by over three seconds with a 46.27 as WVU touched the wall in 3:01.62.
Gillmore earned two wins in the 50 freestyle, with a 23.96 vs. Georgia Tech and a 23.97 vs. Virginia Tech. Each victory came by at least 0.50 seconds. Her win Friday came by 0.64 seconds, the largest margin separating two swimmers among the eight finishers in the event.
The senior from Fleming Island, Florida, added a pair of wins as part of relay teams. She swam a 52.04 to help the Mountaineers to a win in the 400 medley relay in 3:50.60 on Friday. On Saturday, she swam a 52.52 in the final leg of the 400 freestyle relay on Saturday as WVU scored a win in 3:33.20.
This weekend, the Mountaineers will host their fourth home meet of the season, with the Big 12 vs. Big East Weekend on Friday, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 24, at 10 a.m. Butler, Seton Hall and Xavier will be the Mountaineers’ competition.
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