CLEVELAND, OHIO – Juniors Zita Szoke and Astrid Pichardo were named Mid-American Conference Swimmer and Diver of the week for their performances during the week of Nov. 17, the league announced this afternoon (Nov. 25).

Szoke (Serbia, Becej) earned Swimmer of the Week honors from her efforts at the TYR '85 Invite this past weekend. Szoke placed first in all of her individual events over the weekend, including breaking a school record in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 52.48 in the preliminary round.
Overall, Szoke claimed five first-place finishes over the weekend with two second-place finishes, helping the Bobcats to a first-place victory at the TYR 85' Invite.
 
Szoke placed first in the 4x50-yard free relay with a time of 1:30.85, the 50-yard free with a time of 22.34, the 200-yard free with a time of 1:45.83, the 100-yard free with a time of 47.65, and the 4x100-yard free with a time of 3:18.38.
 
In the preliminary round on Saturday morning (Nov. 23), Szoke broke the school record in the 100-yard butterfly, with a time of 52.48, breaking a record that was set in 2011.

Pichardo (Guanajuato, Mexico) earned Diver of the Week honors for her efforts at the TYR '85 Invite this past weekend. Pichardo placed first in both the 1-meter dive and the 3-meter dive with a score of 294.25 in the 1-meter and a score of 301.45 in the 3-meter, which helped the Bobcats secure a first-place finish at the TYR '85 invite.
 
In her 1-meter dive, Pichardo saw an 8.00 score increase from her prelims score to her finals score. In the 3-meter dive, Pichardo saw a 28.50 increase in her score.
 
Szoke and the rest of the Ohio swim team return to action Dec. 3-6 at the Toyota US Open in Austin, Texas. Pichardo and the Bobcat divers return to the pool Jan. 8-10 at the UB Diving Invite in Buffalo, New York.
 
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