TicketSmarter WAC Men’s Swimmer of the Week Announced
DENVER – UNLV's Richard Szilagyi has been named the Western Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, for Dec. 14 through Dec. 20.
Szilagyi, a senior from Sighisoara, Romania, notched a pair of individual wins to lead the way for the Rebels as they took down WAC rival, California Baptist. Szilagyi turned in a first-place finish in the 100 backstroke, reaching the wall at 50.13 seconds. He also posted the fastest time in the 100 freestyle (45.53). On top of his individual performances, the senior also led UNLV to a win in the 200 medley relay as he posted a 50 back split of 22.70 while the team finished at 1:29.30. Szilagyi also swam a 21.17 split in the 200 free relay (1:22.30) to help the Rebels close out the meet with a victory.
Other swimmer nominees: California Baptist's Josh Walters secured an individual first-place finish in the 100 fly (50.25) and also led the 200 free relay team to a win (1:24.01) against UNLV.