Feb. 24, 2010

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina swimmer Michael Flach was named to the 2010 Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team, the league office announced late Tuesday.

Flach earned a spot on the team by virtue of being the league’s top freshman finisher in the 500-yard freestyle as he earned the bronze medal at last week’s SEC Championships in a time of 4:19.37. It was one of two individual scoring events for Flach as he took a 15th-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly. He posted NCAA provisional qualifying times in both of those events, in addition to the 200-yard freestyle.

The freshman from Annandale, Va., owns the nation’s fourth-fastest time in the 500 freestyle, and he was named the SEC Freshman of the Week four times during the season.

A full list of the league’s postseason awards can be viewed at SECSports.com.

MEN’S SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Tom Beeri, Georgia (200 breast)
Thad Ellis, Auburn (1M Diving, 3M Diving, Platform Diving)
Stuart Ferguson, Auburn (100 breast)
Michael Flach, South Carolina (500 Free)
Martin Grodzki (1650 free)
Ryan Harrison, Tennessee (200 free)
Marco Loughran, Florida (100 fly, 100 back, 200 back)
Sebastian Rousseau, Florida (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 fly)
Andrei Tuomola, LSU (50 free, 100 free)