April 14, 2015

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Six Gamecock swimmers and divers have earned All-SEC honors, as announced by the league office on Tuesday.

Freshmen Nils Wich-Glasen received both Second Team All-SEC and All-Freshman Team honors. Wich-Glasen finished second in the 200 breaststroke at the SEC Championships and placed seventh overall at the NCAA Championships.

Akram Mahmoud and Tomas Peribonio were both named to the All-Freshman Team. Mahmoud finished sixth overall in the 1,650 freestyle at the NCAA Championships while Peribonio placed 13th. The pair finished fifth and fourth in the event at the SEC Championships, respectively. Mahmoud and Peribonio were both members of the Gamecocks’ All-American 800 freestyle relay team at the NCAA Championships.

On the women’s side freshman Meredith Vay earned both Second Team All-SEC and All-Freshman Team honors. Vay finished third at in the 200 freestyle at the SEC Championships and placed in the top 50 in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle at the NCAA Championships.

Senior Patricia Kranz and Junior Lauren Lamendola both received Second Team All-SEC honors. The duo both medaled at the SEC Championships, placing third on the 3-meter and 1-meter springboards, respectively. Kranz finished 36th on the 3-meter and 31st on the 1-meter at the NCAA Championships

2015 SEC Swimming and Diving Awards
Male Swimmer of the Year: Kristian Gkolomeev, Alabama
Male Freshman of the Year: Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year:Gregg Troy, Florida
Male Diver of the Year: Fraser McKean, Auburn
Male Freshman Diver of the Year: Liam Stone, Tennessee
Men’s Diving Coach of the Year: Dave Parrington, Tennessee
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year:Nicolas Fink, Georgia

Female Swimmer of the Year: Sarah Henry, Texas A&M
Female Freshman Swimmer of the Year: Béryl Gastaldello, Texas A&M
Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year: Jack Bauerle, Georgia
Female Diver of the Year: Rebecca Hamperian, Kentucky
Female Freshman Diver of the Year: Olivia Ball, Georgia
Women’s Diving Coach of the Year: Ted Hautau, Kentucky
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year:Danielle Galyer, Kentucky

Commissioner’s Trophy
Men
Chase Kalisz, Georgia (90 points)

Women
Hali Flickinger, Georgia (88 points)

All-SEC First Team
Men
Kristian Gkolomeev, Alabama
Alex Gray, Alabama
Luke Kaliszak, Alabama
Anton McKee, Alabama
Connor Oslin, Alabama
Brett Walsh, Alabama
Kyle Darmody, Auburn
Michael Duderstadt, Auburn
Arthur Mendes, Auburn
Fraser McKean, Auburn
Jacob Molacek, Auburn
Nicholas Alexiou, Florida
Mitch D’Arrigo, Florida
Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Dan Wallace, Florida
Pawel Werner, Florida
Nicolas Fink, Georgia
Chase Kalisz, Georgia
Matias Koski, Georgia
Tynan Stewart, Georgia
Sean Lehane, Tennessee
Mauricio Robles, Tennessee
Peter Stevens, Tennessee
Liam Stone, Tennessee
Jacob Thulin, Tennessee
Troy Tillman, Tennessee

Women
Kaylin Burchell, Alabama
Natalie Hinds, Florida
Amelia Maughan, Florida
Theresa Michalak, Florida
Jessica Thielmann, Florida
Olivia Ball, Georgia
Hali Flickinger, Georgia
Lauren Harrington, Georgia
Madeline Locus, Georgia
Brittany MacLean, Georgia
Jordan Mattern, Georgia
Amber McDermott, Georgia
Olivia Smoligia, Georgia
Chantal Van Landeghem, Georgia

All-SEC Second Team
Men
Pavel Romanov, Alabama
Hugo Morris, Auburn
Joe Patching, Auburn
Jack Blyzinskyj, Florida
Matt Curby, Florida
Arthur Frayler, Florida
Christian-Paul Homer, Florida
Corey Main, Florida
Carlos Omana, Florida
Eduardo Solaeche-Gomez, Florida
Mark Szaranek, Florida
Gunnar Bentz, Georgia
Alex Cohen, Georgia
Taylor Dale, Georgia
Ian Forlini, Georgia
Frank Greeff, LSU
Daniel Helm, LSU
Carter Griffin, Missouri
Clark Thomas, Missouri
Sam Tierney, Missouri
Nils Wich-Glasen, South Carolina
Sam McHugh, Tennessee
Ford McLiney, Texas A&M

Women
Nikki Daniels, Arkansas
Ashton Ellzey, Auburn
Megan Fonteno, Auburn
Valerie Hull, Auburn
Natasha Lloyd, Auburn
Allyx Purcell, Auburn
Jillian Vitarius, Auburn
Taylor Katz, Florida
Ashlee Linn, Florida
Lindsey McKnight, Florida
Kahlia Warner, Florida
Kylie Stewart, Georgia
Annie Zhu, Georgia
Rebecca Hamperian, Kentucky
Patricia Kranz, South Carolina
Lauren Lamendola, South Carolina
Meredith Vay, South Carolina
Amy Lubawy, Tennessee
Cherelle Thompson, Tennessee
Kelli Benjamin, Texas A&M
Sammie Bosma, Texas A&M
Lisa Bratton, Texas A&M
Sarah Gibson, Texas A&M
Sarah Henry, Texas A&M
Lili Ibanez Lopez, Texas A&M
Franko Jonker, Texas A&M
Kristin Malone, Texas A&M
Sycerika McMahon, Texas A&M
Laura Norman, Texas A&M
Meredith Oliver, Texas A&M
Ellen Quirke, Texas A&M

All-Freshman Team
Men
Christopher Reid, Alabama
Peter Holoda, Auburn
Jacob Molacek, Auburn
Hugo Morris, Auburn
Pete Turnham, Auburn
Zach Warner, Auburn
Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Mark Szaranek, Florida
Gunnar Bentz, Georgia
Ian Forlini, Georgia
Jay Litherland, Georgia
Kevin Litherland, Georgia
Levi Lindsey, Kentucky
Hunter Fritter, Missouri
Akram Mahmoud, South Carolina
Tomas Peribonio, South Carolina
Nils Wich-Glasen, South Carolina
David Heron, Tennessee
Sam McHugh, Tennessee
Peter Stevens, Tennessee
Liam Stone, Tennessee
Tyler Henschel, Texas A&M

Women
Amelia Maughan, Florida
Olivia Ball, Georgia
Megan Kinglsey, Georgia
Meaghan Raab, Georgia
Kylie Stewart, Georgia
Courtney Weaver, Georgia
Bridgette Alexander, Kentucky
Madison Sthamann, LSU
Sharli Brady, Missouri
Hannah Stevens, Missouri
Meredith Vay, South Carolina
Lisa Bratton, Texas A&M
Bethany Galat, Texas A&M
Béryl Gastaldello, Texas A&M
Madison Hudkins, Texas A&M
Kristin Malone, Texas A&M
Laura Norman, Texas A&M
Christina Bechtel, Kentucky
Danielle Galyer, Kentucky
Alex Bettridge, LSU
Cassie Weil, LSU
Harper Bruens, Tennessee
Amanda Carner, Tennessee
Anna DeMonte, Tennessee
Molly Hannis, Tennessee
Faith Johnson, Tennessee
Béryl Gastaldello, Texas A&M