Women's Swimming

PSAC Swimming Athletes of the Week - 3

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced its Men’s and Women’s Swimming Athletes of the Week. West Chester swept the awards with Greta Saville earning the Women's Swimming Athlete of the Week honor, while Kai Boyer was selected as the Men's Swimming Athlete of the Week.
 


Women’s Swimming Athlete of the Week

 
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Greta Saville
West Chester
Distance / Freestyle
Sophomore
Mordialloc, Australia

Saville swam the 500-yard freestyle on Friday Night, and then turned around and swam both the 1,000 Free and 500 free once again on Saturday - less than 24 yours later - and won all three events while hitting an NCAA ‘B’ Cut time in both events in the win over Salisbury University (ranked 18th in Division III). She was a double winner on Saturday in the 500 free and the 1000, touching the wall in 4:59.97 and 10:21.16, respectively. Both of those times were NCAA 'B' times. Her 500 free is currently the third fastest time in Division II. Additionally, Saville won the 500 free on Friday night against Division I Lehigh in 5:12.88 while swimming the anchor leg of the 200 free relay that clocked a winning time of 1:37.32.
 


Men’s Swimming Athlete of the Week
 
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Kai Boyer
West Chester
Freestyle / Butterfly
Freshman
Reading, Pa. / Wilson

Boyer established two pool records, set a school record, posted a pair of NCAA ‘B’ Cut times and put up a Top 5 time in the 100 butterfly and a Top 12 time in the 200 fly nationally. All of that helped West Chester outdistance Salisbury University (ranked 17th in Division III) on Saturday afternoon. Boyer set the pool and school record in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 47.79 seconds. He also topped the field in the 200 fly, touching out in 1 minute, 48.61 seconds to set a new pool record. His 100 fly time is currently fifth in Division II while his 200 fly time is 12th. Both of those times are NCAA 'B' Cut times.