CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TheCCSA.com) – Florida Gulf Coast sophomore Katie Armitage (Bushey, United Kingdom) has been named the CCSA Women's Swimmer of the Week, while teammate Ashley Wright (Port Saint Lucie, Fla.) has been named Women's Diver of the Week for meets contested Jan. 9-10, the CCSA announced Tuesday.
Armitage turned in season-best performances in three events last weekend as she won both the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststrokes in times of 1:01.27 and 2:14.90, respectively. En route to her 11th and 12th individual wins of the season, she turned in NCAA 'B' cut times for the fourth time this season. Armitage, who already holds the school record in the pair of events, continues to rewrite the FGCU record books as she registered the second- and third-fastest times in program history on Saturday. Additionally, the sophomore standout finished second in the 100-yard IM after touching the pads in 57.42 seconds. Not only was her time in the IM good for a season-best performance, but it also edged the FGCU program record by 0.05 seconds in the recently-recognized event.
Wright achieved a personal-best performance off the one-meter board and finished first off the three-meter board versus No. 17 N.C. State. Her mark of 280.20 in the low dive competition was good for a second-place finish and registers as the third-best score in FGCU history. Her score of 274.20 in the high dive competition was just shy of her season-best performance at Florida State and ranks as the eighth-best dive in program history. The Port Saint Lucie native continues make her mark on FGCU's all-time record list as she now holds five total top-10 scores in the one-meter and three-meter dives in only her first season with the Eagles.
Also nominated for Swimmer of the Week: Mykayla Arnold (GSU) and Morgan Rulevich (UNCA).
Also nominated for Diver of the Week: Hannah Mudge (GSU).
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