Arthur Amaral Schneider Award Athlete of the Week Week Of 11/5/2024 Sport Men's Swimming & Diving School Cal State Bakersfield Year Junior Position Freestyle Hometown Porto Alegre, Brazil High School Colegio Mae de Deus Junior Arthur Amaral Schneider played a pivotal role in Cal State Bakerfield’s dual meet at Pacific to proudly take home The Big West Men’s Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week accolade. This is the first Big West weekly distinction of Amaral Schneider collegiate career. The pride of Porto Alegre, Brazil boasted a dominating win at the 100 free (9:53.19) and came in second place in the 200 free (1:40.45). Another seamless victory was claimed in the 500 free with a time of 4:38.86, a new PR for the Roadrunner. Amaral Schneider aided CSUB in conquering the 400 free relay with a time of 45.16, the fastest split of the meet.