Men's Swimming & Diving 12/10/2024 3:00:00 PM Vili Sivec of CSUB Snags Third Weekly Award Following Performance in Toyota U.S Open All-Time Big West Weekly Awards Winners>>> Men's Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week Vili Sivec, Cal State Bakersfield | Junior • Zabok, Croatia Vili Sivec shined on the national stage at the Toyota U.S Open to take home The Big West's Men's Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week accolade for a league-best third time this season (Oct. 15, Nov. 12). Sivec secured a fifth-place finish in the 200 Butterfly against the likes of the two Olympians. In the 200 Fly Finals, Sivec recorded a 1:43.18 mark and became a U.S. Open Champion while shattering the junior's CSUB record in the process. The swim tonight was also four-and-a-half seconds faster than Sivec has collected this season, with a 2024 best coming in at 1:47.86 from a dual meet with Pacific. The Zabok Croatia native's 200 Fly time leads all Big West student-athletes so far this year, and it ranks him second among all NCAA Division I Mid-Major programs. Also Nominated: