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Women's Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week
Samantha Banos, UC Santa Barbara | Junior • Los Alamitos, Cailf. |
- Samantha Banos of UC Santa Barbara lived in first place this weekend to bring home The Big West’s Women’s Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week for the second time this season (Dec. 24, 2024).
- In the pool against BYU, Banos boasted four first place finishes in the 200 Free 1:51.39 (1:50.19 altitude adjusted), 500 Free (4:58.19 altitude adjusted), 200 Fly 2:02.44 (2:01.44 altitude adjusted) and even 400 Free Relay (Split 51.32).
- The junior followed up with three more finishes at the top spot in the 200 Free at 1:51:62, 200 Fly at 2:03.76, and 100 Fly at 5.71. During the Medley Relay, Banos tied for second place after posting a time a Fly Split of 25.58.
Also Nominated: Ava Lazovsky (Cal Poly), Holly Nelson (Hawai’i)