Women's Swimming & Diving 2/4/2025 3:10:00 PM Samantha Banos of UCSB Secures Third Career Weekly Accolade All-Time Big West Weekly Awards Winners>>> Women's Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week Samantha Banos, UC Santa Barbara | Junior • Los Alamitos, Cailf. Samantha Banos showed out for the Gauchos at the UC Santa Barbara invite to claim The Big West Women’s Swimming & Diving award for the third time this season (Dec. 24, 2024 | Jan. 21). A trio of first place finishes were taken by Banos in the 500 Free (4:54.68), 100 Fly (54.53), 200 Fly (1:58.06) in competition against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Westmont. Banos also posted times of 1:50.85 and 25.04 Relay in the 50 Fly. UCSB has had two other representatives earn a weekly accolade this season with Hazel Derr, Ashley Ray and Miranda Stevenson. Also Nominated: Sophi MacKay (UC Davis)