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MIAC Men's Swimming and Diving Athletes-of-the-Week

Tommy Panetti, Gustavus
Bloomington, Minn. / Jefferson

With the 2012 MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships on the horizon, Gustavus freshman Tommy Panetti (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson) is picking the right time to round into top form. The Gusties' first-year swimmer was outstanding Saturday at the MIAC Invitational, winning all three events he entered with season-best times, and breaking one pool record in the process. For his first-place and record-setting performance, Panetti has been named the MIAC Men's Swimming and Diving Athlete-of-the-Week.

Panetti was tremendous Saturday in all three of his distance events. He won the 400-yard individual medley and set a new pool record with a time of 4:28.97. He also won the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:51.62 and the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:01.11. Not only were his times new personal records, but they all rank in the Top 10 in the MIAC this season. His 1,650 time is the third-best in the conference in 2011-12, while the 500 time ranks seventh and the 400-IM time ranks 10th.

The Gusties hope Panetti and the rest of their swimmers can continue their success this weekend at the 2012 MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships, which will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. There will be two sessions each day, with preliminaries in the morning at 10:30 a.m. and finals each evening at 6:30 p.m. All six sessions will be broadcast live by the MIAC and Webcast America. Visit the 2012 MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships home page for complete information.

MIAC Women's Swimming and Diving Athletes-of-the-Week

Katie Vogl, Saint Benedict
Marshall, Minn. / Marshall

In all sports, coaches hope their athletes show continuous improvement throughout the season. In that case, the Saint Benedict swimming and diving coaches should be thrilled with freshman swimmer Katie Vogl (Marshall, Minn.). The first-year Blazer set new lifetime best times in three events at Saturday's MIAC Invitational while earning a first-place finish in each event. For her performance, Vogl has been named the MIAC Women's Swimming and Diving Athlete-of-the-Week.

Vogl won the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 56.43, the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:04.06 and the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:35.41 at Saturday's meet hosted by St. Thomas at Anderson Pool in St. Paul, Minn. In the process, Vogl took two full seconds off her time in the 100, four seconds off her 200 and a whopping 14 seconds off her previous best in the 500 to set a new lifetime best time in each event. No team scores were kept at the meet.

The Blazers hope their swimmers continue to record their best times as the 2012 MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships loom this weekend, which will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. There will be two sessions each day, with preliminaries in the morning at 10:30 a.m. and finals each evening at 6:30 p.m. All six sessions will be broadcast live by the MIAC and Webcast America. Visit the 2012 MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships home page for complete information.