GLIAC -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced its weekly awards following week nine of the 2022-23 swimming & diving season. Saginaw Valley State senior Alejandro Robles Ruiz was recognized as men's swimmer of the week while Wayne State swept the remaining awards, with Jordan Fox (women's swimming), Grant Porter (men's diving) and Mikaela Senkus (women's diving) being honored.
MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK: Alejandro Robles Ruiz, Saginaw Valley State
Alejandro Robles Ruiz had a record-setting week as he set benchmarks as a member of the 200-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley, and 800-yard freestyle relay teams and individually. Robles Ruiz helped set SVSU records as the last leg on the 200-yard freestyle relay team that registered a time of 1 minute, 20.63 seconds, the first leg of the 200-yard medley team that finished in 1:28.61, and the first leg in the 800-yard freestyle team that finished in 6:37.98. In addition, the senior from Granada, Spain, had a day individually, breaking SVSU records in the 100-backstroke (48.33 seconds) and 100-butterfly (47.84 seconds). He also won the 200-backstroke in 1:46.73.
WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK: Jordan Fox, Wayne State
MEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK: Grant Porter, Wayne State
WOMEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK: Mikaela Senkus, Wayne State