Alabama Duo Named to SEC Swimming and Diving Community Service Team
2/13/2017 5:08:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Prior to the start of the 2017 Southeastern Conference Swimming and Diving Championships this week in Knoxville, Tenn., the SEC Office honored a pair of Alabama student-athletes – seniors Emily Zapinski and Carlo Rezzonico – for their work in the community, naming the Crimson Tide duo to the league's Community Service Team.
The Southeastern Conference sponsors Community Service Teams for all 21 league sponsored sports. The Community Service Teams look to highlight an athlete from each school who gives back to their community in superior service efforts.
Zapinski gave time to the following charities and outreach programs: Sitters for Service through the DCH Foundation; UPC Food Pantry; Habitat for Humanity; DCH Cancer Center; and Amazing Grace Organization. She served as Alabama's team captain in 2015-16 and earned the Crimson Tide's Leadership Award as a junior. Zapinski has earned place on the President's and Dean's Lists along with a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
The rest of the 2017 SEC Swimming and Diving Women's Community Service Team includes: Chelsea Tatlow (Arkansas), Natasha Lloyd (Auburn), Hannah Burns (Florida), Emily Cameron (Georgia), Kelly Berger (Kentucky), Angele Cherbonnier (LSU), Victoria Trost (Missouri), Marissa Roth (South Carolina), Kira Toussaint (Tennessee), Laura Norman (Texas A&M) and Kara Lucenti (Vanderbilt).
Rezzonico has donated his time to the Crimson Field Day, the After-School Program, the Baton Rouge Relief, the Halloween Extravaganza, the DCH Cancer Center and the Amazing Grace Organization. He served as team captain during the 2016-17 season. In his junior year, Rezzonico earned a place on the President's and Dean Lists along with a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
The rest of the 2017 SEC Swimming and Diving Men's Community Service Team includes: Samuel Smith (Florida), Basil Orr (Georgia), Kyle Higgins (Kentucky), Logan Rysemus (LSU), Jordy Groters (Missouri), Bryce Kananowicz (South Carolina), Matthew Dunphy (Tennessee) and Duncan Mulleady (Texas A&M).
The 2017 SEC Championships start Tuesday at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center with the men's 1-meter springboard, the women's 3-meter springboard and the men's and women's 200 medley and 800 freestyle relays. The competition stretches over the next four days, concluding Saturday night with prelims and finals each day.
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