Alabama Swimmer Avery Wiseman Named SEC Freshman of the Week
11/23/2021 4:58:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
The Crimson Tide rookie broke a pair of school records during the Tennessee Invitational and is ranked in the top-four nationally in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For the second time this season, Alabama swimmer Avery Wiseman has been named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.
Wiseman, a freshman from Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada, shattered the Alabama records in both breaststroke events at the Tennessee Invitational with times of 57.46 in the 100 and 2:05.46 in the 200, good for second place at the invite. She also earned automatic bids to the 2022 NCAA Championships in both events and as part of the Crimson Tide's 200 and 400 medley relays.
Wiseman is ranked third in the nation in the 100 breaststroke and first among freshmen and fourth in the nation, first in the SEC and first among freshmen in the 200 breaststroke. She also swam the breaststroke leg on the Tide's school-record 400 medley relay (3:27.18/58.66) and the second leg of the 200 medley relay (1:35.01/26.60), with both relay times ranking third nationally.
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