Alabama Swimming and Diving Earns Three SEC Weekly Honors

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Alabama swimming and diving team picked up three Southeastern Conference Weekly honors after the first week of competition, the league office announced Tuesday. Bernardo Bondra de Almeida and Emily Jones earned men's and women's SEC Swimmer of the Week honors, while Jarrett Payne was named the male freshman of the week.

The Crimson Tide is coming off a commanding victory against Delta State, as the men defeated the Statesmen 218-44 while the women captured a 117.50-44.50 victory.

Emily Jones, Women's Swimmer of the Week

Recorded three wins, two relay and one individual, in her first collegiate meet in over a year
Helped lead Alabama to wins in the 200 medley relay (1:42.64) and the 200 freestyle relay (1:34.02)
Secured the nation's third-fastest 100 backstroke time, winning the event by over a second and a half with a 54.54
Clocked the nation's fastest 50-yard backstroke split time of 24.68
Ranks fifth in the nation and second in the SEC, behind teammate Victoria Raymond, in the 100 butterfly with a time of 54.52
Clocked the ninth-fastest 50 freestyle time in the nation as the leadoff swimmer in the 200 freestyle relay, recording a 23.37 to help lead UA to a first-place finish in the event

Bernardo Bondra de Almeida, Male Swimmer of the Week

Won four events against Delta State, capturing two individual victories in the 100 butterfly and 200 freestyle, as well as two relay victories in the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay
Won the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly by three-tenths of a second
Captured the nation's second-fastest time in the 100 butterfly (47.91) and the sixth-fastest time in the 200 freestyle (1:40.88) at the meet
Captured a time of 20.46 as the leadoff swimmer in the 200 freestyle relay to rank fifth nationally in the 50 free
Swam the meet's fastest 50-yard butterfly time at 21.07 to help UA win the 200 medley relay

Jarrett Payne, Male Freshman of the Week

Won his first collegiate, individual event with a time of 1:50.16 in the 200 backstroke
Holds two top-10 national rankings, placing fifth in the 200 backstroke and eighth in the 100 backstroke
Secured a first-place finish in the 200 backstroke by 14-hundredths of a second
Finished third in the 100 backstroke with a time of 49.59
Recorded the second-fastest 50-yard backstroke leadoff time at the meet, helping the 200 medley relay team to a third-place finish with a time of 23.01
Posted a 20.78 split time in the 200-freestyle relay, swimming the third leg

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