Kibler named Big 12 Conference Men’s Swimmer of the Week
AUSTIN, Texas — University of Texas Men’s Swimming junior Drew Kibler has been named the Huge 12 Meeting Men’s Swimmer of the Week, the league place of work introduced Tuesday afternoon. This marked the 2nd time this period that Kibler has acquired the honor, as he beforehand claimed the accolade on Nov. 10.
During the four-working day Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invitational, Kibler swam the leadoff leg on the profitable 800-lawn freestyle relay in a time of one:thirty.57. The relay crew posted the seventh-fastest time in history and the greatest time at any time outdoors of the NCAA Championship satisfy (six:07.34). Kibler’s leadoff leg marked the fastest time in the country in the two hundred-lawn freestyle this period.
He returned to get the five hundred-lawn freestyle in a time of four:09.18, recording the 2nd-fastest time this yr in the place driving his personal leading time. Kibler also swam the leadoff leg on the profitable two hundred-lawn freestyle relay (one:16.99) and put 2nd in the 100-lawn freestyle (forty one.92) when posting the 2nd-fastest time in the country this period.
Kibler and the No. one Texas Men’s Swimming crew return to the pool with a twin satisfy versus TCU on Saturday, Jan. 9 at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.