CAA Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards - Nov. 26
Rob Washburn
RICHMOND, Va. (November 26, 2024) - Delaware's Matvei Namakonov and Angi Ragazzoni received CAA weekly swimming awards while UNCW's Ethan Badrian and Towson's Shannon Parrau earned CAA weekly diving accolades.
CAA Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Matvei Namakonov, Jr., Delaware (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
Namakonov set three school records and turned in one of the top times in the nation at the Bison Invitational. The junior posted a time of 51.63 in the 100 breast, which is the 13
th fastest collegiate performance in the event this season. He also had a school-record efforts in the 50 free (19.72) and 100 free (43.25) and was part of a first-place 400 medley relay team. Namakonov’s times in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 breast are the fastest in the CAA this season.
CAA Women’s Swimmer of the Week
Angi Ragazzoni, Jr., Delaware (Rome, Italy)
Ragazzoni set two program records as part of five first-place finishes at the Bison Invitational. Ragazzoni posted a school-record mark of 53.96 in the 100 back and had a UD record time of 1:57.03 in the 200 back, both of which are the fastest in the CAA this season. She was also a member of the Blue Hens’ winning 200 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay teams.
CAA Men’s Diver of the Week
Ethan Badrian, Jr., UNCW (Silver Springs, Md.)
Badrian swept both boards at the Patriot Invitational last weekend. The two-time CAA Diver of the Year posted a score of 355.45 to capture the 3-meter competition and placed first in the 1-meter competition with a score of 311.95.
CAA Women’s Diver of the Week
Shannon Parrau, Jr., Towson (Germantown, Md.)
Parrau captured gold on both boards at the Patriot Invitational. The junior won the 1-meter competition with a score of 285.90 and placed first on the 3-meter board with a score of 281.25. She was the only diver to eclipse 280 points in either event.
CAA MEN’S SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK
Oct. 8 – Gavin Currie, Delaware
Oct. 15 – Aiden Bond, William & Mary
Oct. 22 – Theo Andreopoulos, Drexel
Oct. 29 – Anthony Mortellite, Towson
Nov. 5 – Matvei Namakonov, Delaware
Nov. 12 – Owen Dyson, Monmouth
Nov. 26 – Matvei Namakonov, Delaware
CAA WOMEN’S SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK
Oct. 8 – Angi Ragazzoni, Delaware
Oct. 15 – Lindsay Juhlin, William & Mary
Oct. 22 – Mariana Alencar, Drexel
Oct. 29 – Martina Ciriesi, Towson
Nov. 5 – May Bradburn, Northeastern
Nov. 12 – Arabella Butera, Campbell
Nov. 19 – Francesca Baber, Stony Brook
Nov. 26 – Angi Ragazzoni, Delaware
CAA MEN’S DIVERS OF THE WEEK
Oct. 8 – Ethan Badrian, UNCW
Oct. 15 – Aidan Clark, Towson
Oct. 29 – Kevin Siegfried, Delaware
Nov. 5 – John Furner, Delaware
Nov. 26 – Ethan Badrian, UNCW
CAA WOMEN’S DIVERS OF THE WEEK
Oct. 8 – Erin Murphy, Northeastern
Oct. 15 – Shannon Parrau, Towson
Oct. 22 – Erin Murphy, Northeastern
Oct. 29 – Alex Pastris, Delaware
Nov. 5 – Alex Pastris, Delaware
Nov. 19 – Sara DiStefano, Stony Brook
Nov. 26 – Shannon Parrau, Towson