Emory University senior Jacqueline Schneider and junior Matt O'Brien were named the University Athletic Association (UAA) Swimmers of the Week after their performances at the Midwest Invitational last Friday and Saturday.

Schneider recorded NCAA 'B' cut times and a pair of first-place finishes in the backstroke events at last weekend's meet.  Schneider won the 100-yard backstroke with a 'B' cut time of 57.15 seconds.  She followed that with a win in the 200-yard backstroke in a time of 2:02.71.  Schneider helped the Emory women's squad finish second at the meet.

Meanwhile, O'Brien recorded NCAA 'B' cut times in two events and a first-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly during the two-day meet.  O'Brien won the 200 fly with a time of 1:51.10, good for an NCAA provisional qualifying time.  He also finished second in the 100-yard butterfly, later recording a 'B' cut time of 49.41 seconds in the time trials.  O'Brien rounded out the meet with a mark of 21.65 seconds in the time trials of the 50-yard freestyle.  His performance at the Midwest Invitational helped the Emory men to a team victory at the meet.

This was the first career UAA Athlete of the Week honor for both Schneider and O'Brien.

Emory swimmers will now await the announcement of the field for the 2013 NCAA Division III Championships, scheduled to be released on February 27^th.  The NCAA Championships will take place from March 20^th – 23^rd in Shenandoah, Texas.

The following Emory swimmers and divers have been named UAA Athletes of the Week during the 2012-13 season:

October 22^nd: Sadie Nennig (Women's Swimming), Sarah Greene (Women's Diving), Ross Spock (Men's Swimming)
November 12^th: Sarah Greene (Women's Diving)
November 19^th: Nancy Larson (Women's Swimming), Sarah Greene (Women's Diving), Jake Stephens (Men's Swimming)
December 3^rd: Sadie Nennig (Women's Swimming), Ryan Bass (Men's Swimming)
January 14^th: Elizabeth Aronoff (Women's Swimming)
January 21^st: Leslie Hackler (Women's Swimming), Sarah Greene (Women's Diving), Miller Douglas (Men's Swimming)
February 4^th: Kylie McKenzie (Women's Swimming), Annabel Enquist (Women's Diving), Hayden Baker (Men's Swimming)February 18^th: Anna Dobben (Women's Swimming)
February 26^th: Jacqueline Schneider (Women's Swimming), Matt O'Brien (Men's Swimming)