Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Men's Swimming & Diving Sweeps MVC Weekly Awards
01/23/2003 | 12:00:00 | Swimming & Diving
Jan. 23, 2003
St. Louis, Mo. - The Southern Illinois University men's swimming and diving team swept the weekly Missouri Valley Conference Swimmer and Diver of the Week awards. On Wednesday, January 22, Derek Helvey and Jake Sinclair were honored by the MVC for their outstanding performances.
Helvey, a junior from Bartlett, Ill., was named men's swimmer of the week after winning the 200 and 500 free in a dual meet at home against Western Kentucky on Jan. 18. Helvey's 200 free time of 1:40.64 is third best in the Valley this year and his time of 4:36.54 in the 500 free would place him fourth if he wasn't already second on the list. The award is Helvey's first of his career.
Senior Jake Sinclair won the diving award for the third time this season after his win in the 3-meter diving competition with a score of 306.98. He also finished second in the 1-meter dive with a score of 266. Sinclair also won the award on October 29 and November 13.
The SIU men will be back in the pool on January 25 at the Rec Center Pool for a dual meet against SMS at 3 p.m.
