Swimmers of the Week -- Nick Dupuis and Mac Brotherton

Nick Dupuis swam with a steely-eyed resolution that won the Gators two key races, and Micheala "Mac" Brotherton won the 11-12 girls backstroke by slicing more than one second off a seed time that projected her finishing fourth.

Nick's 11-12 boys freestyle swim set the tone for the day.  Coming in with a seed time just 0.14 seconds faster than his main rival from Vienna Woods, Nick broke 31 seconds for the first time.  His 30.90 swim beat his Vienna Woods opponent by 0.16 seconds.  Then, Nick added an impressive performance in the butterfly, taking first by nearly two seconds from lane five, despite being seeded with the third best time.  His time of 35.59 was 1.90 seconds better than his seed time of 37.49.

Nick motors home.

Mac's seed time had her fourth, and we were hoping she could slide in to capture a third place point.  Instead, she rocked the backstroke from lane five to win with a 1.33 second improvement off her best time, swimming a 38.21.

Why so serious, Mac?  First place is always

a reason to smile, especially from lane 5.

Congratulations to this week's Swimmers of the Week.  Winners are chosen solely at the discretion of the writer, and though there were many deserving of the honor this week, these two Gators really stood (or swam) out.  Winners can not repeat in the same season.