University of Minnesota Athletics
Tyler Named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week
12/9/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Sophomore breaststroker Jillian Tyler was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Week for her performance at the Ohio State Invitational, announced today by the conference office. The Calgary, Alberta, native picks up her second weekly award of the season and the fourth of her career.
At the OSU Invite last weekend, Tyler shattered two Big Ten records in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events, touching the wall first at 58.80 and 2:08.52, respectively. Both times also broke school records which she previous held and automatically qualified her for the NCAA Championships in March. A 2008 member of the Canadian Olympic Team, Tyler broke two more Minnesota records last week, placing first in the 200 individual medley (1:58.67) and the 200 medley relay (1:39.13), both of which are NCAA B’ cut times. Tyler also took part on the winning 400 medley relay in a time of 3:35.69. With Tyler’s five first-place finishes, the Gophers claimed the team title, racking up 1,271 points.
Tyler and the rest of the Golden Gopher are idle until Dec. 29 when they head to Kona, Hawaii to compete in their annual winter training trip. Minnesota returns to action on Jan. 17 when the team travels to Seattle, Wash., to compete against Washington at noon.
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