Swimming Leads League with 30 All-BIG EAST Performers

Carlos Almeida (pictured), Brendon Andrews and Joao De Lucca tied for the most points scored in the men's championship.

February 23, 2012 | Swimming & Diving

Feb. 23, 2012

The BIG EAST Conference has announced the swimmers and divers who have earned All-Conference honors for the 2011-12 season. An All-Conference honor reflects a top-three finish in a diving, individual swimming or relay swimming event. Ninety athletes from seven schools are represented on the list, including 47 athletes who have earned multiple recognitions. Louisville leads the way with 30 student-athletes represented while Notre Dame follows close behind with 24. West Virginia has 15 honorees, Pittsburgh has 11, Cincinnati and Villanova both have four while Connecticut has two.

The Cardinals were represented by:

Carlos Almeida, Louisville (200 IM, 400 IM, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Breast)
Brendon Andrews, Louisville (200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 100 Back, 400 Medley Relay, 100 Free, 400 Free Relay)
Grite Apanaviciute, Louisville (100 Free, 400 Free Relay)
Danielle Barbiea, Louisville (50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
Caryle Blondell, Louisville (200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay)
Lacey Bobo, Louisville (200 Free Relay)
Kristina Brandenburg, Louisville (200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
Addison Bray, Louisville (100 Breast)
Alex Burtch, Louisville (800 Free Relay, 200 IM, 200 Free)
Kameron Chastain, Louisville (200 Medley Relay, 100 Breast, 200 Breast)
Abigail Chin, Louisville (400 IM)
Aileen Cole, Louisville (200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay)
Tim Collins, Louisville (200 Medley Relay)
Joao De Lucca, Louisville (800 Free Relay, 50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 200 Free, 400 Medley Relay, 100 Free, 400 Free Relay)
Hannah Gadd, Louisville (3-Meter Diving)
Samuel Hoekstra, Louisville (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
Stephanie Juncker, Louisville (400 IM)
Gisselle Kohoyda, Louisville (100 Breast, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Breast)
Tanja Kylliainen, Louisville (200 IM, 400 IM, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Fly)
Fanny Lilliestrom, Louisville (200 Breast)
Albert Lloyd, Louisville (800 Free Relay)
Juan Lopez, Louisville (200 Back)
Riley Martin, Louisville (1,650 Free)
Victoria Mitchell, Louisville (200 Back)
Pedro Oliveira, Louisville, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Back)
Eszter Povazsay, Louisville (100 Back, 400 Medley Relay)
Michael Pryor, Louisville (800 Free Relay, 400 IM)
Lindsay Rogers, Louisville (200 Medley Relay)
Matthew Schlytter, Louisville (50 Free, 200 Free Relay)
Raine Thompson, Louisville (200 Medley Relay)