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Nick Albiero Named ACC Swimmer of the Year
April 08, 2022 | Swimming & Diving
This is his second consecutive year winning this honor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- University of Louisville's Nicolas Albiero was named the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimmer of the Year  highlighting the ACC's yearly award winners for the 2021-22 Swimming and Diving season.
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Albiero, an Olympic Trials Qualifier, finished third in the 200 Fly at NCAAs and was also the 2021 ACC Swimmer of the Year.   Â
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Going into the NCAA Championships in Atlanta last month, he was top qualifier in the nation in the 200 fly and qualified for three individual events and notched seven All-America honors this season. The senior from Louisville, Kentucky, finished third in the 200 butterly, sixth in the 100 butterfly and sixth in the 100 backstroke. He also was part of four All-America relays (200 medley, 400 medley, 800 freestyle and 400 freestyle). He was one of  just 12 Swimmers at NCAAs with a "Triple A Final" (making A final in three events).
At the ACC Championships, he won the 200 butterfly for an ACC-record fifth straight year. He also won silver medals at part of the 800 freestyle and 400 medley relays. He won bronze in the 100 butterfly and as part of the fourth place 200 freestyle relay.
2021-22 ACC Swimming & Diving Annual Awards
Women's Swimmer of the Year:Â Kate Douglass, Virginia
Men's Swimmer of the Year:Â Nicolas Albiero, Louisville
Women's Diver of the Year:Â Mia Vallée, Miami
Men's Diver of the Year:Â Anton Down-Jenkins, North Carolina
Women's Freshman of the Year:Â Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
Men's Freshman of the Year:Â Aiden Hayes, NC State
Women's Swimming Coach of the Year:Â Todd DeSorbo, Virginia
Men's Swimming Coach of the Year:Â Braden Holloway, NC State
Men's and Women's Diving Coach of the Year:Â Randy Ableman, Miami
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Albiero, an Olympic Trials Qualifier, finished third in the 200 Fly at NCAAs and was also the 2021 ACC Swimmer of the Year.   Â
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Going into the NCAA Championships in Atlanta last month, he was top qualifier in the nation in the 200 fly and qualified for three individual events and notched seven All-America honors this season. The senior from Louisville, Kentucky, finished third in the 200 butterly, sixth in the 100 butterfly and sixth in the 100 backstroke. He also was part of four All-America relays (200 medley, 400 medley, 800 freestyle and 400 freestyle). He was one of  just 12 Swimmers at NCAAs with a "Triple A Final" (making A final in three events).
At the ACC Championships, he won the 200 butterfly for an ACC-record fifth straight year. He also won silver medals at part of the 800 freestyle and 400 medley relays. He won bronze in the 100 butterfly and as part of the fourth place 200 freestyle relay.
2021-22 ACC Swimming & Diving Annual Awards
Women's Swimmer of the Year:Â Kate Douglass, Virginia
Men's Swimmer of the Year:Â Nicolas Albiero, Louisville
Women's Diver of the Year:Â Mia Vallée, Miami
Men's Diver of the Year:Â Anton Down-Jenkins, North Carolina
Women's Freshman of the Year:Â Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
Men's Freshman of the Year:Â Aiden Hayes, NC State
Women's Swimming Coach of the Year:Â Todd DeSorbo, Virginia
Men's Swimming Coach of the Year:Â Braden Holloway, NC State
Men's and Women's Diving Coach of the Year:Â Randy Ableman, Miami
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