2020-21 ODAC Swimmers of the Week

  • Claire Galloway, Lynchburg, So., Freestyle
    March 01, 2021
    Galloway, a sophomore from Holly Springs, N.C., put together a strong outing in the Hornets regular-season ending action at the Liberty Last Chance meet hosted by Liberty University at the Liberty Natatorium. Galloway set a Lynchburg program-record in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 53.52-seconds to place fourth in the event. That time ranks #1 in the ODAC this season entering ODAC championship week.
  • Trevor O'Neill, Lynchburg, Fy., Freestyle
    March 01, 2021
    O'Neill, a first-year from Raleigh, N.C., finished the regular season with a strong swim at the Liberty Last Chance meet hosted by Liberty University at the Liberty Natatorium. O'Neill posted a time of 53.62-seconds in the 100-yard backstroke, which ranks third all-time in Hornets history. That time would also ranked #1 in the ODAC this season, but since Lynchburg competed unopposed in the meet, all times (designated as time trials) are only officially eligible for program records and not conference or national rankings.
  • Chloe Dewberry, Virginia Wesleyan, So., Backstroke
    February 22, 2021
    Dewberry, a sophomore from Chesapeake, Va., had a big day in helping Virginia Wesleyan defeat Sweet Briar, 117-108. Dewberry won a pair of individual events and helped the Marlins to a first and second place finish in two relays. She the 100-yard backstroke in 1:07.53, which ranks as the 11th fastest time in the ODAC in the event. She improved upon her ODAC ranking in the 200-yard backstroke, winning that discipline in 2:27.39 to slot eighth in the league. Dewberry and her teammates won the 400-yard medley relay in 4:50.02 and finished second in the 400-yard freestyle relay in 4:19.24.
  • Cullen Beach, Bridgewater, Fy., Backstroke
    February 22, 2021
    Beach, a first-year from Chesterfield, Va., put together a record-setting day in helping Bridgewater to a 118-110 victory over William Peace last week. Beach set school records in the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke events as we as the 200-meter medley relay. He and his teammates were victorious in each event, as they were in the 200-meter freestyle relay to clinch the team win. They swam 1:44.17 in the that relay as well as a school-record 1:55.78 in the 200-medley. Beach won and set a BC standard in the 100-meter back in 1:03.02, which when converted to short-course yards for ODAC and NCAA rankings, places him seventh in the ODAC at 57.10-seconds. He again stopped the watches first and set a school mark in the 200-meter back in 2:20.33. His converted time of 2:07.14 ranks sixth in the league.
  • Connor Kinkema, Roanoke, Jr., Breaststroke/IM
    February 15, 2021
    Kinkema, a junior from Collinsville, Va., picks up his second straight weekly award after helping Roanoke to a 174-20 win over Emory & Henry. Kinkema bettered his own ODAC best time (2:02.06) in the 200-yard IM by winning the event in 2:01.08. He also stopped the watches first in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:00.68. He already owns the league's best mark in that event at 0:59.90. Kinkema helped his Roanoke teammates win the 400-yard medley relay in 3:37.90.
  • Maria Vinson, Roanoke, Jr., Freestyle/IM
    February 15, 2021
    Vinson, a junior from Richmond, Va., went top-five in a pair of ODAC events and helped the Maroons to a relay victory in Roanoke's 152-37 dual meet win over Emory & Henry. Vinson took over the top spot in the ODAC in the 200-yard IM with a winning time of 2:16.25. She also won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:04.43, which ranks fifth in the conference this season. Vinson helped her teammates stop the watches first in the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:47.44, which is the second-fastest time behind the Maroons' previous-best mark (3:46.63).
  • Connor Kinkema, Roanoke, Jr., Breaststroke/IM
    February 08, 2021
    Kinkema, a junior from Collinsville, Va., helped Roanoke to a 170-92 victory over Lynchburg in a dual meet last week. Kinkema won three individual events and helped his teammates post one relay victory. Each time tops the ODAC seasonal chart. Kinkema won both the 100-yard (59.90) and 200-yard (2:12.36) breaststroke events. His time in the latter race ranks 16th in Division III, while his mark in the shorter distance slots 27th. He also won the 400-yard individual medley in 4:24.31, which sits 21st in the country. Kinkema swam the breaststroke leg of the Hornets winning 200-yard medley relay team, which posted the D-III's 15th-best time at 1:37.19.
  • Kimberly Large, Roanoke, So., Fly/Free
    February 08, 2021
    Large, a sophomore from Abingdon, Va., picks up her second weekly award of the season after leading Roanoke to a tri-meet win over Roanoke and Sweet Briar. Large won four times including twice individually. All but one of her times took over top position in the ODAC. The one event in which she missed out on a new league-best mark was the 100-yard butterfly. She posted a time of 0:59.59, which is second-fastest amongst ODAC competitors behind her own previous time of 0:50.06. Large won the 50-yard freestyle in 0:24.42, which ranks 13th in NCAA Division III. She helped her teammates to victories in the 200-yard freestyle (1:40.97) and 200-yard medley (1:52.45) relays. Both are #1 in the ODAC and rank eighth and 12th in the country, respectively.
  • Cat Sweigart, Emory & Henry, Jr.
    January 25, 2021
    Sweigart, a junior from Bridgewater, Va., kicked off her season with a pair of individual event victories and one relay win to help Emory & Henry to a 109-69 triumph over Ferrum. Sweigart won the 200-meter individual medley (2:47.15) and the 100-meter freestyle (1:09.72). She swam as an exhibition competitor in the 100-meter breaststroke, posting a time of 1:23.98 that would have been fast enough to win the event. Sweigart immediately followed her participation in the 100-breaststroke by swimming the anchor leg in E&H's winning 200-meter freestyle relay (2:09.51).
  • Blake Madaris, Emory & Henry, Jr.
    January 25, 2021
    Madaris, a junior from Acworth, Ga., picks up the Wasps first-ever ODAC Men's Swimmer of the Week honor after helping Emory & Henry to a 104-7 dual meet victory over Ferrum. Madaris won three times individually, including a back-to-back effort in winning the 100-meter backstroke (1:15.96) and the 400-meter freestyle (5:17.00). He also claimed the 200-meter individual medley (2:44.71). Madaris participated in one relay. He and his teammates posted an exhibition time of 2:08.89 in the 200-meter medley relay, which would have been fast enough to win the event.
  • Kimberly Large, Roanoke, So.
    January 20, 2021
    Large, a sophomore from Abingdon, Va., kicked off her season with two individual event wins and a pair of relay victories as Roanoke opened with a 107-98 dual meet triumph over Lynchburg. Large posted ODAC-best times in winning the 50-yard freestyle (0:24.72) and the 100-yard butterfly (0:59.06). Those times rank 19th and eighth in the early NCAA Division III rankings. She also helped her teammates to first place showings in the 400-yard medley (4:08.01) and 400-yard freestyle (3:46.63) relays. The Maroons medley time ranks fifth in the country.
  • Ben Tate, Roanoke, Jr.
    January 20, 2021
    Tate, a junior from Boones Mill, Va., stood at the center of podium four times in the Maroons season-openining 153-52 dual meet triumph over Lynchburg. Tate posted a pair of NCAA Division III top-50 times in winning the 200-yard freestyle (1:47.29) and 100-yard butterfly (0:53.05) in his two individual events. He also helped his teammates to wins in teh 400-yard medley (3:35.91) and 400-yard freestyle (3:11.98) relays.