BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Midway University swimmers Josie Briner and Caique Maia have been named the Mid-South Conference (MSC) Women's and Men's Swimmers of the Week, respectively, following their performances against West Virginia Tech on Saturday, Oct. 10.

Both swimmers earned four first-place finishes, including two individual victories and two relay wins, in the Eagles' season-opening meet.

Women's Swimmer of the Week – Josie Briner

Briner opened her senior campaign with an impressive performance, earning first-place finishes in the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard breaststroke.

She won the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 57.33 seconds before capturing the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:41.08.

Briner also contributed to two winning relay teams. She swam the anchor leg of Midway's 200-yard medley relay, which finished in 2:00.12, and helped the Eagles win the 400-yard freestyle relay in 4:05.64.

Men's Swimmer of the Week – Caique Maia

Maia matched Briner with four first-place finishes, including victories in both breaststroke events.

He captured the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:02.99 before winning the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:20.20.

Maia also helped Midway secure two relay victories. He swam the anchor leg of the winning 200-yard medley relay team, which finished in 1:41.80, and anchored the Eagles' 400-yard freestyle relay victory with a time of 3:24.63.
 

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