THE FLATS – Freshman Deniz Ertan has earned ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week honors, as announced by the conference on Tuesday.
In the second collegiate meet of her career, Ertan broke the school record in the women’s 1000 free with a time of 9:43.62. The time currently sits at the top of NCAA with the next best time being three seconds slower. Tech’s new record by Ertan is approximately nine seconds faster than the one that was previously set in 2019 (9:52.52).
The freshman also championed the 200 breast (2:14.19) and was a part of the women’s 200 free relay team that placed third with a time of 1:36.22.
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The Jackets host in-state rival Georgia for a mid-week matchup on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 3 p.m.
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