UT junior Ricky Berens holds the nation's top times in three individual events.
Nov. 4, 2008
CollegeSwimming.com has selected University of Texas junior Ricky Berens as its National Men's College Swimmer of the Week after the Beijing Olympic gold medalist won three individual events and swam on three winning relays in the Horns' wins over the weekend against No. 3 Michigan and No. 14 Indiana.
Berens (Charlotte, N.C.) tied Michigan's Tyler Clary in the 200 IM in a NCAA provisional-qualifying mark of 1:46.85, which is the fastest mark in college swimming thus far. Berens captured the 100 butterfly in a NCAA "B" cut mark of 47.69, which leads all of college swimming, and took the 200 butterfly in a nation-leading 1:46.31.
Berens swam the butterfly leg in 47.59 in UT's 400 medley relay that defeated Michigan and Indiana in a top national mark of 1:46.31. He swam the third leg of UT's 800 free relay in 1:36.97, and the relay finished in a top national time of 6:28.89. Berens finished off UT's double dual-meet wins over the third-ranked Wolverines and 14th-ranked Hoosiers by leading off Texas' 400 freestyle relay in 44.72. The relay finished in 2:57.45, good for yet another time that leads college swimming.
Berens and classmate Dave Walters earned gold medals in the 800 freestyle relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Top-ranked Texas returns to action on Friday, Nov. 21 when it hosts Washington.
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