Oct. 18, 2016
After sweeping dual meets from Kentucky last week, Auburn racked up four Swimmer of the Week awards on Tuesday. Joe Patching was named the SEC's Male Swimmer of the Week, Julie Meynen was named the SEC's Female Freshman of the Week and Natasha Lloyd and Peter Holoda were each named the CollegeSwimming.com SEC Swimmer of the Week.
Patching, a senior from Ascot, England, helped Auburn to a 171-129 win over Kentucky last week with individual wins in the 200 free (1:37.65), 200 back (1:44.69) and the 200 IM (1:49.03).
Patching's 200 back and 200 IM times from the Kentucky meet are both currently the fastest in the nation while his 100 back leadoff split from the 400 medley relay against Kentucky is currently fifth-fastest in the nation.
Through two dual meets, Patching has won all six individual events he has entered.
This is the fourth time Patching has been named the SEC Swimmer of the Week, also earning the honor Oct. 13, 2015 and Nov. 4 and Nov. 18, 2014. During his freshman season of 2013-14 he won the SEC Freshman of the Week award three times (Nov. 26, Jan. 14, Feb. 4).
Meynen led Auburn sweeps in the 50 free (23.00) and 100 free (49.52) in the 178.5-121.5 dual meet win over Kentucky. She also was a part of two winning relays, swimming the anchor leg on the 400 medley relay and the second leg on the 200 free relay.
Meynen, from Luxembourg, currently has the sixth-fastest 100 free time in the nation and has won the 100 free in both of Auburn's dual meets this season.
Lloyd, a senior from Ohoka, New Zealand, swept the breaststroke events against Kentucky, winning the 100 in 1:02.21 and the 200 in 2:15.23 while also swimming on the winning medley relay. Her 100 time is currently eighth-fastest in the nation and her 200 time is tied for 10th-fastest.
Holoda, a junior from Budapest, Hungary, won the 50 free in 20.08, the sixth-fastest time in the country, and was second in the 100 fly in 48.76. He also swam the second leg of the winning 200 free relay team.