Men's Swimming and Diving 1/20/2026 1:32:00 PM

Olsen, Kearns named SAA Athlete of the Week

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Andrew Olsen and Jonah Kearns earned Southern Athletic Association Athlete of the Week honors as Sewanee's men's swimming and diving teams swept the SAA weekly awards as announced by the Conference office on Tuesday afternoon.

Olsen picked up three first-place finishes and a second-place finish this weekend. On Friday, the sophomore swam a 53.06 in the 100 backstroke, for first place, followed by another first-place finish in the 200 free relay, anchoring with a time of 21.33. On Saturday, he won the 200 free with a time of 1:45.15 and picked up two second-place finishes. In the 100 free, he swam a 47.10, and in the 400 medley relay, he swam the backstroke leg with a time of 52.46.

Kearns swept the boards for the Tigers this weekend. The freshman recorded his best score of the weekend on the 3-meter board on Saturday with a 301.95. He also added a 283.28 on the 1-meter board, and on Friday, he posted a 240.68 on the 1-meter and a 234.23 on the 3-meter.

This marks the second weekly honor for both athletes this season.

Sewanee will host Rhodes this Saturday, Jan. 24, for a dual meet at 1 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Andrew Olsen: Sophomore

Jonah Kearns: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Andrew Olsen
: Sophomore

Jonah Kearns
: Freshman