NEC Women's Co-Swimmers of the Week: Maaike Broersma, LIU & Aurem Pifarre, SFU
NEC Women's Diver of the Week: No Divers Nominated
NEC Women's Rookie of the Week: Lorenza Kobaic, SFBK
NEC Men's Swimmer of the Week: Giannis Venetos, LIU
NEC Men's Diver of the Week: No Divers Nominated
NEC Men's Rookie of the Week: Emilio Garcia, LIU

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NEC WOMEN'S CO-SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK
Maaike Broersma, Long Island
Jr., Bodegraven, Netherlands/De Goudse Waarden
In a two-day dual meet victory against St. Francis Brooklyn on Friday and Saturday, Broersma stood atop the podium individually while setting two top-NEC times. The junior swam a 2:02.60 in the 200-yard backstroke (1st in NEC) and earned gold in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 56.23 (1st in NEC). Broersma helped the 400-yard freestyle relay team to a first place finish, recording a 3:36.82 and 52.44 leg. She also helped the 400-yard medley relay team to a gold finish touching in at 3:53.36 with a 56.41 leadoff leg. 

Aurem Pifarre, Saint Francis
So., Balaguer, Spain
In a three-day dual meet against Liberty, Pifarre recorded three top times in the NEC. In the 500-yard freestyle the sophomore placed third touching in at 5:03.58 (1st in NEC), swam a 25.11 in the 50-yard freestyle (19th in NEC), and finished fourth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:53.46 (1st in NEC). Pifarre helped the 200-yard freestyle relay team to a bronze finish touching in at 7:42.94 and recorded a fourth-place time of 17:33.26 (1st in NEC) in the 1650-yard freestyle. She also took part in the 100-yard freestyle relay that resulted in a fifth place time of 3:35.67.

NEC WOMEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
No Divers Nominated

NEC WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Lorenza Kobaic, St. Francis Brooklyn
Fr., Matulji, Croatia/Prva Sušacka Hrvatska Gimnazija
Now the recipient of two straight NEC Rookie of the Week honors, Kobaic took silver in the 100-yard backstroke touching the wall in 1:01.00. The rookie helped the 400-yard medley relay team to a second-place finish (4:05.29; 1:01.83 lead off leg) and the 200-yard freestyle relay team to a first place finish (1:39.06; 24.53 leg) in a two-day dual meet against LIU.

NEC MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Giannis Venetos, Long Island
Jr., Vouliagmeni, Athens, Greece/Kessaris
In a two-day dual meet victory against St. Francis Brooklyn, Venetos grabbed gold in the 100-yard breaststroke (58.11; 1st in NEC) and gold in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:11.02; 5th in NEC). The junior helped the 200-yard medley relay team to a first place team finish that touched in 1:35.97 assisted by his 26.19 leg. 

NEC MEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
No Divers Nominated

NEC MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Emilio Garcia, Long Island
Fr.
Competing against St. Francis Brooklyn on Friday and Saturday, Garcia won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.54 (5th in NEC) and 200-yard freestyle clocking a 1:45.29 (7th in NEC). He finished fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:01.61 (12th in NEC). Garcia also placed sixth in the 100-yard freestyle (48.60, 16th in NEC).

NEC WOMEN'S PRIME PERFORMERS

Venna Andersen, LIU, Jr. 
Andersen was decorated in gold last week in a dual meet against St. Francis Brooklyn. The junior placed first in the 50-yard freestyle (24.35, 6th in NEC), 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.65, 1st in NEC) and 100-yard freestyle (53.31), which was just 0.31 off her fastest time this season. Andersen also helped the 400-yard medley relay team to a first place finish in 3:53.36 with a 1:04.93 leg. She was also part of LIU's winning 200-yard medley relay quartet, recording a 29.91 leg whiel the team touched in 1:47.91. 

Maaike Broersma, LIU, Jr.
In a two-day dual meet victory against St. Francis Brooklyn on Friday and Saturday, Broersma stood atop the podium individually while setting two top-NEC times. The junior swam a 2:02.60 in the 200-yard backstroke (1st in NEC) and earned gold in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 56.23 (1st in NEC). Broersma helped the 400-yard freestyle relay team to a first place finish, recording a 3:36.82 and 52.44 leg. She also helped the 400-yard medley relay team to a gold finish touching in at 3:53.36 with a 56.41 leadoff leg. 

Ella Johnson, LIU, Gr.
On Friday and Saturday, Johnson touched the wall first in 2:07.75 in the 200-yard butterfly and 59.20 in the 100-yard butterfly. The graduate helped the the 200-yard medley relay team to a gold finish with a 26.78 leg and 1:47.91 team finish. She also had a 54.35 lead ff leg in the 400-yard freestyle relay to spark LIU to a 3:36.82 first place finish. 

Lorenza Kobaic, SFBK, Fr.
Now the recipient of two straight NEC Rookie of the Week honors, Kobaic took silver in the 100-yard backstroke touching the wall in 1:01.00. The rookie helped the 400-yard medley relay team to a second-place finish (4:05.29; 1:01.83 lead off leg) and the 200-yard freestyle relay team to a first place finish (1:39.06; 24.53 leg) in a two-day dual meet against LIU.

Mariajose Lopez, SFBK, Sr.
Lopez won the 500-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 5:16.64, and placed first in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:44.78 (2nd in NEC). The senior took fourth in the 200-yard freestyle (2:00.71; 26th in NEC) and was part of the fourth-place 400-yard freestyle relay team (3:50.43; 56.40 anchor leg)

Aurem Pifarre, SFU, So.
In a three-day dual meet against Liberty, Pifarre recorded three top times in the NEC. In the 500-yard freestyle the sophomore placed third touching in at 5:03.58 (1st in NEC), swam a 25.11 in the 50-yard freestyle (19th in NEC), and finished fourth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:53.46 (1st in NEC). Pifarre helped the 200-yard freestyle relay team to a bronze finish touching in at 7:42.94 and recorded a fourth-place time of 17:33.26 (1st in NEC) in the 1650-yard freestyle. She also took part in the 100-yard freestyle relay that resulted in a fifth place time of 3:35.67.

Sara Turner, SFU, Fr.
In a dual meet against Liberty, Turner was part of the 11th-place 200-yard IM relay team (2:09.44) and the 4x100-yard medley relay team that finished fifth with a time of 3:56.76. The rookie helped the 4x50-yard medley relay team to a 6th place finish with a time of 1:47.00 and swam the 400-yard individual medley in 4:31.62 for a fourth place finish and the top time in the NEC this season. Turner placed fourth in the 200-yard butterfly touching in at 2:07.37 (2nd in NEC) in the three-day meet.

NEC MEN'S PRIME PERFORMERS

Daniel Chocano Fernandez, LIU, Jr.
Fernandez won the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:56.02, which is 0.52 off his second-ranked conference time. The junior also won the 400-yard individual medley relay, touching the wall in 4:08.62 (2nd in NEC).

Emilio Garcia, LIU, Fr.
Competing against SFBK on Friday and Saturday, Garcia won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.54 (5th in NEC) and 200-yard freestyle clocking a 1:45.29 (7th in NEC). He finished fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:01.61 (12th in NEC). Garcia also placed sixth in the 100-yard freestyle (48.60, 16th in NEC).

Giannis Venetos, LIU, Jr.
In a two-day dual meet victory against St. Francis Brooklyn, Venetos grabbed gold in the 100-yard breaststroke (58.11; 1st in NEC) and gold in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:11.02; 5th in NEC). The junior helped the 200-yard medley relay team to a first place team finish that touched in 1:35.97 assisted by his 26.19 leg. 

Maurice Grabowski, SFBK, Fr.
Grabowski helped lead the 200-yard medley relay team to a win (1:36.96) and won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.84. The rookie took second in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.57 against the College of Staten Island. 

Jedi Morland Janes, SFBK, Jr.
Janes won the 1650-yard freestyle against LIU, touching in at 16:50.34 (1st in NEC) and placed second in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:49.83. The junior was part of the 400-yard freestyle relay team that took fourth with a team time of 3:27.50.

Daniel Matheus Santos, SFBK, Sr.
In a meet against CSI, Santos won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:45.90 and won the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.09 (6th in NEC). The senior helped the 200-yard freestyle relay team to a winning time of 1:28.83 with a 20.85 anchor leg. 

Valentin Schnermann, SFBK, Fr.
In a two-day dual meet against LIU, Schermann was part of the fourth-place 400-medley relay team touching in at a 3:44.63, then took second in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:18.69. The rookie swam on the 200-yard freestyle relay team (1:30.66) and won the 500-yard freestyle, clocking a 4:48.43. He also finished third in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:58.13.