LITTLE ROCK – Jaelle Carlson has been selected as the Missouri Valley Conference's Swimmer of the Week, announced the conference on Tuesday morning. The freshman standout collected first-place finishes in both individual events as well as two relays at last week's dual against North Texas, earning her first league recognition of her career.
Carlson won the 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly with times of 52.27 and 57.84, respectively. The Weatherford, Texas native has not been beaten in the 100 freestyle at a dual meet yet, and ranks fifth in the conference in the race so far this season.
She also helped Little Rock sweep both relays at the meet. Carlson anchored both relays, throwing down a split of 23.79 in the 200 freestyle relay, the only swimmer under 24 seconds in the entire race. Earlier, she also split a time of 23.42 as the final leg of the 200 medley relay, which was the fastest 50 free split of the entire day - relays and individual events combined.
Carlson has been a welcomed addition to the squad, helping the Trojans break three school relay records at their annual mid-season invitational. With the help of her teammates, Little Rock broke the 200 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay in Kansas.
This marks the third year in a row that the Little Rock swimming and diving team has garnered a Swimmer of the Week honor. Junior Annya Grom earned recognition twice last season, while fellow junior Asmalia Redzuan received the award in the 2019-20 season, becoming the first Trojan to earn Swimmer of the Week accolades since 2016.
Carlson and Little Rock swimming and diving team will be back in action this January, as they travel to race the Arkansas Razorbacks on January 15. It will be the first of two opportunities to compete against SEC opponents, as the Trojans will also welcome Vanderbilt to the Donaghey Aquatic Center on January 29.
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