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Lexington, Ky. – Fresh off her U.S. Open title in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke, the Southeastern Conference named Kentucky’s Gillian Davey as its Women’s Swimmer of the Week, it was announced Tuesday.
Davey represented the Wildcats at the 2022 Toyota US Open Championships in Greensboro, NC this past weekend, finishing atop the podium in the 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:27.06. She is the first Kentucky swimmer to win an event at the US Open since Bridget Alexander won both the 100m and 200m backstroke in 2016.
The swim qualifies Davey for the 2024 US Olympic Trials to be held in Indianapolis in June of 2024.
For Davie, this week’s honor marks the first SEC Swimmer of the Week recognition of her collegiate career. The native of Urbandale, Iowa, was named an All-American in the 200 breast last season after being crowned the SEC champion in the same event. Davie was a 2022 All-SEC first team selection and had the top time in Kentucky history at 2:05.59 in the 200 breaststroke.
Davey now joins Levi Sandidge (Freshman of the Week) and Kindle Knight (two-time Diver of the Week) as Wildcats to win SEC Weekly Awards this season.
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