CollegeSwimming.com names Hug as week's top swimmer

Matt Hug

Matt Hug of the University of Missouri-Rolla swimming team was honored Tuesday as the National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week” for the second time this season by CollegeSwimming.com.

Hug earned this award after winning two events and finishing third in a third race on an individual basis, while also setting a school record and being part of a winning relay team that allowed two more of his teammates to qualify for the NCAA Division II Championships during the New South Intercollegiate Swimming Championships where the Miners won the team championship.

Hug, a junior from Bloomington, Ill., won the 1,000-yard freestyle in a time of 9:30.25 on the opening night of competition, then claimed the title in the 1,650-yard freestyle three nights later in 15:52.95. He also took third in the 500-freestyle with a mark of 4:34.74. He was the anchor of the Miners’ 800-free relay as well that made an automatic qualifying time of 6:51.38, allowing teammates Andrew Trowbridge and Andy Shelley to join 10 other Miners at the national meet next month.

In addition to those efforts, Hug broke the school record in the 200-yard freestyle as he posted a time of 1:40.47 in a time trial during the meet.