Gilbert and Williams earn AAC Swimmer of the Week honors

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (January 17, 2022) – Milligan University sophomore swimmers Stephen Gilbert and Kaylee Williams both received Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Swimmer of the Week honors, the league office announced Monday.

Both swimmers notched provisional times and helped re-write pool records in last Friday's semester-opener against King.

Gilbert notched an NAIA provisional time and bested the previous pool record in the 200 meter butterfly with a 2:07.82. He took first in the 200 free with another provisional outing of 1:57.97. He backstroked his way to a 4:23.00 time and first-place finish in the 400 freestyle as well.

Williams set pool records and logged national provisional times in both breaststroke events. She swam 1:16.72 in the 100 breast and 2:47.93 in the 200 breast. She improved upon her own record in the 200 breast and bested one of the longest-standing pool records in the 100 breast. Mars Hill's Abby Harty set the previous mark of 1:17.15 in October 2014.

Milligan's nationally-ranked swim teams return to action this weekend for a high-profile dual meet showdown with the University of the Cumberlands.