BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – Notre Dame’s Hannah Berlin has been recognized as the first Mountain East Conference Women’s Swimmer of the Week of the 2022-23 season, while Davis & Elkins standout Jiwh Santos was named the Men’s Swimmer of the Week.
 
The MEC Swimmer of the Week awards are presented by The Health Plan.
 
Berlin took first place in two of her six events over the weekend during a tri-meet against Ashland and Oberlin College. She was first to touch the wall in the 500 freestyle (5:27.21) and was a member of Notre Dame’s 400 free relay team that turned in a time of 3:51.72. Berlin also took second in the 200 freestyle and 200 butterfly, and placed third as a member of two additional relays (200 medley and 800 freestyle).
 
Santos, from The Philippines, broke the Davis & Elkins school record in the 100 freestyle at the West Virginia State games over the weekend. He placed third overall in the event with a time of 46.43, which was .40 seconds faster than his previous top performance. He also improved the school record by two-tenths of a second. In other events at the West Virginia State games, Santos took eighth in the 50 freestyle and was a member of the 200 freestyle relay that placed fourth, as well as the 200 medley and 400 free relays that each placed fifth.