FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The Mountain East Conference announced Monday the winners of this week’s Swimmer of the Week awards. The weekly awards are presented by The Health Plan.

Davis & Elkins' Leonardo Oshiro is the MEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week, while fellow Senator Lauren Lockwood is the MEC Women’s Swimmer of the Week.

Oshiro, a sophomore from Campo Grande, Brazil, had a strong performance in Davis & Elkins' win over Fairmont State on Oct. 31. The sophomore earned first-place finishes in both the 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard breaststroke.  Additionally, he placed second in the 200-yard individual medley and helped the Senators' 400-yard medley relay team finish second with a time of 3:34.91. 

Lockwood, a junior from Barboursville, West Virginia, repeated as the conference's swimmer of the week after leading the Senators with two individual first-place finishes against the Falcons in the 200-yard butterfly and the 100-yard butterfly. She also placed second in the 200-yard backstroke and helped the Senators' 400-yard freestyle relay team earn a second-place finish with a time of 3:52.58.

2026 MEC MEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
9/28: Emanuele Lugo, Wheeling 
10/5: Dylan Tomas, Fairmont State
10/12: Kikola Zhekov, Wheeling
10/19: Dylan King, Frostburg State 
10/26: Payton Williamson, Davis & Elkins
11/2: Leonardo Oshiro, Davis & Elkins

2026 MEC WOMEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
9/28: Viktoriia Dranytska, Fairmont State
10/5: Viktoriia Dranytska, Fairmont State 
10/12: Jayme Meadows, Frostburg State
10/19: Viktoriia Dranytska, Fairmont State 
10/26: Lauren Lockwood, Davis & Elkins
11/2: Lauren Lockwood, Davis & Elkins