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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – UNLV women’s swimming junior Erika Carlson was named the Mountain West Swimmer of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.
A native of Seattle, Washington, Carlson went undefeated with six individual wins in UNLV’s dual meet split against Utah and BYU. She led the Rebels to a road win against BYU, picking up three victories in the 200 free (1:48.86), 100 free (50.30) and in the 200 IM (2:02.05). Despite a loss against Utah, Carlson added another three individual victories in the 200 free (1:51.18), 100 free (51.47) and in the 500 free (4:58.75).
Additionally, Carlson was the anchor leg of a 400 free relay victory (3:22.35) against the Cougars. Along with that, she swam the third leg for the Rebels’ 200 free relay team that posted a second-place time of 1:33.54 against the Utes.
UP NEXT: The UNLV men’s and women’s diving teams will head up to the Golden State for the Trojan Diving Invitational hosted by USC from Friday-Sunday, November 22-24 at Uytengsu Aquatics Center. On the swimming side, the Scarlet & Gray returns to competition next month at the Minnesota Invitational being held from December 4-6.
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