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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Virginia’s Mei Christensen was selected Tuesday as the Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week after setting the conference records in the 100 and 200 backstroke events at the UVa Invitational over the weekend. It is the second honor of the season for Christensen.
Christensen is a native of Reston, Va. who claimed three individual wins and won two additional relay events at the UVA Invitational, held last weekend in Charlottesville. Christensen scored an NCAA Automatic qualification time in the 100 back with a league-and school-record time of 52.58. In the 200 back, Christensen finished first in an NCAA “B” cut time of 1:54.71 to set a new school and league record in the event. She also won the 50 free in 23.07. Her team in the 400 free relay set another school and league record in 3:18.61. Her relay teams scored NCAA “B” cut times in the 200 medley relay (1:40.25) and 400 medley relay (3:38.95).
Both the Virginia men’s and women’s squads will return to competitive waters Jan. 7 at Florida.