Tennessee diving team earns two SEC annual awards

Dave Parrington and Bryden Hattie earn SEC annual awards.

Tennessee men’s diving earned two Southeastern Conference annual awards.

Vols’ diving coach Dave Parrington was named the conference’s Coach of the Year and Bryden Hattie was named SEC Male Diver of the Year.

Parrington was named SEC Coach of the Year for the 12th time and has earned the award more than any other coach since its inception in 1992. He has received the honor more than all other active coaches combined.

Hattie was named SEC Male Diver of the Year for a second consecutive season. He becomes the fifth athlete in conference history to be named Diver of the Year in consecutive seasons.

Hattie won the SEC championship on platform for a third time and also earned a bronze medal at the NCAA championships.

He was SEC Male Diver of the Week five times during the recently completed season.

Tennessee swimmers, divers earn four SEC weekly awards

Tennessee swimmers and divers earn four SEC weekly awards.

Four members of the Tennessee swimming and diving program earned SEC weekly honors Tuesday.

Jordan Crooks (SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week), Mona McSharry (SEC Women’s Swimmer of the Week), Bryden Hattie (SEC Men’s Diver of the Week) and Camille Spink (SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week) earned weekly honors for Tennessee.

Crooks won the won the 50 freestyle, recording a time of 18.80 seconds. He also won the 100 fly (45.18) and was a member of the Vols’ 400 free relay team, that earned a victory against LSU.

McSharry won the 50 freestyle (22.12) and the 200 breaststroke (2:06.63).

Hattie won both the 3-meter and 1-meter diving competitions. Spink earned three victories for Tennessee against the Tigers.

Tennessee athletes earn SEC weekly honors

Tennessee athletes earn SEC weekly honors.

Three Tennessee swimming and diving student-athletes received SEC weekly honors for their performances against Georgia.

Lady Vols’ swimmer Brooklyn Douthwright was named SEC Swimmer of the Week. Her teammate, Camille Spink, earned SEC Freshman of the Week.

Bryden Hattie was named SEC Co-Diver of the week for Tennessee.

Dothwright recorded two individual wins, while being victorious on Tennessee’s relay team.

She won the 200 freestyle, posting an NCAA B Standard time of 1 minute, 44.31 seconds.

Spink had four wins against Georgia.

Hattie, who received diver of the week honors for the fourth time this season, won the 3-meter competition with 400.28 points, and the 1-meter competition (365.25 points).

Bryden Hattie wins platform event at Auburn Diving Invitational

Tennessee’s Bryden Hattie wins platform event at Auburn Diving Invitational.

A trio of sophomores posted top marks for Tennessee on the final day of the Auburn Diving Invitational Saturday in the men’s platform competition.

Bryden Hattie, the defending Southeastern Conference champion in the event, claimed victory with a score of 419. 50 points.

Hattie, a Victoria, British Columbia native, won the event as he finished 45 points ahead of competition.

Tennessee sophomore Jacob Reasor finished third with a score of 343.85.

Tennessee also finished fourth in the platform event. Dillon Richardson posted a score of 318.05.

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