Ohio State’s Charlie Clark named Big Ten Male Swimmer of the Week

Another Ohio State diver with a weekly conference honor. #GoBucks

For the second time this year, Ohio State men’s swimmer, Charlie Clark, has been named the Big Ten’s Swimmer of the Week. He also received the honor on January 10 for his performance against Hawaii.

Clark, a senior, was the winner of both distance events, placing first in the 500 free with an NCAA B standard time of 4:18.54 and first in the 1000 free with a time of 8:49.68.

He also finished fifth in the 200 free, touching the wall with a time of 1:39.16. All of his work was done at the Tim Welsh Classic at Notre Dame in leading the Buckeyes to first place in the event.

Next up, the Buckeyes are back in action on Friday, Feb. 2 when they host the Pitt Panthers at 3:00 p.m.

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Ohio State’s Amy Fulmer named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week

Congrats to Amy Fulmer! #GoBucks

There are numerous Ohio State athletes racking up the weekly awards this week, and the latest is swimmer Amy Fulmer. She was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Week on Wednesday for her most recent accomplishments.

The No. 6 ranked OSU team captured the Tim Welsch classic last weekend in large part because of Fulmer’s efforts. She won the 100M backstroke with an NCAA B standard time of 51.76. Fulmer nearly doubled down by taking the 200M backstroke but finished in second with a 1:54.41, which is an NCAA B cut.

Fulmer also placed third in the 50 Free and was on the winning relay teams in the 200 free relay (1:27.65), 400 medley relay (3:30.38) and 400 free relay (3:31.80) teams that turned in automatic NCAA qualifying times. She was also on the first place 800 free relay (7:06.72) team and the second-place 200 medley relay (1:36.96) teams.

I don’t know about you, but that sounds pretty legendary and worthy of the recognition this week from the conference.

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Ohio State swimmers help earn six medals at World Championships

Keep an eye on Hunter Armstrong as the next Summer Olympic Games get closer. He’s a budding star in USA Swimming. #GoBucks

Led by Hunter Armstrong, there was a distinct scarlet and gray hue to the 2022 FINA World Championships. All told six medals were awarded with a Buckeye taking some sort of responsibility.

The bulk of the hardware was by a budding star that you might want to keep tabs on before the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Buckeye swimmer Hunter Armstong, the current world record holder in the 50m backstroke was a star for Team USA.

The other Buckeye that had a hand in bringing a medal home, this time for Team Canada, was Ruslan Gaziev. Here’s how the events that OSU swimmers had a hand in played out.

Ohio State swimming qualifies two for Tokyo Olympics

Two Ohio State swimmers have qualified for the Olympic games in Tokyo, albeit for other countries. We’ll still root them on.

Two Ohio State swimmers will be competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for other countries according to a release from the University.

From the Ohio State Department of Athletics:

“Freestyler Matthew Abeysinghe will compete for Sri Lanka in the Olympic Games, his second such honor, and rising sophomore sprint freestyler Ruslan Gaziev will compete for the Canadian Olympic Team.

“This is Abeysinghe’s second Olympic Games. He also swam for Sri Lanka at the 2016 Rio games, becoming the first Sri Lankan swimmer to qualify under an Olympic standard. Abeysinghe was a seven-time relay All-American for the Buckeyes, including first-team as part of the 200 free, 400 free and 800 free relays. He graduated in 2021 with his degree in sport industry.

“Abeysinghe was born in Hazelton, Pa., and lived there for six years before moving and living for eight years in Beavercreek, Ohio. He moved to his father’s home country of Sri Lanka about six years ago.

“Gaziev swam the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons for Ohio State and took this past season off to focus on the Olympics. The Toronto, Ontario native will be a junior in the fall.

Gaziev was named to the Canadian Olympic Team this week after finishing second in both the semifinals and finals of the 100 freestyle with times of 49.72 and 48.81, respectively. Gaziev will take part in the 4×100 relay in Tokyo.”

The list of Ohio State athletes and former athletes making their way to Tokyo is becoming impressive. We may not root for either country, but we’ll certainly keep a scarlet and gray eye on both swimmers as they try to make their own mark in the Summer games.

Ohio State swimming and diving names two volunteer assistants

Ohio State swimming and diving announced two new volunteer assistants on Friday with the additions of Mike Sullivan and Kyle Patnode

Ohio State director of swimming and diving Bill Dorenkott announced on Friday that Kyle Patnode and Mike Sullivan will serve as volunteer assistant coaches with the program this upcoming season. It came from a statement from the athletics department.

Both were four-year swimming letter winners in the Big Ten at Iowa and Wisconsin, respectively.

“I’m excited for Mike Sullivan and Kyle Patnode to join our program for this upcoming season,” said Dorenkott in a statement from the university. “We believe that both young men have the human qualities to take them far in the profession. To be a coach at The Ohio State University is a privilege and comes with great expectations. Our program values our volunteer assistant position and is dedicated to helping coaches grow professionally. Personally, I was provided similar opportunities at the start of my career and, in turn, have committed to pay it forward to the next generation to lead our sport.”

Patnote spent the last two seasons as a graduate assistant with the swim program at Oakland. Under head coach Peter Hovland, Patnode helped the men’s program win its 41st and 42nd consecutive conference championship and the women’s 25th and 26th consecutive championship.

“I’m excited to be a part of this program,” said Patnode. “This is an opportunity to be a part of a Big Ten and Power Five program that has and will continue to rise the ranks of collegiate swimming. I’m looking forward to all the opportunities to learn from Coach Dorenkott and his staff. Moreover, I’m looking forward to being a part of the culture that The Ohio State Swimming and Diving program has created.”

This past year, Sullivan was a coach at the Badger Aquatics Club in Madison, working mostly with the senior training group which consisted of higher-level athletes.

“I am excited to be part of a program that has not only had incredible success in recent years, but is doing it the right way,” said Sullivan. “Ohio State has continually been among the best programs in the country at developing swimmers throughout their four years. I saw firsthand during my time as a swimmer the type of pride the swimmers and staff have for Ohio State and I’m excited to be a part of that. I’m really looking forward to learning everything I can from the coaching staff. I also am looking forward to getting to know the entire team. They are a group of extraordinary swimmers but also incredibly interesting people who I am very lucky to get a chance to work with.”

 

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