CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TheCCSA.com) – UMBC freshman Ahmed Wahby (Maadi, Egypt) has been named the CCSA Men's Swimmer of the Week, while teammate Elijah Wilson (Baltimore, Md.) has been named the CCSA Men's Diver of the Week for meets contested Jan. 9-10, the CCSA announced Tuesday.
Wahby picked up a pair of individual victories in the Retrievers 100-79 victory against the Howard Bison on Saturday. The Egypt native was a winner in the 200 IM and 100 free with times of 1:55.59 and 47.68 respectively.
Wright swept both diving disciplines for the Dawgs, on his way to winning his sixth CCSA Diver of the Week award. The local product scored a 280.12 on the 1 meter board, while also scoring a 259.35 on the 3 meter board.
The Retrievers return to the pool in the regular season finale at East Carolina on Saturday, Jan. 23. The meet with the Pirates is slated for 1 p.m.
Also nominated for Men's Swimmer of the Week: Brian Capozzola (NJIT)
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