Eastern Michigan Athletics
Tosh Kawaguchi Earns MAC Co-Swimmer of the Week
2/1/2018 10:42:00 AM | M. Swim & Dive
This is the second time Kawaguchi has earned the honor this season
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) - Junior Tosh Kawaguchi (Cary, N.C.-Cary) of the Eastern Michigan University men's swimming and diving team earned Mid-American Conference Co-Swimmer of the Week honors for his superlative performance against Miami University, Jan. 27, the league announced Thursday, Feb. 1. This marks the fourth time Kawaguchi has garnered the accolade in his career and the second this season. Additionally, the junior was named CollegeSwimming.com Swimmer of the Week for the MAC earlier this week.
The Cary, N.C. native brought in a meet-high 27 points against the RedHawks with three individual event wins alongside a relay first-place finish. Opening the meet with the 200 medley relay, Kawaguchi helped his cohort to a first-place finish by clocking the fastest 50 backstroke split in the pool. The junior then went on to sweep the back events for the second time this season. In the 100 back, he turned in a time of 48.94 to take the top-spot, while using a blistering time of 1:46.20 to take the 200 back. Kawaguchi capped his afternoon with his third event win in the 200 individual medley. Besting the field at 1:50.11, he finished nearly five full seconds ahead of the runner-up.
Currently, Kawaguchi owns the top times in the MAC this season in the backstroke events at 48.54 and 1:44.96 in the 100 and 200 back, respectively.
The Eagles return to action this Friday, Feb. 2, when they host Albion College for Senior Day. The meet is slated to begin at 5 p.m., while Senior Day festivities will begin at 4:45 p.m.
The Cary, N.C. native brought in a meet-high 27 points against the RedHawks with three individual event wins alongside a relay first-place finish. Opening the meet with the 200 medley relay, Kawaguchi helped his cohort to a first-place finish by clocking the fastest 50 backstroke split in the pool. The junior then went on to sweep the back events for the second time this season. In the 100 back, he turned in a time of 48.94 to take the top-spot, while using a blistering time of 1:46.20 to take the 200 back. Kawaguchi capped his afternoon with his third event win in the 200 individual medley. Besting the field at 1:50.11, he finished nearly five full seconds ahead of the runner-up.
Currently, Kawaguchi owns the top times in the MAC this season in the backstroke events at 48.54 and 1:44.96 in the 100 and 200 back, respectively.
The Eagles return to action this Friday, Feb. 2, when they host Albion College for Senior Day. The meet is slated to begin at 5 p.m., while Senior Day festivities will begin at 4:45 p.m.
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