Matt Grevers broke eight pool records and was named Co-Swimmer of the Meet at the TYR Invitational, earning his third career Big Ten Swimmer of the Week award.Matt Grevers broke eight pool records and was named Co-Swimmer of the Meet at the TYR Invitational, earning his third career Big Ten Swimmer of the Week award.

Matt Grevers Named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week

Nov. 23, 2004

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Sophomore Matt Grevers (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) has been named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week after having a hand in shattering eight Norris Aquatics Center pool records and being named Co-Swimmer of the Meet to help Northwestern to a first-place finish in the TYR Invitational last weekend.

Grevers posted an NCAA automatic qualifying time in the 200-yard IM (1:45.84) while earning consideration times in the 50-yard freestyle (19.93) and 100-yard backstroke (47.45). He also swam on three record-breaking relays that finished with NCAA provisional times, 400-yard medley relay (3:15.16), 200-yard medley relay (1:28.82) and 400-yard freestyle relay (2:57.38). His leadoff legs in both the 400-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relays set new records.

This is Grevers' third career weekly honor and his first of the 2004-05 season. The Wildcats also earned last week's award when sophomore Mike Alexandrov (Champaign, Ill./Centennial) was given the nod.