Bultman named SEC Coach of the Year
Apr 10, 2014 | Women's Swimming and Diving
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- Texas A&M head women's swimming coach Steve Bultman was named Southeastern Conference Women's Coach of the Year after leading the Aggies to one of the best seasons in program history, the SEC office announced on Thursday.
The Aggies were strong from start to finish in 2013-14 as they streaked to an undefeated (8-0-1) dual meet record, and then went on to finish second at the SEC Championships and finished fourth at the NCAA Championships for a second straight season, which matched the highest finish in program history.
The lone blemish on an otherwise perfect dual meet schedule was a 150-150 tie with eventual SEC and NCAA team champion Georgia. During the regular season, the Aggies logged non-conference wins over Texas, Rice, SMU, Houston and North Texas, and earned wins over SEC foes Vanderbilt, Missouri and LSU.
At the SEC meet, the Aggies finished second to Georgia for the second straight year while generating 10 All-SEC performers and having two freshmen named to the SEC All-Freshman team. Senior Breeja Larson earned SEC Swimmer of the Meet honors.
The Aggies took a school record 16 swimmers to the NCAA meet and went on to score a school record 336 points. Three Aggies (Cammile Adams, Larson and Paige Miller) won NCAA titles and 12 of the Aggies' 16 participants earned All-America honors.
For the season, the Aggies broke nine school records -- the 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 butterfly, 1,000 free and 1,650 free, as well as the 200 and 800 free relays and the 200 medley relay.
2014 SEC Swimming and Diving Awards
Men's Swimming Coach of the Year: Gregg Troy, Florida
Women's Swimming Coach of the Year: Steve Bultman, Texas A&M
Co-Men's Diving Coach of the Year: Jeff Shaffer, Auburn
Co-Men's Diving Coach of the Year: Jamie Sweeney, Missouri
Women's Diving Coach of the Year: Dan Laak, Georgia
Men's Swimmer of the Year: Marcin Cieslak, Florida
Women's Swimmer of the Year: Brittany MacLean, Georgia
Men's Diver of the Year: Mauricio Robles, Tennessee
Women's Diver of the Year: Laura Ryan, Georgia
Men's Freshman Swimmer of the Year: Mitch D'Arrigo, Florida
Women's Freshman Swimmer of the Year: Olivia Smoliga, Georgia
Men's Freshman Diver of the Year: Jordan Gotro, South Carolina
Men's Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year: T.J. Leon, Auburn
Men's Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Brad deBorde, Florida
Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Shannon Vreeland, Georgia
2014 SEC Swimmers and Divers of the Meet (announced at the SEC Championship)
Men's Swimmer of the Meet: Sebastien Rousseau, Florida
Women's Swimmer of the Meet: Breeja Larson, Texas A&M
Men's Diver of the Meet: Ford McLiney, Texas A&M
Women's Diver of the Meet: Laura Ryan, Georgia
Men's All-SEC First Team
Marcelo Chierighini, Auburn
Marcin Cieslak, Florida
Kyle Darmody, Auburn
Brad deBorde, Florida
James Disney-May, Auburn
Michael Duderstadt, Auburn
Nicolas Fink, Georgia
Arthur Frayler, Florida
Christian-Paul Homer, Florida
Chase Kalisz, Georgia
Sean Lehane, Tennessee
T.J. Leon, Auburn
Corey Main, Florida
Anton McKee, Alabama
Ford McLiney, Texas A&M
Arthur Mendes, Auburn
Sebastien Rousseau, Florida
John Santeiu, Auburn
Eduardo Solaeche-Gomez, Florida
Dan Wallace, Florida
Men's All-SEC Second Team
Jack Blyzinskyj, Florida
David Bonuchi, Missouri
Vlad Caciuc, Alabama
Matthew Curby, Florida
Mitch D'Arrigo, Florida
Taylor Dale, Georgia
Greg Ferrucci, Kentucky
Andrew Gemmell, Georgia
Kristian Gkolomeev, Alabama
Zane Grothe, Auburn
BJ Hornikel, Alabama
Matias Koski, Georgia
Gustav Aberg Ledjstrom, Tennessee
Fraser McKean, Auburn
Connor Oslin, Alabama
Luke Percy, Tennessee
Sam Rairden, Tennessee
Doug Reynolds, Georgia
Mauricio Robles, Tennessee
Connor Signorin, Florida
Tristan Slater, Tennessee
Ty Stewart, Georgia
Michael Trice, Georgia
Brett Walsh, Alabama
Pawel Werner, Alabama
Men's SEC All-Freshman Team
Pace Clark, Georgia
Mitch D'Arrigo, Florida
Taylor Dale, Georgia
Kyle Darmody, Auburn
Michael Duderstadt, Auburn
Brandon Flynn, Kentucky
Jordan Gotro, South Carolina
Cam Jones, Auburn
Anton McKee, Alabama
Connor Oslin, Alabama
Joe Patching, Auburn
Brent Sagert, Alabama
Women's All-SEC First Team
Elizabeth Beisel, Florida
Ann-Perry Blank, Georgia
Kaylin Burchell, Alabama
Jessica Graber, Georgia
Molly Hannis, Tennessee
Lauren Harrington, Georgia
Lili Ibanez-Lopez, Texas A&M
Tori Lamp, Tennessee
Maddie Locus, Georgia
Brittany MacLean, Georgia
Melanie Margalis, Georgia
Amber McDermott, Georgia
Laura Ryan, Georgia
Olivia Smoliga, Georgia
Chantal VanLandeghem, Georgia
Shannon Vreeland, Georgia
Ellese Zalewski, Florida
Women's All-SEC Second Team
Christina Bechtel, Kentucky
Harper Bruens, Tennessee
Hali Flickinger, Georgia
Lindsey Gendron, Tennessee
Molly Hannis, Tennessee
Natalie Hinds, Florida
Faith Johnson, Tennessee
Faith Johnson, Tennessee
Hilda Luthersdottir, Florida
Lindsey McKnight, Florida
Lauren Reedy, Missouri
Sinead Russell, Florida
Lauren Solernou, Tennessee
Cherelle Thompson, Tennessee
Cassie Weil, LSU
Annie Zhu, Georgia
Rachel Zilinskas, Georgia
Women's SEC All-Freshman Team
Bridget Blood, Alabama
Kendal Casey, Kentucky
Madison Hudkins, Texas A&M
Taylor Katz, Florida
Lindsay Keahey, Kentucky
Kara Kopcso, LSU
Sycerika McMahon, Texas A&M
Allyx Purcell, Auburn
Olivia Smoliga, Georgia
Ellie Suek, Missouri
Danielle Valley, Florida
Taylor Zablocki, Alabama
Rachel Zilinskas, Georgia
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