Nine Aggies Earn Swimming & Diving All-SEC Honors

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- Texas A&M junior swimmer Benjamin Walker earned first-team All-Southeastern Conference honors to highlight the Aggie men's team's representation on the 2019 SEC Swimming and Diving Awards, the conference office announced.  
 
Walker, from The Woodlands, Texas, became the first Texas A&M swimmer to earn first-team honors after winning the 200-yard breaststroke at the 2019 SEC Championships. Walker went on to earn first-team All-America honors in the 200 breast at the NCAA Championships, as well as honorable mention honors with the 200 and 400 medley relays.
 
Earning second-team All-SEC honors were seniors Angel Martinez, Steven Richardson and Sam Thornton, junior Adam Koster, sophomores Kurtis Mathews and Mark Theall and freshmen Clayton Bobo and Shaine Casas. Casas was also named to the All-Freshman Team.
 
All-SEC First Team
Benjamin Walker, 200 Breaststroke
 
All-SEC Second Team
Clayton Bobo, 800 Free Relay
Shaine Casas, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
Adam Koster, 400 Medley Relay
Angel Martinez, 400 Medley Relay
Kurtis Mathews, 3m Dive
Steven Richardson, 800 Free Relay
Mark Theall, 800 Free Relay
Sam Thornton, 1m Dive
 
All-Freshman Team
Shaine Casas, 200 Backstroke