Kylliainen Named ACC Swimmer of the Week

November 12, 2014 | Swimming & Diving

Nov. 12, 2014

University of Louisville's Tanja Kylliainen was named the ACC Swimmer of the Week after a strong showing in the Cardinals' inaugural ACC meet with North Carolina last weekend.

Kylliainen grabbed ACC Female Swimmer of the Week after a strong showing against the Tar Heels. The senior finished the meet with NCAA B-cut times in four different races.

In the first event of day two, Kylliainen swam a 25.71 split as a member of the 200-medley relay team which edged their Tar Heel counterparts by 0.84 seconds. The Towson, Maryland, native won the 200 IM with an NCAA B-cut time of 1:58.48 and the 200-fly with another B-cut time of 1:56.37.

Kylliainen also won the women's 100 backstroke with an NCAA B-cut time of 54.29 and dominated the 400 IM with a B-cut time of 4:14.04.