Merel Visser

  • Award
    PNC Women's Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/1/2017
  • Sport
    Women's Swimming & Diving
  • School
    Missouri-St. Louis
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Delden, Netherlands
  • High School
University of Missouri-St. Louis freshmen Mike Trefler and Merel Visser were named the PNC Great Lakes Valley Conference Athletes of the Week respectively in men's and women's swimming and diving, it was announced by the league office Wednesday.
 
WOMEN’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Merel Visser, Missouri-St. Louis
Fr., Free/Fly, Delden, Netherlands
Team Results: W, 101-76 vs. Maryville | L, 142-49 at Saint Louis
  • Recorded a school record in the 1,000 freestyle (10:52.38)
  • Second place in 200 free relay (25.75 split, second leg)
  • Third place in 100 butterfly (1:03.05)
  • Earns her first career Athlete of the Week award
  • Last Triton Athlete of the Week: Ellen Fix (12/10/14)