STANFORD, Calif. - After a record-breaking meet at Avery Aquatic Center on Saturday, junior swimmer Lucy Bell has been named ACC Swimmer of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday afternoon.
The junior out of Fort Collins, Colorado, had a record-breaking weekend in a 190-119 victory over No. 8 California. Bell earned two first-place wins in the 100 breast (58.30) and the 200 breast (2:05.10). Bell posted the fastest 200 breast time in program history, passing Katie Olsen's previous record of 2:05.88. She is now the fastest in the nation in the 200 breast and ranks 9th in the 100 breast for the 2024-25 season.
It is Bell's first "Swimmer of the Week" honor of her career, and Stanford's first swimmer to win the award since joining the ACC conference. As the Cardinal prepares for the postseason, the Fort Collins, Colo., native will look to add to an already impressive collegiate resume, in which she is a six-time NCAA All-American and holds a "Stanford Top-10" time in five different events.
No. 3 Stanford returns to action at the ACC Swimming & Diving Championships, set to take place on February 18-22 in Greensboro, North Carolina.