ATLANTA – Millsaps men's swimming and diving sophomore Ben Anderson continued his strong start to the season as he was named the Southern Athletic Association Men's Swimming Athlete of the Week for the second time, the league office announced on Wednesday.
 
He tallied three individual victories as the Majors hosted Rhodes College in a dual meet on Saturday in Flowood, Miss.
 
The Estes Park, Colo., product won the 50-yard freestyle (22.72 seconds), 100-yard freestyle (49.17) and 200-yard freestyle (1:50.70) inside the GRIT Training Facility. He also swam the third leg of the 200-yard medley relay in 24.18, which placed third overall in 1:46.51.
 
On Oct. 17, both junior Kat Burns and Anderson also swept the SAA Swimming Athlete of the Week plaudits.
 
The Majors will wrap up the fall portion of their schedule by traveling to the Delta State Thanksgiving Invitational. The three-day event in Cleveland, Miss., will take place, Nov. 17-19.


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