Hugo Gonzalez, who set three school records and recorded three top-three finishes at the 2018 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships, has been named the SEC Swimming and Diving Male Freshman of the Year, the conference office has announced.
Gonzalez, from Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain, established school records in the 200 back (1:39.05), 200 IM (1:40.67) and 400 IM (3:35.76) during a freshman season that included 16 individual event wins, an SEC Championship in the 400 IM, a runner-up finish in the 200 IM and a third-place finish in the 200 back. The versatile freshman also recorded top-10 times in the 200 free (1:34.