DURHAM, N.C. – A pair of Blue Devils swept the ACC Male and Female Swimmer of the Week awards Tuesday after leading Duke to season-opening victories over Pittsburgh Saturday at Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion. Freshman Mickayla Hinkle was named the conference’s Female Swimmer of the Week while junior Peter Kropp took home Male Swimmer of the Week honors for the second time in his career.
Hinkle impressed in her collegiate debut, winning both backstroke events to help the women’s team defeat the Panthers, 178-115. She broke the Blue Devils’ facility record and surpassed the NCAA provisional time standard in the 100-yard backstroke with a 54.