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Laban Earns Second SBC Swimmer of the Week Award
11/9/2023 11:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Senior won all three individual races in Herd’s inaugural SBC meet at JMU
Championship Fund
NEW ORLEANS – Marshall University swimmer Eszter Laban was named Sun Belt Swimmer of the Week on Thursday, as announced by the league office. It's her second weekly honor of the season.
Laban had a tremendous meet Saturday in The Herd's first Sun Belt Conference dual at James Madison. The Budapest, Hungary, native won all three individual races the senior participated in.
Laban started her day by winning the 1000 Freestyle (10:30.40) by nearly four seconds in front of the second-place finisher. The senior then finished with a season-best time of 2:04.94 in the 200 Butterfly to win the event by a margin of 1.5 seconds.
Laban finished the day by winning the 500 Freestyle by three seconds and finishing the race in 5:08.09.
Marshall returns to the pool at the Purdue Invite November 16 through November 18.
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall swimming & diving, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall swimming & diving.
For the latest information on Marshall swimming & diving, follow on Twitter and Instagram at @HerdWSwimDive and online at HerdZone.com.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
NEW ORLEANS – Marshall University swimmer Eszter Laban was named Sun Belt Swimmer of the Week on Thursday, as announced by the league office. It's her second weekly honor of the season.
Laban had a tremendous meet Saturday in The Herd's first Sun Belt Conference dual at James Madison. The Budapest, Hungary, native won all three individual races the senior participated in.
Laban started her day by winning the 1000 Freestyle (10:30.40) by nearly four seconds in front of the second-place finisher. The senior then finished with a season-best time of 2:04.94 in the 200 Butterfly to win the event by a margin of 1.5 seconds.
Laban finished the day by winning the 500 Freestyle by three seconds and finishing the race in 5:08.09.
Marshall returns to the pool at the Purdue Invite November 16 through November 18.
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall swimming & diving, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall swimming & diving.
For the latest information on Marshall swimming & diving, follow on Twitter and Instagram at @HerdWSwimDive and online at HerdZone.com.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
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