10/29/2026 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
TUCSON, Ariz. — Three Arizona Swim & Dive standouts have been honored with Big 12 weekly awards, the conference announced on Thursday.
Tomas Lukminas was selected as the Big 12 Men's Swimmer of the Week, Minkyu Noh was tabbed as the Big 12 Men's Newcomer of the Week, and Kailey Kennedy was named the Big 12 Women's Newcomer of the Week following their outstanding performances in a dual meet at SMU last weekend.
Lukminas, a junior from Lithuania, earned the win in all four events in which he swam, including a pair of individual victories and a pair of relays in which he swam anchor. He won the 50 Free with a time of 19.41, the 100 Free with a time of 41.83, anchored the 200 Medley Relay with a split of 19.04, and anchored the 400 Free Relay with a split of 41.57.
Noh, a freshman from South Korea, burst onto the scene with a pair of wins and four podium finishes in his first taste of collegiate action. He won the 200 IM with a time of 1:44.25 and swam leadoff in the Wildcats win in the 200 Medley Relay with a split of 21.89.
Kennedy, a junior who transferred to Arizona from Texas A&M, won one individual event and one relay and helped the Wildcats to a podium finish in the 300 Free Relay. She finished first in the 100 Fly with a personal best time of 52.77 and posted a 23.02 split in Arizona's 200 Medley Relay victory.
The Wildcats are back in action at the USC Quad Meet next Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7.
Tomas Lukminas was selected as the Big 12 Men's Swimmer of the Week, Minkyu Noh was tabbed as the Big 12 Men's Newcomer of the Week, and Kailey Kennedy was named the Big 12 Women's Newcomer of the Week following their outstanding performances in a dual meet at SMU last weekend.
Lukminas, a junior from Lithuania, earned the win in all four events in which he swam, including a pair of individual victories and a pair of relays in which he swam anchor. He won the 50 Free with a time of 19.41, the 100 Free with a time of 41.83, anchored the 200 Medley Relay with a split of 19.04, and anchored the 400 Free Relay with a split of 41.57.
Noh, a freshman from South Korea, burst onto the scene with a pair of wins and four podium finishes in his first taste of collegiate action. He won the 200 IM with a time of 1:44.25 and swam leadoff in the Wildcats win in the 200 Medley Relay with a split of 21.89.
Kennedy, a junior who transferred to Arizona from Texas A&M, won one individual event and one relay and helped the Wildcats to a podium finish in the 300 Free Relay. She finished first in the 100 Fly with a personal best time of 52.77 and posted a 23.02 split in Arizona's 200 Medley Relay victory.
The Wildcats are back in action at the USC Quad Meet next Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7.
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