By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Simon Fraser University freshman Dominik Kwiecien claims the latest edition of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week awards, for the period Oct. 6-19, presented Thursday.

Swimmer

Dominik Kwiecien, Simon Fraser (Freshman, Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada) Kwiecien won the 500-yard freestyle event and posted an NCAA Division II B Qualifying mark in Simon Fraser’s triangular against UC San Diego and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Oct. 18 in La Jolla, California. In his 500 free victory, his 4:38.80 was a personal best and shaved more than 13 seconds off his previous best mark in the event. Kwiecien added a Division II B qualifying 15:53.12 in the 1650-yard freestyle event, finishing third overall with the RMAC’s best time in the event so far this season.

About the RMAC

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 67 national championships and 53 national runners-up since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.

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