Sophomore swimmer Kyle Winters
in this week's "The DePauw" Tiger of the Week.
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For helping DePauw University’s men’s swim and dive squad finish third at last weekend’s North Coast Athletic Conference meet, sophomore Kyle Winters is "The DePauw's" Tiger of the Week. Personally, Winters finished 11th in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:56.10. The Tigers relied heavily on that finish as their top-9 swimmers didn’t taper heading into the event, meaning they weren’t competing at peak-performance. Winters’ 11th place finish helped the Tigers hold off eventual fourth place finisher Wabash College, that was right on the Tigers heels.
The DePauw (TDP): How would you judge your own personal performance at the NCAC meet last weekend?
Kyle Winters (KW): Last week's NCAC meet went well for not just myself, but a majority of the team. Personally, my biggest accomplishment was breaking the one minute marker in the 100 breaststroke. Some other solid swims came in the form of a lifetime best in the 200 Backstroke, and touching out Casey J. Hooker in the 200 IM.
TDP: Swimming in a conference with juggernauts like Denison and Kenyon, what did it mean to have such a strong team showing?
KW: As a team we always look forward to swimming against Kenyon and Denison since it is such great competition. With only about half the team fully rested for conference, it really showed off everyones' ability to step up and have fast swims.
TDP: How do you guys move forward looking to nationals?
KW: The guys moving on to Texas have about 2 more solid weeks of training before they begin their taper (rest) for the meet, but judging on how fast they were swimming unrested at conference last week the team is definitely looking to do some exciting things.
TDP: What have been some of the highlights of the season thus far?
KW: I think my biggest season highlight so far is definitely the way in which we as a team ended our season. We are all looking forward to a few months off, but the team is sitting in a good position already for next year.
TDP: Was it tough being away from your special someone on Valentine's Day?
KW: Lucky for us, Coach Adam Cohen has enough love to go around that the entire team didn't have to feel lonely on Valentine's Day.