CLEVELAND, Ohio – Toledo senior swimmerÂ
Duda Sales was named Mid-American Conference Swimmer of the Week after a strong performance against Buffalo on Saturday. Sales had standout performances for the Rockets, setting a pool record in the 100 butterfly and moving up in the Toledo Top-10 All-Time performance list in the 200 butterfly.
Sales started the meet off on a high note, helping her 200 medley relay team to a second-place finish off the blocks. The relay team ofÂ
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Bec Welke, Sales, and Lovell clocked a season-best 1:44.22 in the event, finishing less than a second off Buffalo's A-team. Sales' success continued later on in the meet, as she touched the wall in 2:02.90 in the 200 butterfly for first place. Sales' time is the seventh-fastest time in program history and is less than a second off the fourth-fastest time in program history. With the taste of success on her tongue, Sales' suited up in her tech suit for her final individual event of the meet, and her strongest event in her career – the 100 butterfly. It was no contest for the Santo Andres, Brazil native, as she touched the wall in a pool record 54.33 for first place, nearly three seconds ahead of Ellie Duley from Buffalo.
This is Sale's first MAC Swimmer of the Week honor in her career.