Kentucky sophomore diver Joey Brown and junior swimmer Steven Manley have been recognized by the Southeastern Conference as the Women?s Diver of the Week and Male Swimmer of the Week, respectively, for their outstanding performances over the weekend against Cincinnati.

Brown, a Laguna Niguel, Calif., native, broke teammate Jessica Thompson?s school and Lancaster Aquatic Center records in the one-meter springboard event against the Bearcats. Her score of 303.90 bested Thompson?s mark of 299.18 set a year ago, also against Cincinnati. Brown begins competition in the SEC Diving Championships this Friday in Gainesville, Fla.

Manley automatically qualified for the 200-freestyle competition at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:36.05 against Cincinnati, falling shy of his own school record by .51 seconds. The native of Dublin, Ireland also helped Kentucky to a win in the 400-freestyle relay. Manley will swim for conference titles from Feb. 16-19 in Gainesville.

Brown and Manley are the second and third athletes from UK swimming and diving to be recognized by the conference this season. Sophomore diver Taryn Ignacio was named the SEC Women?s Diver of the Week on Jan. 26.