BYU’s John Kendrick and Utah’s Sterling Richards have been named the Mountain West Conference Men’s Swimmer and Diver of the Week, while Utah’s Amber Walter and Wyoming’s Emily Keefer have been named the Mountain West Conference Women’s Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively.

Kendrick, a freshman from Plano, Texas, was instrumental in BYU’s 134-109 dual meet win over Utah last week. Kendrick won both the 1,000-yard freestyle in 9:36.35 and the 500-yard freestyle in 4:38.16 to help secure the MWC regular-season crown for the Cougars. For the season, he holds down the No. 3 spot in both events in the MWC.

Richards, a senior from Salt Lake City, Utah, won both diving events in a dual meet against BYU. Richards set a new Utah school record in the 1-meter diving event after recording 388.95 points, breaking the record he set previously this year. His score in the 1-meter was 104.85 points more than the second- place finisher. In the 3-meter, Richards scored 358.58 points, 57 points more than second place. Richards holds the top times in the conference on both the 1-meter

Walter, a junior from Kalispell, Mont., won two individual events and one relay as Utah beat BYU, 128-115, to clinch the MWC regular-season title. Walter won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.19 and took home top honors in the 100-yard freestyle in 51.08. Her time in the 50 free was just .01 seconds off her best mark. In addition, she was a member of the 400-yard freestyle relay team that captured the top spot in 3:29.00. Walter holds the top times in the MWC this season in the 50 free, 100 free and 100-yard breaststroke.

Keefer, a junior from Stillwater, Minn., claimed one first-place and one second-place finish in Wyoming’s dual meet win over Air Force. On the 1-meter board, Keefer finished with a score of 272.33, which marked the third-highest score in school history, a career best and an NCAA Zone “E” Championship qualifying score. In addition, her score on the 1-meter was the fifth-best mark in the MWC this season. She finished second on the 3-meter board with a score of 262.88.