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Men's Swimming & Diving's Namakonov and Siegfried Win ASUN Men's Swimmer and Diver of the Week
1/20/2026 2:00:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - University of Delaware men's swimming & diving seniors Matvei Namakonov and Kevin Siegfried earned Atlantic Sun Men's Swimmer and Men's Diver of the Week, respectively, for the week of January 20, the conference announced Tuesday.
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The two student-athletes earn the nod after helping their squad to a 201-99 victory over George Mason in their final home dual meet of their career.
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Namakonov finished first in all four events he competed in during his final home dual meet of his career in a win over George Mason. He started off the day swimming the breaststroke portion of the 200-medley relay, finishing with a 21.70 split. The senior returned to the pool to swim the 50-free, doing so at 19.89. In the first men's event after the mid-meet break, he set a pool record in the 100-free, swimming it at 43.64. During the final event of the meet, Namakonov led the 400-free relay, swimming the first 100 yards in 42.97.
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Siegfried won the 1-meter dive event and placed second in the 3-meter dive event in Delaware's drubbing over George Mason in his final-career home dual meet. Siegfried scored 289.20 in the 1-meter dive, finishing 31.20 points ahead of the next highest scorer. In the 3-meter dive, the final event of the day, Siegfried again reached the 280.00 mark, scoring a 284.18, placing second in the event. Both scores were season highs for the senior.
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UP NEXT
The Blue Hens' next meet is the ASUN Championships, in Orlando, Fla., from February 18-21. This will be the squad's first time competing in the championship for its new league.
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The two student-athletes earn the nod after helping their squad to a 201-99 victory over George Mason in their final home dual meet of their career.
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Namakonov finished first in all four events he competed in during his final home dual meet of his career in a win over George Mason. He started off the day swimming the breaststroke portion of the 200-medley relay, finishing with a 21.70 split. The senior returned to the pool to swim the 50-free, doing so at 19.89. In the first men's event after the mid-meet break, he set a pool record in the 100-free, swimming it at 43.64. During the final event of the meet, Namakonov led the 400-free relay, swimming the first 100 yards in 42.97.
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Siegfried won the 1-meter dive event and placed second in the 3-meter dive event in Delaware's drubbing over George Mason in his final-career home dual meet. Siegfried scored 289.20 in the 1-meter dive, finishing 31.20 points ahead of the next highest scorer. In the 3-meter dive, the final event of the day, Siegfried again reached the 280.00 mark, scoring a 284.18, placing second in the event. Both scores were season highs for the senior.
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UP NEXT
The Blue Hens' next meet is the ASUN Championships, in Orlando, Fla., from February 18-21. This will be the squad's first time competing in the championship for its new league.
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FOLLOW ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Delaware men's and women's swimming & diving, follow the Blue Hens on X, formerly known as Twitter, Instagram, and like on Facebook.
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