CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - In the seventh set of weekly honors for the 2026-27 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming & Diving season, NC State’s Kaii Winkler was named ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week, while SMU’s Luke Sitz was voted ACC Men’s Diver of the Week. Louisville’s Anastasia Gorbenko and NC State’s Eneli Jefimova shared ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week honors, while North Carolina’s Sofia Knight was named ACC Women’s Diver of the Week.
 
ACC MEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Kaii Winkler, Jr., NC State (Miami, Florida)

• Secured five first-place individual finishes and four relay wins to help lead NC State to the first-ever College Swimming League (CSL) Championship title with victories over No. 2 Indiana, No. 6 Tennessee and No. 8 Virginia.
  • 50 free: 19.83
  • 50 free: 19.79
  • 50 free: 20.00
  • 100 IM: 46.37 (No. 1 time in the nation)
  • 100 fly: 45.50 (NCAA Cut)
  • 200 free relay: 18.90 leadoff split (NCAA Cut)
  • 200 medley relay skins: 21.10, 21.16, 21.25 backstroke split

 
ACC MEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Luke Sitz, Jr., SMU (Prosper, Texas)

• Finished first in the 1-meter dive (359.40) against TCU.
  • NCAA Zone Cut
• Finished first in the 3-meter dive (427.20).
  • NCAA Zone Cut

 
ACC CO-WOMEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Anastasia Gorbenko, Jr., Louisville (Kiryat Yam, Israel)

• Recorded two first-place individual finishes, a second-place individual finish and two second-place relay finishes to help the Cardinals place second in the CSL Wild Card Match against No. 3 Indiana, No. 6 California and No. 8 Stanford.
  • 200 breast: 2:05.05 (first place, NCAA Cut)
  • 100 breast: 58.09 (second place, NCAA Cut)
  • 100 IM: 51.80 (first place)
  • 200 free relay: 21.50 split (second place)
  • 200 medley relay: 26.68 split (second place)

 
ACC CO-WOMEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Eneli Jefimova, So., NC State (Sillamäe, Estonia)

• Recorded six first-place individual finishes to help the Wolfpack defeat No. 1 Virginia, No. 3 Indiana and No. 4 Tennessee in the inaugural CSL Championship.
  • 100 breast: 58.13
  • 200 breast: 2:05.70
  • 50 breast skins: 26.83, 26.55, 26.55, 26.55

 
ACC WOMEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Sofia Knight, Jr., North Carolina (Sydney, Australia)

• Finished first in the 1-meter dive (321.68) against No. 23 Virginia Tech.
  • NCAA Zone Cut
• Finished first in the platform dive (317.10).
  • NCAA Zone Cut

 
ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Sept. 29 – Jerry Fox, Sr., NC State
Oct. 6 – Ryan Erisman, So., California
Oct. 13 – Maximus Williamson, So., Virginia
Oct. 20 – Jerry Fox, Sr., NC State | David King, Jr., Virginia
Oct. 27 – Theo Proca, Fr., NC State
Nov. 3 – Kerem Ilyem, Fr., Georgia Tech
Nov. 10 – Kaii Winkler, Jr., NC State

ACC Men’s Diver of the Week
Sept. 29 – Max Fowler, Sr., Georgia Tech
Oct. 6 – Luke Sitz, Jr., SMU
Oct. 13 – Luke Sitz, Jr., SMU
Oct. 20 – Daniel Knapp, 5th, Notre Dame
Oct. 27 – Daniel Knapp, 5th, Notre Dame | Luke Sitz, Jr., SMU
Nov. 3 – Max Fowler, Sr., Georgia Tech
Nov. 10 – Luke Sitz, Jr., SMU

ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week
Sept. 29 – Claire Curzan, Sr., Virginia
Oct. 6 – Caroline Bricker, Sr., Stanford
Oct. 13 – Anastasia Gorbenko, Jr., Louisville
Oct. 20 – Katie Grimes, Jr., Virginia
Oct. 27 – Anastasia Gorbenko, Jr., Louisville
Nov. 3 – Dori Hathazi, Sr., SMU
Nov. 10 – Anastasia Gorbenko, Jr., Louisville | Eneli Jefimova, So., NC State

ACC Women’s Diver of the Week
Sept. 29 – Lizzie Powley, Sr., Georgia Tech
Oct. 6 – Keira Lu, Jr., Duke
Oct. 13 – Audrée Brazeau-Howes, Jr., Louisville
Oct. 20 – Sofia Knight, Jr., North Carolina
Oct. 27 – Keira Lu, Jr., Duke
Nov. 3 – Aurelie Sevigny, Fr., Miami
Nov. 10 – Sofia Knight, Jr., North Carolina