Swimmers Cari Blalock and Tom Luchsinger were awarded Atlantic Coast Conference Swimmer of the Year Awards Thursday.
UNC coach Rich DeSelm also received the conference’s Women’s Coach of the Year distinction for guiding the women’s team to its highest finish at the NCAA meet in more than a decade.
Luchsinger, a senior, became the first Tar Heel to win the men’s distinction since 1996.
At the NCAA championship meet, Blalock’s 34 points were the most scored by any ACC athlete.
