For Immediate Release: February 20, 2008
Contact: Anthony G. Naglieri (sports@binghamton.edu)
Phone: 607-777-2956

Varanda Named National College Swimmer of the Week
Third-year Bearcat captured three-individual titles at league meet

College Swimming Release

VESTAL, N.Y. - Junior swimmer Brenno Varanda (St. Petersburg, Fla.) earned CollegeSwimming.com's Division I National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week (NCSW) honors, the organization announced Wednesday.

Varanda turned in an outstanding performance at the 2008 America East Championships capped off by his school-record breaking victory in the 200-breast on the meet's final day of competition Sunday.

The 200-breast win came in a school- and meet-record time of 2:02.78 and made the Binghamton junior a perfect 3-for-3 in individual events garnering America East Men's Most Outstanding Swimmer honors for the first time in his career.

A Binghamton men's swimmer has now earned the conference's top individual accolade in four consecutive years. Former BU swimmer Kaan Tayla won the award in 2004-05 and '05-06, while 2006 graduate and NCAA qualifer David Holmes won it at last year's meet.

His record-setting swim topped his own previous mark of 2:03.34 set at last year's championship meet. Varanda has now won both the 200-breast and 400-IM events at three consecutive league championships. In his three-year collegiate career, he has now collected seven individual America East titles.

Led by Varanda, the Binghamton men finished in third place in the five-team field with a total of 709 points.

America East Men's Championship Outstanding Swimmer

2008 Brenno Varanda, Binghamton
2007 David Holmes, Binghamton
2006 Kaan Tayla, Binghamton
2005 Kaan Tayla, Binghamton
2004 Brad Green, UMBC
2003 Chris McGuire, Binghamton