ACC Names Ilyem Men's Swimmer of the Week

Georgia Tech's Kerem Ilyem and two other ACC athletes earn weekly honors for performances in early November meets.

Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Swimming

ACC Names Ilyem Men's Swimmer of the Week

The Atlantic Coast Conference named Georgia Tech's Kerem Ilyem its Men's Swimmer of the Week, alongside Max Fowler, Dori Hathazi, and Aurelie Sevigny as Diver and Swimmer of the Week honorees. Ilyem earned the award with two first-place individual finishes in a meet against Boston College.

Why it matters

The weekly honors recognize standout individual performances during the early part of the 2026-27 ACC swimming and diving season. The recognitions highlight athletes whose results contributed to their teams' wins over conference and regional rivals.

Fowler posted 360.60 points in the 1-meter dive against Boston College and 378.00 points in the 3-meter dive, while Sevigny recorded 353.63 points in the 3-meter dive against Alabama and 306.38 points in the 1-meter dive. The release does not compare these scores with conference or national benchmarks.

The players

Kerem Ilyem

Ilyem is a Georgia Tech swimmer originally from Istanbul, Turkey, who won two individual events in the meet against Boston College.

Atlantic Coast Conference

The ACC is a collegiate athletic conference of universities across the eastern United States that issues weekly athlete honors for its sports.

The details

Ilyem secured two first-place individual finishes as Georgia Tech defeated Boston College. Hathazi recorded two first-place individual finishes and a relay win as SMU defeated TCU, and Sevigny finished first in the 3-meter dive against Alabama while Miami competed in that meet.

Sept. 29: First weekly honors of the 2026-27 ACC season were listed.
Nov. 3: Ilyem was named ACC Men's Swimmer of the Week.

Season Trajectory

The ACC's weekly Swimmer and Diver of the Week program continues its regular cadence into the 2026-27 season, with this round recognizing performances from early November meets. Such honors give conference-level visibility to individual results during the swimming and diving season.

Fans following ACC swimming and diving can track these honorees' individual results across upcoming meets. The honors list is a quick way to see which athletes posted top finishes in early-season competition.

The takeaway

Weekly conference honors offer a snapshot of which swimmers and divers are performing strongly early in the season. Readers interested in individual results can follow the ACC's weekly releases for updates.