SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – Shippensburg University sophomore Olivia Carver was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Women's Swimming Athlete of the Week on Tuesday afternoon by the league office.
 
Carver delivered tremendous swims at the Stevenson University Last Chance Meet on Saturday, with the most noteworthy coming in the 400-yard individual medley. Carver's new personal best of 4:39.79 was the fastest time in the field and a new personal best that slots her ninth all-time at SU. It is also the 10th-fastest time in the event by a PSAC swimmer this season. It was a break from the norm for Carver, who specializes in distance freestyle and is ranked ninth in the PSAC in the mile, 19th in the 1,000, 12th in the 500, and 17th in the 200 fly.
 
Carver, a Reisterstown, Md. native who was competing 10 minutes from home with the meet at Stevenson, had a busy day that also included the fastest times in the 100-yard freestyle (54.36 seconds) and 200-yard freestyle (1:56.57), the latter of which is a new season best that ranks 17th in the PSAC.
 
It is the first PSAC weekly recognition for Carver. She is the first SU swimmer to be named Athlete of the Week since Jazz Barry was honored on Dec. 5, 2023.