University of Tennessee Athletics
NOTEBOOK: Helms in Canada; Awards Released
May 03, 2012 | Men's Swimming & Diving
May 3, 2012
Senior Ryan Helms starts competition on the 3-meter springboard Friday at the Canada Cup in Montreal.
Helms, who completed his diving career for the Vols two months ago, will be representing Team USA in the competition, part of the FINA Grand Prix series. The preliminaries and the semifinals of the 3-meter springboard are on Friday, while the finals are scheduled as the last event Sunday to complete the meet.
Sophomore Tori Lamp is also diving Friday in the women's platform competition.
As a senior, Helms anchored a strong Vols diving squad throughout his final season. He won the 1-meter and 3-meter titles at the SEC Championships and was voted by conference coaches as the SEC Diver of the Year. He was also the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Helms is scheduled to dive later this summer on the 3 meter at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
VOLS GIVE AWAY ANNUAL TEAM AWARDS
The Vols attended an end-of-year awards banquet at head coach Matt Kredich's house last week to recognize the highlights and top performers of the season.
Lars Jorgensen, who served as the interim head coach during the year, emceed the event. Seniors honored the coaches for guiding them through the season.
For a look at awards:
Team Awards:
Ray Tateishi Most Dedicated Athlete Award: Tristan Slater
Scholastic Achievement: Brent Sterling
Tom Wolfe Spirit Award: Ricky Henahan
Joe Hendee Service Award: Jordan Mauney
Ray Bussard Spizzerenctum Award: Ed Walsh
Ken Hall Most Valuable Athlete: Ryan Helms
SEC Awards:
SEC Diver of the Year: Ryan Helms
SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year: Ryan Helms
SEC Freshman Diver of the Year: Mauricio Robles
SEC Diving Coach of the Year: Dave Parrington
All-SEC First Team: Ryan Helms, Mauricio Robles
All-SEC Second Team: Samuel Rairden
All-SEC Freshman Team: Mauricio Robles, Ben Scheffer, Tristan Slater
