KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Two Tennessee Swimming & Diving athletes were named to the SEC Community Service Team. Julia Burroughs and Nick Stone were announced as members of the conference Community Service Team in an announcement on Monday.
Burroughs was a member of the 2025 VOLeaders Academy. Student-athletes admitted into the VOLeaders Academy learn how to be a positive force for their team, campus, and local and global communities. In Brazil, Pawlik volunteered her time to various charitable organizations, including Vida Corrida, Meninas em Campo, Mempodera, Gol de Letra, Empodera, Gol Girls.
Gol Girls is an institute that helps uplift girls in underserved communities in Brazil, using sport as a tool to open up positive opportunities for young women. Mempodera is an organization that promotes gender equality through sports and education, empowering youth and giving them lessons to help them strive to be the best version of themselves. Meninas em Campo offers young girls the opportunity to play soccer, offering a free program to more than 200 girls ages 9 to 17 while promoting health, social interaction, development of collective values, critical thinking skills and citizenship. Burroughs has also worked directly with Knox Area Rescue Ministries (KARM). KARM is a charity in the Knoxville-Area that works to help people struggling with homelessness, poverty, mental health, and addiction…