Wednesday, February 27
Indianapolis, IN
University of Houston
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Houston Set For 2019 Conference Championships
2/26/2019 10:16:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
Cougars look to defend back-to-back titles
HOUSTON – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving team will head to Indianapolis to defend its back-to-back American Athletic Conference titles on Feb. 27-March 2 at the IUPUI Natatorium.
At what has been dubbed "the world's fastest pool", the Cougars will seek its third conference title in as many years in the 42 event meet. Live coverage of the meet can be found by clicking HERE, and the hub of all meet information can be found HERE.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Fans can keep up with the latest in University of Houston Cougar athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonAthletics), Twitter (@UHCougars), Instagram (houstoncougars) and YouTube.com (Youtube.com/UHAthletics). In addition, the swimming & diving team has established its own official Facebook (Facebook.com/UHCougarSwim) and Twitter pages (@UHCougarSwim), which provide regular updates on the team and live results during home meets.
--UHCougars.com--
At what has been dubbed "the world's fastest pool", the Cougars will seek its third conference title in as many years in the 42 event meet. Live coverage of the meet can be found by clicking HERE, and the hub of all meet information can be found HERE.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
- The Cougars will head to the conference championships holding 11 of the top marks in the conference.
- 14 individual champions from last year will return to the meet this year, including four from Houston who combined for six individual championships (Zarena Brown, Peyton Kondis, Eleanna Koutsouveli, Lauren Burrell).
- Houston returns 11 podium finishers from the 2018 meet including Kondis who will be seeking her third straight title in the 100 Breaststroke, winning the event in 2017 and 2018.
- Brown is a six-time individual champion and member of three Houston relays that posted first-place finishes, looking to repeat her stellar performance from last seasons meet.
- Laura Laderoute has been on a hot streak as of late, recently shattering the program record in the 100 Breaststroke at Houston and posting the best time this season in the event in The American.
- Burrell will be seeking her second title in the 3-Meter, currently holding the second best mark in the event in The American this season, followed by Katie Deininger with the third-best mark.
- Houston has posted a conference leading 11 NCAA B-Cut marks this season, including three from Brown.
- Head Coach Ryan Wochomurka is a two-time American Athletic Conference Women's Coach of the Year, only the second coach in Houston history to win the award multiple times.
Fans can keep up with the latest in University of Houston Cougar athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonAthletics), Twitter (@UHCougars), Instagram (houstoncougars) and YouTube.com (Youtube.com/UHAthletics). In addition, the swimming & diving team has established its own official Facebook (Facebook.com/UHCougarSwim) and Twitter pages (@UHCougarSwim), which provide regular updates on the team and live results during home meets.
--UHCougars.com--
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