University of Houston Athletics
CenterPoint Student Athlete of the Week - Szintia Szanto
11/11/2004 12:00:00 AM | General
Nov. 11, 2004
HOUSTON - 
Cougar Student Athlete Of The Week
 Szintia Szanto |
| 10/25/04: Loure Dews 10/18/04: Cole Dailey 10/11/04: Anne Gasser 10/4/04: Joe Clay 9/29/04: Shawna Florida 9/22/04: Mirela Vasconcellos 9/14/04: Sesar Figueroa 9/7/04: Nikki Hawkins 8/31/04: Kevin Kolb |
| 2003-04 Honorees 2002-03 Honorees 2001-02 Honorees |
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Budapes, Hungary
High School: Eotvos Jozsef Gimnazium
Height/Weight: 5-9
Events: IM/Breast/Fly
Experience: 1L
HONORS AT UH:
2003-04 C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal 2003-04 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2003-04 SEASON
Established herself as one of the finest swimmers in school history during her first collegiate season... Recorded the school's Top 10 fastest times in four different events... Posted season-best times in five different events... Recorded the team's five fastest times in the 100-yard butterfly and the eight fastest times in the 200-yard butterfly... Posted the team's four fastest times in the 200-yard breaststroke and the six fastest times in the 200-yard individual medley... Owned the team's four fastest times in the 400-yard individual medley... Made her collegiate debut a successful one against North Texas in the season opener... Captured first place in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:43.67 and followed that with another first-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:08.07... Recorded the school's fifth-fastest time in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:06.52.. Finished first in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:26.46 during a tri-meet against Louisville and Kentucky... Was the sixth-fastest time in school history in that event... Claimed first place in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:24.92 during a tri-meet against Louisville and Kentucky... Recorded a pair of first-place finishes in a tri-meet against C-USA rivals Louisville and Cincinnati.... Won the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:28.14 and followed that with a time of 1:06.33 in the 100-yard breaststroke... Competed in four individual swimming events at the Cougar Invitational and did not place lower than second in any... Also was a member of the Cougars 200-yard medley relay team which finished third but recorded the school's 10th-fastest time... Won the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:25.06, the second-fastest time in school history... Placed first in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:01.83, the fourth-fastest time by a Cougar... Finished nearly seven full seconds ahead of the second-place finisher in that event... Placed second in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:07.52, the eighth-fastest time in school history.. Placed second in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.81... Also was a member of the Cougars' 400-yard medley relay and 800-yard freestyle relay teams which finished second at that meet... Finished first in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:03.31 and added another first-place performance in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:21.56 against Kansas... Finished second in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:11.88... Finished a close second in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 58.98 and in the 100-yard breaststroke... Topped all swimmers in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:04.24, nearly six seconds ahead of her closest competitor, during a dual meet at TCU... Placed first in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 58.30 and added a second-place showing in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:33.62 against the Horned Frogs.... Placed first in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:11.46 and dominated in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:08.89, nearly 13 seconds ahead of her closest competitor during a dual meet win at North Texas... Captured three first-place finishes at Arkansas... Won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:06.36 and took top honors in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:20.96.... Capped her day against the Lady Razorbacks with a first-place showing in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 57.70... Captured two more wins against SMU... Finished with a time of 57.40 in the 100-yard butterfly and 1:06.04 in the 100-yard breaststroke against the Mustangs.
HIGH SCHOOL
Swam for head coach Jozsef Nagy for Honved Budapest... Finished second in the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the 1999 European Youth Olympic Games... Placed second in the 200 breaststroke and 400 IM at the 2002 Gymnasiade (world high school games)... Also was an age group national champion and age group record holder... Was a three-time winner of Hungary's Good Student-Good Athlete Award.
PERSONAL
Full name is Szintia Szanto... Born on Feb.11, 1985, in Budapest, Hungary... Daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Szanto... Undecided major.... Also recruited by Ohio State, Texas A&M, Miami and Louisville.
