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Medlin Named American Swimmer of the Week
10/8/2019 2:05:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Cougar junior earns first weekly award of career
HOUSTON – With two top-two individual finishes and a hand in a relay victory junior Samantha Medlin is tabbed as the American Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday afternoon.
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After helping Houston post a convincing win over conference foe Tulane in its home opener, Medlin caps of a strong week of swimming with the first weekly honor of her career and the first weekly honor for the Cougars this season.
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Medlin opened the day with a second-place finish in the 200 Medley Relay (1:44.69), swimming the third leg of race and finishing right behind another Houston squad who took first-place in the event. In the 200 Freestyle, Medlin took second-place at 1:51.14 for her second podium finish of the day.
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The junior would earn top honors in the 500 Freestyle, besting the competition with a finishing time of 4:53.91. Medlin concluded the day with another first-place finish, as she swam the second leg of the 400 Freestyle Relay to help the Cougars sweep the relays with a time of 3:29.38 in the event.
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UP NEXT
Houston will remain in Houston as the swimmers' head across town to Rice for the Rice Invitational and the divers host the Houston Diving Invitational on Oct. 11-12.
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After helping Houston post a convincing win over conference foe Tulane in its home opener, Medlin caps of a strong week of swimming with the first weekly honor of her career and the first weekly honor for the Cougars this season.
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Medlin opened the day with a second-place finish in the 200 Medley Relay (1:44.69), swimming the third leg of race and finishing right behind another Houston squad who took first-place in the event. In the 200 Freestyle, Medlin took second-place at 1:51.14 for her second podium finish of the day.
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The junior would earn top honors in the 500 Freestyle, besting the competition with a finishing time of 4:53.91. Medlin concluded the day with another first-place finish, as she swam the second leg of the 400 Freestyle Relay to help the Cougars sweep the relays with a time of 3:29.38 in the event.
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UP NEXT
Houston will remain in Houston as the swimmers' head across town to Rice for the Rice Invitational and the divers host the Houston Diving Invitational on Oct. 11-12.
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FOLLOW THE COUGARS!
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.
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