History Continues to be Made at NCAA Championships

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving program continues to make history at the NCAA Championships as Mykenzie Leehy added five points to the Cougar scoring total on the third day of meet action.

Leehy added another highlight to her already illustrious career, advancing to the B-Final of the 200 Freestyle behind a 10^th-place finish in the prelims of the event. The senior clocked the third fastest time in program history and a lifetime best at 1:45.28. In the B-Final, Leehy took fourth-place at 1:45.59 and was the only swimmer to advance from a non-major conference program.

With her fourth-place finish, Leehy picked up five points which is the most by a UH swimmer since 1989 when Maija Aires score five points after a 12^th-place finish in the 50 Freestyle.

Ioanna Sacha competed in the 100 Backstroke, finishing second in her heat at 53.30 for a35th-palce finish in the prelims.

The Cougars now have six points, the most since 2011 when the squad scored 11 points at the NCAA Championships. Leehy, Sacha and Chase Farris will all return to action tomorrow.

Live championship coverage will air on ESPN3 for preliminary and finals sessions Wednesday through Saturday. ESPNU will air a two-hour show at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 6. Live results can be found by clicking HERE. Prelims are set to begin at 9 a.m. each day, followed by finals at 5 p.m.

The full meet schedule can be found below (* Denotes events with a UH student-athlete competing):

WEDNESDAY
800 Free Relay

THURSDAY
200 Free Relay
500 Free
*200 IM
*50 Free
400 Medley Relay
One-meter Diving

FRIDAY
400 IM
100 Fly
*200 Free
100 Breast
*100 Back
Three-meter Diving
200 Medley Relay

SATURDAY
1650 Free
*200 Back
*100 Free
200 Breast
200 Fly
*Platform Diving
400 Free Relay

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