Houston in Second Going into Third Day of AAC Championships

Thursday, February 17

Dallas, Texas

10 a.m.

University of Houston

American Athletic Conference Championships

Houston in Second Going into Third Day of AAC Championships

2/17/2022 10:33:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Day 2 Results

Cougars grabbed four podium finishes on second day of Championships

DALLAS – The University of Houston swimming and diving team made its way to the podium on the second day of the American Athletic Conference Championships on Thursday at the Barr-McMillion Natatorium on SMU's Campus.

SMU currently leads on the second day of competition with 364 points, followed by the Cougars with 353.5 points.

For the second day in a row, Houston's diving team earned podium finishes. In the 1-meter diving final, Emilia Waters earned second place with 289.65 points and Chase Farris earned third place with 287.50 points. In the B-final, Josie Graves placed second with a 241.30 score earning seven points for the Cougars.

The Cougars took second place in the 200-yard freestyle team relay powered by Kathryn Power, Mary Catherine Jurica, Rachel Hicks and Emma Wright with a time of 1:31.45.

In the 50-yard freestyle final, Power placed Houston on the podium for the second consecutive year at 22.93 winning bronze. Hicks picked up 11 points for Houston in the event with a time of 23.46. Wright (1^st; 23:11) took first in the consolation final with a time of 23:11 while Adelaide Meuter finished with a time of 23.44.

The Cougars earned 14 points in the 500-yard freestyle final with Jurica placing fifth with a time of 4:50.32.

In the 200-yard IM consolation final, the Cougars rounded out the top-three with Sophie Anderson in first with a time of 2:04.14, followed by Abbie Alvarez in second at 2:04.26 and Audrey McKinnon in third at 2:05.16. Henrietta Fangli also added three points with a sixth finish with a time of 2:06.53.

Action resumes Friday with prelims at 10 a.m. (CT) and finals at 6 p.m. (CT) on ESPN+.

Friday, Feb. 18
Prelims: 10 a.m.
Finals: 6 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 19
Prelims: 10 a.m.
Finals: 5 p.m.

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