Humphrey Wins 500-Yard Freestyle on Fourth Day of American Championships

Thursday, February 16

Dallas, Texas

Prelims: 10 a.m. | Finals: 6 p.m.

University of Houston

American Athletic Conference

Eden Humphrey 500 yard freestyle 2023 AAC S&D

Humphrey Wins 500-Yard Freestyle on Fourth Day of American Championships

2/16/2023 9:25:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Thursday Results Championship Central

Freshman Eden Humphrey earns NCAA B-Cut time

DALLAS – Freshman Eden Humphrey captured the University of Houston Swimming & Diving program's first swimming title of the 2023 American Athletic Conference Championships in the 500-yard freestyle on Thursday evening from the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium.

After the conclusion of the fourth day of competition, Houston leads with 653 points, followed by FIU (581), SMU (473), Rice (405), East Carolina (366), Florida Atlantic (300), Cincinnati (285), North Texas (241) and Tulane (168). The six-day event resumes at 10 a.m. Friday with swimming prelims followed by the finals at 6 p.m.

Humphrey earned her first American Athletic Conference title after swimming a season best 4.44.84. The Louisville, Ky., native, earned an NCAA B-Cut time in the process.

Rice's Lauren McDougall and Ella Dyson took second and third in the event with times of 4:45.37 and 4:48.07.

The Cougars added additional points in the event with sophomore Mary Catherine Jurica touching the wall at 4:54.87 to take eighth overall.

In the consolation 200-yard IM final, four Cougars added a combined total of 64 points. Freshman Virag Peter took first place (2:00.53), freshman Alondra Ortiz grabbed second (2:01.62), junior Sophie Anderson (2:03.19) placed fifth and senior Audrey McKinnon (2:03.33) secured sixth place.

Live coverage of the American Swim and Dive Championships will be available on ESPN+ all six days. Meet information, including streaming links, tickets, schedules and results can be found here.

SCHEDULE

Friday | ESPN+ | Analyst: Smacker Miles | Play-by-play: Brendan Gulick
Events: 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke and 400 medley relay
Swimming Prelims: 10 a.m.
Swimming Finals: 6 p.m.

Saturday | ESPN+ | Analyst: Smacker Miles | Play-by-play: Brendan Gulick
Events: 1650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly and 400 freestyle
Swimming Prelims: 10 a.m.
Swimming Finals: 5 p.m.

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