2005-06 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Pa'lmai, Andrea
Breast/Sprint Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast/IM
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Distance Free
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Diving
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Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/IM/Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
Fly/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Back/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Middle Distance Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Free
/ Swimming & Diving
IM/Breast/Fly
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Middle Distance Free
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Fly/IM
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Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Andrea Pa'lmai
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Mihaly Vorosmarty Gimnazium
- Hometown:
- Budapest, Hungary
Bio
2007 C-USA 400-Yard Individual Medley Champion
2006 C-USA 400-Yard Individual Medley Champion
2007 All-Conference USA Second Team (200-Yard Backstroke)
2008 All-Conference USA Third Team (400-Yard Medley Relay)
2007 All-Conference USA Second Team (400-Yard Medley Relay)
2008 All-Conference USA Third Team (400-Yard Individual Medley)
2007 All-Conference USA Third Team (400-Yard Freestyle Relay)
2007 All-Conference USA Third Team (800-Yard Freestyle Relay)
2006 All-Conference USA Second Team (400-Yard Medley Relay)
2008 All-Conference USA Third Team (200-Yard Backstroke)
2006 All-Conference USA Second Team (200-Yard Medley Relay)
C-USA Swimmer of the Week (Dec. 6, 2005)
2007-08 SEASON
Captured first place in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:04.20 during the second day of the Phill Hansel Duals Weekend... Also finished second in the 400-yard individual medley with a clocking of 4:29.74 at that meet... Captured first place in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:16.68 and in the 200-yard backstroke with a clocking of 2:09.25 at Miami (Fla.)... Won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:57.10 and the 500-yard freestyle with a clocking of 5:13.72 during a tri-meet against host Florida International and Indian River Community College... Finished second in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:07.28 during the first day of the Miami (Ohio) Invitational... Finished fourth in the 400-yard individual medley during the second day of the Miami (Ohio) Invitational... Member of two winning teams during the Cougars[apos] sweep of Stony Brook, Puget Sound and St. Cloud State at the Hawai[apos]i Relay Meet... Led all swimmers with three event wins at North Texas... Captured first place in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:30.88), 200-yard individual medley (2:08.22) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:06.00) against the Mean Green... Placed second in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:24.94 at No. 12 SMU... Won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:56.12 and finished first in the 200-yard backstroke with a clocking of 2:04.18 against New Orleans... Member of the 400-yard medley relay team, which captured the bronze medal with a time of 3:51.74 at the Conference USA Championship... Was the fourth-fastest time in UH history in that event... Won the bronze medal in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:21.67 and in the 200-yard backstroke with a clocking of 2:01.58 at the C-USA Championship. 2006-07 SEASON
Became the UH record holder in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:01.52 at the C-USA Championship to break a mark that stood for more than two decades... Won the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:36.27 and added another first-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:08.05 during the first tri-meet against Northern Colorado and at New Mexico State... Also was a member of the winning 400-yard medley relay team... Captured first place in the 1,000-yard freestyle during the first day of the Phill Hansel Duals Weekend... Finished second in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:11.10 during the first day of the Miami (Ohio) Invitational... Won the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:28.01 during the second day of the Miami (Ohio) Invitational... Finished third in the 200-yard backstroke during the final day of the Miami (Ohio) Invitational... Member of the winning 400-yard medley relay and 150-yard backstroke relay teams against Hiram, Minnesota State-Mankato and South Dakota during the Hawai[apos]i Relay Meet... Won the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:19.37 against North Texas, New Mexico State and Florida International during the first day of a quad meet... Won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:04.59 and won the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:31.05 during the second half of that quad meet... Also finished second in the 500-yard freestyle against NMSU, UNT and FIU... Won the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:17.97 and finished first in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:03.79 against Miami (Fla.)... Earned a third-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle during a quad meet at LSU and against Rice and New Orleans... Captured the 400-yard individual medley championship with a time of 4:25.89 during the C-USA Championship.... Finished second in the 200-yard backstroke and was a member of three Top Three relay teams during the C-USA Championship. 2005-06 SEASON
Became the first UH swimmer since 1996 to provisionally qualify for the NCAA Championships... Captured the C-USA 400-yard individual medley championship with a school-record time of 4:22.11... Member of the Cougars[apos] second-place 400-yard medley relay team at the C-USA Championship... Finished second in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:05.47 during the season-opening, double-dual meet against C-USA rival Rice and host Texas... Claimed first place in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:08.38 and the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:05.48 against North Texas in the home opener... Also was a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay team against the Mean Green... Captured top honors in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard backstroke against Arkansas... Won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:03.57 - the third-fastest time in school history - against Texas A&M... Also won the 1,000-yard freestyle by more than 10 seconds against the Aggies... Finished second in the 200-yard individual medley and third in the 100-yard backstroke during a tri-meet against SMU, Wyoming and host North Texas... Set the school[apos]s second-fastest time in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 16:56.41 at the Miami (Ohio) Invitational... Broke the school record in the 400-yard individual medley with a clocking of 4:23.21 during the second day of the Miami (Ohio) Invitational to provisionally qualify for the NCAA Championships in that event... Also was a member of the 400-yard medley relay team which posted the second-fastest time in school history at 3:51.48 at the Miami (Ohio) meet... Finished second in the 200-yard individual medley and third in the 200-yard backstroke during the final day of the Miami (Ohio) Invitational... Honored as the C-USA Swimmer of the Week for the first time in her career following that performance... Member of the winning 200-yard medley relay team against Findlay... Also won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:11.80 against the Oilers... Finished second in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 16:52.90 - the second fastest time in school history - and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships during a double-dual meet against Rice and LSU... Also won the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:26.29 against the Owls and Tigers... Won the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:28.57 and finished first in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:06.56 against Nevada and New Mexico State... Also finished second in the 100-yard backstroke against the Lobos and Wolfpack... Won the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:37.55), 100-yard backstroke (58.97) and 200-yard backstroke (2:04.50) during a dual meet against Tulane. HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Mihaly Vorosmarty Gimnazium in 2004 before attending UH... Finished third in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:18.20 at the 2004 Hungarian Championships... Placed fourth in the 200-meter backstroke with a clocking of 2:16.65 at the 2001 European Junior Championships in Malta. PERSONAL
Full name is Andrea Pa[apos]lmai... Born on Feb. 5, 1986, in Budapest, Hungary... Daughter of Zolta[apos]n Pa[apos]lmai and Zolta[apos]nne[apos] Pa[apos]lmai... Hotel and restaurant major... Also was recruited by Iowa. Andrea Pa[apos]lmai[apos]s Personal Bests
50 Free • 26.75 (S) • Houston • 1/19/07
100 Free • 55.70 (S) • Oxford, Ohio • 11/30/06
200 Free • 1:54.94 • Houston • 1/19/07
500 Free • 5:04.17 • Houston • 1/13/07
1,000 Free • 10:07.44 • Houston • 11/3/06
1,650 Free • 16:52.90 • Houston • 1/13/06
100 Fly • 59.48 (S) • Houston • 2/24/06
200 Fly • 2:10.39 • Las Cruces, N.M. • 10/14/06
100 Back • 57.21 (S) • Houston • 2/23/06
200 Back • 2:01.52 • Houston • 2/17/07
100 Breast • 1:11.73 (S) • Baton Rouge, La. • 1/26/07
200 Breast • 2:26.31 • Houston • 1/19/07
200 IM • 2:05.70 • Oxford, Ohio • 12/3/05
400 IM • 4:22.11 • Houston • 2/24/06
2006 C-USA 400-Yard Individual Medley Champion
2007 All-Conference USA Second Team (200-Yard Backstroke)
2008 All-Conference USA Third Team (400-Yard Medley Relay)
2007 All-Conference USA Second Team (400-Yard Medley Relay)
2008 All-Conference USA Third Team (400-Yard Individual Medley)
2007 All-Conference USA Third Team (400-Yard Freestyle Relay)
2007 All-Conference USA Third Team (800-Yard Freestyle Relay)
2006 All-Conference USA Second Team (400-Yard Medley Relay)
2008 All-Conference USA Third Team (200-Yard Backstroke)
2006 All-Conference USA Second Team (200-Yard Medley Relay)
C-USA Swimmer of the Week (Dec. 6, 2005)
2007-08 SEASON
Captured first place in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:04.20 during the second day of the Phill Hansel Duals Weekend... Also finished second in the 400-yard individual medley with a clocking of 4:29.74 at that meet... Captured first place in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:16.68 and in the 200-yard backstroke with a clocking of 2:09.25 at Miami (Fla.)... Won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:57.10 and the 500-yard freestyle with a clocking of 5:13.72 during a tri-meet against host Florida International and Indian River Community College... Finished second in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:07.28 during the first day of the Miami (Ohio) Invitational... Finished fourth in the 400-yard individual medley during the second day of the Miami (Ohio) Invitational... Member of two winning teams during the Cougars[apos] sweep of Stony Brook, Puget Sound and St. Cloud State at the Hawai[apos]i Relay Meet... Led all swimmers with three event wins at North Texas... Captured first place in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:30.88), 200-yard individual medley (2:08.22) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:06.00) against the Mean Green... Placed second in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:24.94 at No. 12 SMU... Won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:56.12 and finished first in the 200-yard backstroke with a clocking of 2:04.18 against New Orleans... Member of the 400-yard medley relay team, which captured the bronze medal with a time of 3:51.74 at the Conference USA Championship... Was the fourth-fastest time in UH history in that event... Won the bronze medal in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:21.67 and in the 200-yard backstroke with a clocking of 2:01.58 at the C-USA Championship. 2006-07 SEASON
Became the UH record holder in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:01.52 at the C-USA Championship to break a mark that stood for more than two decades... Won the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:36.27 and added another first-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:08.05 during the first tri-meet against Northern Colorado and at New Mexico State... Also was a member of the winning 400-yard medley relay team... Captured first place in the 1,000-yard freestyle during the first day of the Phill Hansel Duals Weekend... Finished second in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:11.10 during the first day of the Miami (Ohio) Invitational... Won the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:28.01 during the second day of the Miami (Ohio) Invitational... Finished third in the 200-yard backstroke during the final day of the Miami (Ohio) Invitational... Member of the winning 400-yard medley relay and 150-yard backstroke relay teams against Hiram, Minnesota State-Mankato and South Dakota during the Hawai[apos]i Relay Meet... Won the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:19.37 against North Texas, New Mexico State and Florida International during the first day of a quad meet... Won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:04.59 and won the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:31.05 during the second half of that quad meet... Also finished second in the 500-yard freestyle against NMSU, UNT and FIU... Won the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:17.97 and finished first in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:03.79 against Miami (Fla.)... Earned a third-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle during a quad meet at LSU and against Rice and New Orleans... Captured the 400-yard individual medley championship with a time of 4:25.89 during the C-USA Championship.... Finished second in the 200-yard backstroke and was a member of three Top Three relay teams during the C-USA Championship. 2005-06 SEASON
Became the first UH swimmer since 1996 to provisionally qualify for the NCAA Championships... Captured the C-USA 400-yard individual medley championship with a school-record time of 4:22.11... Member of the Cougars[apos] second-place 400-yard medley relay team at the C-USA Championship... Finished second in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:05.47 during the season-opening, double-dual meet against C-USA rival Rice and host Texas... Claimed first place in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:08.38 and the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:05.48 against North Texas in the home opener... Also was a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay team against the Mean Green... Captured top honors in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard backstroke against Arkansas... Won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:03.57 - the third-fastest time in school history - against Texas A&M... Also won the 1,000-yard freestyle by more than 10 seconds against the Aggies... Finished second in the 200-yard individual medley and third in the 100-yard backstroke during a tri-meet against SMU, Wyoming and host North Texas... Set the school[apos]s second-fastest time in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 16:56.41 at the Miami (Ohio) Invitational... Broke the school record in the 400-yard individual medley with a clocking of 4:23.21 during the second day of the Miami (Ohio) Invitational to provisionally qualify for the NCAA Championships in that event... Also was a member of the 400-yard medley relay team which posted the second-fastest time in school history at 3:51.48 at the Miami (Ohio) meet... Finished second in the 200-yard individual medley and third in the 200-yard backstroke during the final day of the Miami (Ohio) Invitational... Honored as the C-USA Swimmer of the Week for the first time in her career following that performance... Member of the winning 200-yard medley relay team against Findlay... Also won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:11.80 against the Oilers... Finished second in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 16:52.90 - the second fastest time in school history - and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships during a double-dual meet against Rice and LSU... Also won the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:26.29 against the Owls and Tigers... Won the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:28.57 and finished first in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:06.56 against Nevada and New Mexico State... Also finished second in the 100-yard backstroke against the Lobos and Wolfpack... Won the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:37.55), 100-yard backstroke (58.97) and 200-yard backstroke (2:04.50) during a dual meet against Tulane. HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Mihaly Vorosmarty Gimnazium in 2004 before attending UH... Finished third in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:18.20 at the 2004 Hungarian Championships... Placed fourth in the 200-meter backstroke with a clocking of 2:16.65 at the 2001 European Junior Championships in Malta. PERSONAL
Full name is Andrea Pa[apos]lmai... Born on Feb. 5, 1986, in Budapest, Hungary... Daughter of Zolta[apos]n Pa[apos]lmai and Zolta[apos]nne[apos] Pa[apos]lmai... Hotel and restaurant major... Also was recruited by Iowa. Andrea Pa[apos]lmai[apos]s Personal Bests
50 Free • 26.75 (S) • Houston • 1/19/07
100 Free • 55.70 (S) • Oxford, Ohio • 11/30/06
200 Free • 1:54.94 • Houston • 1/19/07
500 Free • 5:04.17 • Houston • 1/13/07
1,000 Free • 10:07.44 • Houston • 11/3/06
1,650 Free • 16:52.90 • Houston • 1/13/06
100 Fly • 59.48 (S) • Houston • 2/24/06
200 Fly • 2:10.39 • Las Cruces, N.M. • 10/14/06
100 Back • 57.21 (S) • Houston • 2/23/06
200 Back • 2:01.52 • Houston • 2/17/07
100 Breast • 1:11.73 (S) • Baton Rouge, La. • 1/26/07
200 Breast • 2:26.31 • Houston • 1/19/07
200 IM • 2:05.70 • Oxford, Ohio • 12/3/05
400 IM • 4:22.11 • Houston • 2/24/06
NCAA Diving Zones, Day 3
Wednesday, March 13
NCAA Diving Zones, Day 2
Tuesday, March 12
NCAA Diving Zones, Day 1
Monday, March 11
Swimming & Diving: University of Houston vs. SMU
Saturday, February 03
