IRVING, TEXAS (Decwember 9, 2008) Houston’s Sasha Schwendenwein is the Conference USA Swimmer of the Week after helping the Cougars to a sixth-place finish at the Texas Invitational. The senior notched three top-five times in school history and also recorded two additional season-highs in the 100-yard backstroke (59.89) and the 50-yard freestyle (24:07). The Cougars’ Anastasia Pozdniakova is the Diver of the Week. Pozdniakova took first in both the one- and three-meter boards at the Texas Invitational. The junior has won both diving events at all six of the Cougars’ meets this season.
Schwendenwein helped the Cougars to a sixth-place finish at the Texas Invitational. The senior finished sixth in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:58.5 for the third fastest time in school history and also finished with a time of 1:49.47 in the 200-yard freestyle for the fifth fastest time in school history. The Randburg, South Africa native notched a season-high and fourth-best time in school history with her 27th-place time of 55.10 in the 100-yard butterfly. Schwendenwein also recorded season-highs in the 100-yard backstroke (59.89) and the 50-yard freestyle (24:07) and was a member of four of the Cougars’ relay teams that each finished in the top 15. The weekly award is the fifth of Schwendenwein’s career and third of the season.
Pozdniakova took first-place honors in both the one- and three-meter boards at the Texas Invitational. The junior has won both diving events at all six of the Cougars’ meets this season. The Elektrostal, Russia native finished with 380.85 points in the three-meter event and 333.0 points in the one-meter. This is Pozdniakova’s fifth weekly honor this season and ninth of her career. The nine career honors moves her into sole possession for the second most all-time behind former Cougar Yulia Pakhalina who was awarded 10 times from 2001-03.
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