Tuesday, February 23, 2010

C-USA Championships On Tap For Houston Swimming & Diving

HOUSTON, TEXAS (February 23, 2010) The University of Houston swimming and diving team, for the seventh consecutive season, will host the Conference USA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships and Men’s Invitational on Feb. 24-27 at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium.

The Cougars are coming off a year where they finished 3-10 in dual action and just one season ago UH was the runner-up at the 2009 Championships. The second place finish was the program’s highest finish in C-USA. Head coach Mark Taylor was named the C-USA Swimming Coach of the Year, while head coach Jane Figueriedo was named the Diving Coach of the Year.

The Championships will begin on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the preliminary round of the 1-meter men’s diving event and then continue at 6 p.m. with the final of the diving events and two relay competitions. Thursday, Friday and Saturday’s events will begin at 10 a.m. each morning with the night session is to begin at 6 p.m.

In addition to the women’s meet, selected schools will also compete in a Men’s Invitational.

Fans can follow all of the meet’s action by going to the Championship Central page at http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/championships/10-w-swim-championship.html.

All session tickets will be available at $35 for adults and $20 for youth. Single session tickets will also be on sale at $15 and $9.

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