UH Swimming and Diving Team Continues to Break Records

HOUSTON, TEXAS (February 23, 2009) The University of Houston swimming and diving team stands in second place with 419 points at the end of competition on day three of the Conference USA Swimming and Diving Championships at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.

Kicking off the night Kim Eeson, Sasha Schwendenwein, Jessica Shamburger and Paige Bissett finished in fifth place in the 200-yard freestyle relay breaking a school record with a time of 1:33:14.

In the 1-meter diving competition Anastasia Pozdniakova won with a final score of 346.10, beating her own personal best of 338.40. Following behind her in second place was Courtney Forcucci with a final score of 283.10, while Jessalyn Almond finished in sixth place with a final score of 239.45.

Andrea Pa'lmai won the 400-yard IM, beating her personal best and breaking a school record with a time of 4:19:52. Beccy Hillis followed in third place with a time of 4:22:56.

Beating a personal best in the 100-yard butterfly, Andrea Kells finished sixth place with a time of 55.28. Following in 14th place, Doreen Polotzek also set personal best with a time of 56.99.

Schwendenwein yet again etched her name in the school record book on Friday, this time in the 200-yard freestyle with a program best time of 1:45.79, setting a NCAA `B' qualifying time. Eeson came in fourth with a time of 1:48:54.

Hillis took fifth place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03:44 and Polotzek bested her personal best with a time of 1:06:47 and to take 14th.

Shamburger finished in third place in the 100-yard backstroke breaking a school record and a personal best with a time of 55.14. Bissett also broke a personal best, finishing in tenth place with a time of 57.23.

Competition will continue Saturday, starting at 10 a.m. with women and men's 200-yard backstroke, women and men's 100-yard freestyle, women and men's 200-yard breaststroke, women and men's 200-yard butterfly, and women and men's 1,650-yard freestyle event prelims, while the finals are scheduled for a 6 p.m. start.