By Robert H. Kelly
Copyright 2010 TexSport Publications
HOUSTON, TEXAS (August 8, 2010) Three University of Houston swimming and diving team members have been selected by their respective countries to compete in the 30th European Championships.
Swimmer Reka Kovacs and divers Julia Lonnegren and Anastasia Pozdniakova will be in Budapest, Hungary, August 8-15 for the championships.
Lonnegren, who is competing for Sweden, will dive in the 10-meter platform competition on August 12.
Pozdniakova who is representing Russia, will participate in the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events in addition to the 3-meter synchronized competition with Russian partner Svetlana Filpova. The 1-meter event is scheduled to take place August 10, with the 3-meter event on August 14 and the synchronized event on August 15.
Competing for Hungary, Reka Kovacs is scheduled to swim in the 200-meter and 400-meter individual medley and the 200-meter breaststroke.
The 400-yard IM event will take place on August 9 with the 200-yard breaststroke scheduled for August 11 and both the 200-yard IM set for August 12.
Pozdniakova is the current NCAA champion in the 1-meter springboard and was the runner up in the 3-meter springboard at this year's NCAA Championships She was also the silver medal in 3-meter synchronized diving at he 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Lonnegram was the bronze medalist in both the 1-meter springboard and platform events at the 2010 Conference USA Championships.
Kovacs placed 4th in the 200-yard breatstsroke at the 2010 C-USA Championships, making the NCAA "B" cut.
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Monday, August 09, 2010
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
UH Swimming, Diving Preps For NCAA Championships
(Sacha Schwendenwein and Anastasia Pozdniakova will lead the Cougars at the NCAA Championships. Photo by Darla Tamulits-La Vita Loca Photography) HOUSTON, TEXAS (March 18, 2009) The University of Houston swimming and diving team will compete at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships this weekend on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.
Three Cougars are scheduled to compete at the meet and it marks the ninth consecutive year that at least one swimmer or diver has qualified to compete at the championships.
Making her first appearance at the Championships and becoming the first swimmer to qualify since 1989 is Sacha Schwendenwein. She will compete in three events beginning on Thursday with the 500-yard freestyle. She ranks 32nd in the event entering the meet. She will continue on Friday in the 200-yard freestyle, where she ranked 22nd and will conclude the meet on Saturday swimming the 200-yard butterfly, with a ranking of 25th.
Divers Anastasia Pozdniakova and Courtney Forcucci will join Schwendenwein at the championships, competing in all three diving events. The meet will open on Thursday with the 1-meter competition, continue on Friday with the 3-meter competition and close on Sunday with the platform event.
The duo qualified for the meet after competing at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships last weekend in Missouri. Pozdniakova won both the 1-meter and 3-meter events and finished second in the platform event. Forcucci added a ninth place finish in the 3-meter event and was fifth in both the 1-meter and platform events.
For a complete recap of each day's events and results at the NCAA Championships log onto www.UHCougars.com. Fans can also follow live results at http://www.aggieathletics.com/ncaawsimstats.html.
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
UH's Schwendenwein and Pozdniakova Honored as C-USa Swimmer/Diver of the Week
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.
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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