The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams both head to Houston Wednesday to compete in the Conference USA Championships. Swimmers and divers from SMU, TCU, Houston, Marshall, Tulane, ECU and Rice will compete in the four-day event.
The men’s team is 3-1 in dual meets this season, after its most recent win over No. 18 Texas A&M in Perkins Natatorium Jan. 27. The Mustangs finished in first place in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 2:57.04, the 11th fastest time in the nation this season.
Junior standout Mindaugas Sadauskas holds the team’s fastest times in the 50-yard freestyle (19.82), 100-yard freestyle (43.04) and 100-yard backstroke (47.93).
The women’s team recently lost to No. 4 Texas, placing it 5-2 in dual meets.
Freshman Rachel Nicol, last week’s C-USA Swimmer of the Week, won the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke in the meet against Texas.
Freshman diver Sky Corbett-Methot took second place in the three-meter dive with a score of 273.97 and third place in the one-meter dive with a score of 242.55.
Sophomore Nina Rangelova stands out with the team’s top times in the 50-yard freestyle (22.7), 100-yard freestyle (49.73), 200-yard freestyle (1:45.19) and 500-yard freestyle.
After the C-USA Championships, both the men’s and women’s teams will compete in the American Short Course Championships in Austin, Texas March 1 through March 3.
