Svendsen Named C-USA Swimmer Of The Week
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:45 pmFrom SMUMustangs.com:
Svendsen Named C-USA Swimmer Of The Week
Senior automatically qualified for NCAAs this past weekend
Nov. 22, 2011
IRVING, Texas (SMU) - SMU swimmer Therese Svendsen has been named the Conference USA Swimmer of the Week after automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the 100-yard backstroke and posting NCAA B standards in five events at the Cougar Classic this past weekend.
Svendsen automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships, to be held in March after, by winning the 100-yard backstroke in an NCAA A-qualifying time of 52.23 on day two of the Cougar Classic. The senior also earned top honors in the 200-yard backstroke (1:54.52) and the 200-yard individual medley (1:59.51); both times were NCAA B standards. All three marks were the fastest time by a Conference USA swimmer this season.
Svendsen led off the 200- and 400-yard medley relays as the Mustangs took first in the events, touching the wall in 1:39.58 and 3:37.15, respectively. She also swam the second leg of the 800-yard freestyle relay en route to another SMU relay win (7:16.71). All three relay times were NCAA B standards. The 200-yard medley relay and 800-yard freestyle relay times were the fastest by any league team this year.
This is Svendsen's second Swimmer of the Week award this season and the fourth of her career.
Svendsen Named C-USA Swimmer Of The Week
Senior automatically qualified for NCAAs this past weekend
Nov. 22, 2011
IRVING, Texas (SMU) - SMU swimmer Therese Svendsen has been named the Conference USA Swimmer of the Week after automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the 100-yard backstroke and posting NCAA B standards in five events at the Cougar Classic this past weekend.
Svendsen automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships, to be held in March after, by winning the 100-yard backstroke in an NCAA A-qualifying time of 52.23 on day two of the Cougar Classic. The senior also earned top honors in the 200-yard backstroke (1:54.52) and the 200-yard individual medley (1:59.51); both times were NCAA B standards. All three marks were the fastest time by a Conference USA swimmer this season.
Svendsen led off the 200- and 400-yard medley relays as the Mustangs took first in the events, touching the wall in 1:39.58 and 3:37.15, respectively. She also swam the second leg of the 800-yard freestyle relay en route to another SMU relay win (7:16.71). All three relay times were NCAA B standards. The 200-yard medley relay and 800-yard freestyle relay times were the fastest by any league team this year.
This is Svendsen's second Swimmer of the Week award this season and the fourth of her career.