UH swimming and diving junior Chase Farris qualified for the 2021 Swimming & Diving NCAA Championship over the weekend. | Courtesy of UH athletics
It was a big weekend for the Houston swimming and dive team with three Cougars competing in the 2021 NCAA Zone D Championships at the Lancaster Aquatic Center in Lexington, Kentucky.
Juniors Katie Deininger and Chase Farris, along with freshman Hedda Grelz, represented the Cougars over the weekend, with Farris advancing to the 2021 Swimming & Diving NCAA Championship.
Farris and Deininger finished up the
3-meter on Friday, with Farris scoring a total of 294.55 in the preliminaries and placed 16th overall with a final total score of 575.00
Senior leadership powered UH swimming and diving in 2020-21
Seniors Ioanna Sacha and Mykenzie Leehy were named the American Athletic Conference’s Co-Swimmers of the Year. | Courtesy of UH athletics
Coming into the 2020-21 season, the Houston swimming and diving team knew everyone was gunning for them because of recent successes.
The Cougars had won four straight American Athletic Conference titles, putting a huge target on their back. So head coach Ryan Wochomurka and his staff made it their mission to emphasize one thing consistently. “One of the things we talk about consistently is we’re not defending anything,” Wochomurka told The Cougar over Zoom. “The 2020-21 team had not won a championship, so there’s nothing to defend. I think that, in a small way, helps to alleviate the pressure to put a weight on anybody’s shoulders that they have to win this or they have to do that.”
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UH swimming and diving struggles in trip to Texas A&M
The UH swimming and diving team had won its first two meets against Tulane and SMU prior to its meeting against Texas A&M this weekend. | File Phot
Facing a top 15 team in Texas A&M, the Houston swimming and diving program fell short against the Aggies this weekend in both the swim meet and diving invitational.
The Cougars started off slow on Friday, picking up third place in the opening 200-yard medley. The team, consisting of senior Kathryn Power, sophomore Audrey McKinnon, senior Katie Higgins and senior Mykenzie Leehy, put the Cougars on the board, finishing with a time of
UH swimming and diving stays perfect after defeating Tulane
The UH swimming and diving team had two meets in four days when it took on Tulane at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. | Courtesy of UH athletics
After a weekend off, the Houston swimming and diving team continued its strong season, picking up a win against conference opponent Tulane.
The UH swimming and diving team won 203-97.
“I’m proud of the way we raced today,” said UH head coach Ryan Wochomurka in a release. “It is hard to race on Friday and compete again on a Monday. That hardly ever happens.”