Feb. 5, 2008

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IRVING, Texas - Houston's Andrea Pa'lmai is the Conference USA Swimmer of the Week after leading the Cougars to a 1-1 record last weekend. The junior was solid against No. 6 Texas A&M and earned multiple event wins against New Orleans. Houston's Courtney Forcucci is the Diver of the Week for the second week in a row. Forcucci was the Cougars' leading performer last weekend, sweeping both diving events against the Aggies and UNO.

SWIMMER OF THE WEEK (2/5)
ANDREA PA'LMAI - Houston
Jr., Budapest, Hungary (Mihaly Vorosmarty Gimnazium)
Pa'lmai led the Cougars last weekend to a 1-1 record. Against No. 6 Texas A&M, she placed second in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:24.14. The mark was the fourth-fastest time in school history in that event. The junior then finished sixth in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:08.05. Against UNO, Pa'lmai was one of three swimmers to earn multiple event wins. She won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:56.12 and captured first place in the 200-yard backstroke with a clocking of 2:04.18, winning by more than 6.5 seconds. The weekly award is the second of Pa'lmai's career, her first in 2007-08.

DIVER OF THE WEEK (2/5)
COURTNEY FORCUCCI - Houston
Fr., Fort Mill, S.C. (Fort Mill)
Forcucci was the Cougars' leading performer during a week in which UH went 1-1 in dual meets. At No. 6 Texas A&M, the freshman collected both of the Cougars' event wins as she swept both the 1- and 3-meter springboard events. She scored 312.83 points on the 3-meter board to win by nearly 25 points. Forcucci was the only diver to crack 300 points. The South Carolina native grabbed top honors on the 1-meter board with 284.62 points, winning by more than 14 points. She duplicated the sweep the following day against UNO to help the Cougars grab the dual meet win. This is Forcucci's third weekly honor in 2007-08 (Nov. 6, Jan. 29).