Feb. 12, 2008
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IRVING, Texas - SMU's Petra Klosova is the Conference USA Swimmer of the Week after leading the Mustangs to a win over No. 17 Texas on Saturday. The junior notched a career-best time in the 200 back and was SMU's top finisher in the 50-yard freestyle. The Mustangs' Britney Yancey is the Diver of the Week. Yancey took second on both the one- and three-meter boards against the Longhorns to help SMU to the team victory.
SWIMMER OF THE WEEK (2/12)
PETRA KLOSOVA - SMU
Jr., Koprivince, Czech Republic (Masarykoro)
Klosova notched a career-best time in the 200-yard backstroke against No. 17 Texas to help SMU grab the narrow 124-118 victory on Saturday. The junior helped the No. 14 Mustangs to the big win by swimming a 2:00.15 in the 200 back, taking second place in the event and bettering her old mark by over a second. The time was also good for NCAA consideration. Klosova was the top Mustang finisher in the 50 free, as she clocked a time of 23.48, just three-tenths a second behind the event winner from Texas and just outside NCAA consideration. In addition, Klosova swam the second leg of the 200 free relay that broke the SMU pool record. The group of Candace Blackman, Klosova, Angela San Juan Cisneros and Elzanne Werth finished in 1:33.29, breaking the old record by three one-hundredths of a second. The weekly award is the second for Klosova in 2007-08 (Jan. 9) and fifth of her career.
DIVER OF THE WEEK (2/12)
BRITNEY YANCEY - SMU
So., Dallas, Texas (Indiana)
Yancey was the top SMU finisher in both the one- and three-meter boards against No. 17 Texas on Saturday. On the one-meter, Yancey compiled a score of 280.34, just edging teammate Audra Egenolf to grab second place. On the three-meter board, Yancey was able to close the gap on Longhorn diver Mary Yarrison, two-time Big 12 Diver of the Week. Yancey was just 10 points behind Yarrison, capturing second place after totaling 307.20 points. Her efforts helped the team grab the 124-118 victory. This is Yancey's second career weekly honor in 2007-08 and second of her career.
