Feb. 27, 2008

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Championship Central

HOUSTON - For the fifth straight season, some of the nation's top collegiate swimmers and divers visit Houston during the 2008 Conference USA Women's Swimming and Diving Championship and Invitational. Day three of the four-day events continues on Thursday.

Meet finals begin at 6 p.m., today at the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center Natatorium with the finals of the 200-yard freestyle relay, women's 1-meter diving, 400-yard individual medley, 100-yard butterfly, men's 3-meter diving, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke and 100-yard backstroke.  

The final day of the four-day meet will again swimming preliminaries beginning at 10 a.m. Diving preliminaries are slated to start at 1 p.m., with the finals for all events beginning at 6 p.m.

Day two saw SMU turn in a historic performance as the Mustangs set meet and pool records in two events, while winning all five events that took place. In the 1-meter diving event, SMU sophomore Britney Yancey won gold to become the first non-Houston diver to win a C-USA diving title.

In addition to the host Cougars, the women's side of the meet features C-USA rivals East Carolina, Marshall, Rice and SMU as well as invitees Cal State Bakersfield and Northern Colorado. The men's side of the Invitational features East Carolina, SMU, Hawai'i and Cal State Bakersfield.

This marks the fifth straight season that Houston has hosted the league's postseason extravaganza. The Cougars are the only school to host the Championship at an on-campus site.

All-session tickets are available for only $25 for adults and $10 for youth. Single-day tickets are available for $10 for adults and $5 for students with ID. Youth includes children from 3 years old to high school. Children who are 2 years old and younger are admitted free.

All students from Conference USA schools are admitted free with a valid student ID.

Fans should note that cash only will be accepted at the Tickets table.

Gates will open, and tickets will be sold beginning one hour prior to the meet. In addition, a wide variety of Championship merchandise will be available near the Tickets table.

SMU comes into the meet as the two-time defending champions, while Rice and East Carolina each finished second in the standings during the last two years. The Mustangs have won 11 consecutive titles overall in three different conferences.