Swimming & Diving

SMU’s Klein and Houston’s Bouter Set Meet Records on Day 1



CHAMP CENTRAL
WEDNESDAY RESULTS
WEDNESDAY STANDINGS

HOUSTON
–   SMU’s Bryce Klein and Houston’s Micaela Bouter produced record performances in the diving events to lead their respected teams on Day 1 of the 2016 American Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships at the Campus & Wellness Recreation Center Natatorium on  the campus of  The University of Houston.    
 
Klein captured the men’s 1-meter diving event with a score of 400.55, eclipsing former teammate Devin Burnett’s meet record of 386.80 set in 2014. East Carolina’s Scottie Kent finished runner-up with a score of 323.95 and teammate Zach Duvall rounded out the top three with 292.25.  
 
Bouter claimed the women’s 3-meter diving event in the final round of competition and surpassed teammate Taylor Olanski’s meet record with a final score of 335.65.The sophomore edged out UConn’s Taryn Urbanus (326.20) and Cougar teammate Danielle Shedd (320.85) to earn the win.   
 
The SMU women’s team swept the relay events on the opening day of competition. The Mustangs defeated the field in the 800 freestyle relay to capture the first event of the championship with a time of 7:12.78. Cincinnati’s Jacqueline Keire made a strong push in the final leg to help the Bearcats take second (7:14.14). In the 200 medley relay, SMU produced the top time for the second consecutive year (1:38.40). East Carolina touched the wall nearly two seconds behind the Mustangs, covering the distance in 1:40.19.    


 
East Carolina defended its title in the men’s 800 freestyle relay with a first-place time of 6:27.91, four-plus seconds faster than the rest of the field. In the men’s 200 medley relay, SMU swam the event in 1:27.49 to edge out the Pirates by two-tenths of a second for the win.   
 
East Carolina is in first place of the four-team men’s field with 128 points after the first day of events, followed by SMU (117), UConn (108) and Cincinnati (71).
 
The six-team women’s competition has UConn in first place with 116 points. Houston is a close second with 103 points, followed by SMU (84), East Carolina (82), Tulane (79) and Cincinnati (70).    
 
Competition continues on Thursday, with preliminary swimming events starting at 10 a.m. CT, followed by diving preliminaries at 12:30 CT. The finals are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. CT.
 
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2016 American Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving Championships
Campus Recreation & Wellness Center Natatorium • Houston, Texas
Feb. 17-20, 2016
 
Women's Scores (through 3 of 21 events
)
     1.        UConn                                         116
     2.        Houston                                       103
     3.        SMU                                              84
     4.        East Carolina                                82
     5.        Tulane                                           79
     6.        Cincinnati                                       70
 
Men's Scores (through 3 of 21 events)
     1.        East Carolina                               128
     2.        SMU                                             117
     3.        UConn                                          108
     4.        Cincinnati                                      71
 

Thursday, February 18
SESSION 2 - 10 a.m. CT (Swimming Preliminaries); 12:30 p.m. CT (Diving Preliminaries)
SESSION 3 - 6 p.m. CT (Finals)
Event 7                                  Women’s 1 Meter Diving (PRELIMINARIES)                 
Event 7                                  Women’s 1 Meter Diving (CONSOLATION)
         
Event 8                                  Women’s 500 Yard Freestyle         
Event 9                                  Men’s 500 Yard Freestyle               
Event 10                                Women’s 200 Individual Medley   
Event 11                                Men’s 200 Individual Medley          
Event 12                                Women’s 50 Yard Freestyle           
Event 13                                Men’s 50 Yard Freestyle 
 
Event 7                                  Women’s 1 Meter Diving (FINAL) 
 
Event 14                                Women’s 200 Yard Freestyle Relay             
Event 15                                Men’s 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
 
Friday, February 19
SESSION 4 - 10 a.m. CT (Swimming Preliminaries); 12:30 p.m. CT (Diving Preliminaries)
SESSION 5 - 6 p.m. CT (Finals)
Event 16                                Men’s 3 Meter Diving (PRELIMINARIES)     
Event 16                                Men’s 3 Meter Diving (CONSOLATION)      
 
Event 17                                Women’s 400 Individual Medley   
Event 18                                Men’s 400 Individual Medley          
Event 19                                Women’s 100 Yard Butterfly          
Event 20                                Men’s 100 Yard Butterfly
Event 21                                Women’s 200 Yard Freestyle         
Event 22                                Men’s 200 Yard Freestyle               
Event 23                                Women’s 100 Yard Breaststroke  
Event 24                                Men’s 100 Yard Breaststroke         
Event 25                                Women’s 100 Yard Backstroke      
Event 26                                Men’s 100 Yard Backstroke            
 
Event 16                                Men’s 3 Meter Diving (FINAL)        
 
Event 27                                Women’s 400 Yard Medley Relay 
Event 28                                Men’s 400 Yard Medley Relay
 
Saturday, February 20
SESSION 6 - 10 a.m. CT (Swimming Preliminaries); 12:30 p.m. CT (Diving Preliminaries)
SESSION 7 - 6 p.m. CT (Finals)
Event 30                                Women’s Platform Diving (PRELIMINARIES)              
Event 29                                Men’s Platform Diving (PRELIMINARIES)    
 
Event 31                                Women’s 1,650 Yard Freestyle     
Event 32                                Men’s 1,650 Yard Freestyle
               
Event 30                                Women’s Platform Diving (FINAL)
 
Event 33                                Women’s 200 Yard Backstroke
Event 34                                Men’s 200 Yard Backstroke            
Event 35                                Women’s 100 Yard Freestyle
Event 36                                Men’s 100 Yard Freestyle               
Event 37                                Women’s 200 Yard Breaststroke  
Event 38                                Men’s 200 Yard Breaststroke         
Event 39                                Women’s 200 Yard Butterfly
Event 40                                Men’s 200 Yard Butterfly
 
Event 29                                Men’s Platform Diving (FINAL)
               
Event 41                                Women’s 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
Event 42                                Men’s 400 Yard Freestyle Relay