Laura Laderoute

East Carolina Men Defeat Cincinnati, Houston Women Win 4th-Straight AAC Title

The East Carolina and Cincinnati men battled closely, with ECU winning an exciting match up by single digit points. Houston extended their women’s streak.

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2020 AAC Championships: ECU’s Santos Sets Meet Record with 45.6 100 FL on Day 3

East Carolina’s Santos set a Meet Record in the 100 fly and was also a part of the winning 400 medley relay that took down a Meet Record on day 3.

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AAC Day 2: Kearsey Breaks De Lucca’s 50 FR Record, Houston Women Sweep Races

Kearsey raced to a new AAC Meet Record in the 50 free. The former mark of 19.58 was set by Louisville NCAA Champion Joao De Lucca in 2014.

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2020 AAC Championships: Houston Women, ECU Men Break Relay Records on Night 1

The Houston women (800 free relay) and East Carolina men (200 medley relay) took down Meet Record to kick off the 2020 AAC Championships in Houston.

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2020 AAC Women’s Championships Fan Guide: Houston Chasing 4 in a Row

Houston’s Peyton Kondis, the 2019 runner-up in both breaststrokes, has already been way under what it took to win the 100 breast and 200 IM last season.

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Greek Record, School Record, and 2 Trials Cuts at Houston First Chance Meet

While the Greek Winter Open Championships were raging in Athens, Ioanna Sacha broke a Greek Record in Houston, Texas on Friday.

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Houston Downs Arkansas 163.5-136.5, Brown Beats Hopkin in 200 Free

Houston’s team win was fueled by a couple key events where they swept Arkansas.

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Houston Downs SMU 190-104

Sam Medlin (Houston) was a double event winner, sweeping the distance freestyles.

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Rice Wins Splash Invitational Title at Home; Georgia Tech, Houston Follow

Sophomore Becca Evans won one individual event and anchored two relays to help lead the Rice to the meet title of the program’s Fall Splash Invitational.

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Houston’s Sam Medlin Swims 4:53 500 Free to Help Cougars Best Tulane 183-117

There was a very tight battle between Houston’s Sam Medlin and Tulane’s Lilly Byrne in the 500 free.

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Houston Women Wrap Up 3rd-Straight AAC Title, Cincinnati Men Repeat

Houston dominated the meet for their third straight American Athletic Conference title, winning four events on the final day of action. The Cincinnati men repeated as champs, and did so by winning every event except the 200 breaststroke on Day 4.

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Houston Women, Cincinnati Men Boast Lead Heading into AAC Final Day

The Houston women more than doubled their lead on Day 3 of the AAC Championships, winning three events, while East Carolina won five of the six events on the men’s side, but Cincinnati still boasts the overall lead.

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Houston Women, Cincinnati Men Surge Into Lead on AAC Day 2

The Houston women took a sizeable lead, winning three of four events on Day 2 of the AAC Championships, while the Cincinnati men took a modest lead over East Carolina as the men’s meet threatens to come down to the wire.

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Houston Women, ECU, Cincinnati Men Lead After AAC Day 1

A short session didn’t produce much difference in the team scores, as the Houston women took a small lead on Day 1 of the American Athletic Conference Championships, while the East Carolina and Cincinnati men are essentially tied.

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AAC Championships Set to Begin Wednesday in Indianapolis

The 2019 American Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships will head to Indianapolis, Indiana, for the first time in conference history, as the IUPUI Natatorium will serve as the home of the league’s sixth title meet from Wednesday, Feb. 27-Saturday, March 2.

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