IRVING, Texas, November 21. SMU's Petra Klosova takes another Conference USA Swimmer of the Week award this week, after posting a career- or season-best time in every event she swam this past weekend at the Art Adamson Invitational at Texas A&M University. The No. 7 Mustangs finished third in a field that included No. 9 Texas A&M and No. 10 Michigan. Houston's Anastasia Pozdniakova is this week's Diver of the Week after finishing first on the one-meter and third on the three-meter as the Cougars also had a strong showing against the loaded field at the Art Adamson Invite.
Klosova posted a season- or career-best time in every event she swam this past weekend at the Art Adamson Invitational hosted by Texas A&M University. The sophomore took first place in the 100 free as she swam a career -best time of 48.84 and followed that up with a personal-best 1:47.49 in the 200 free for a fifth place finish. The Czech native also posted a season-best time in the 50 free with a time of 23.07, good for fourth place. Klosova swam the fourth and final leg of the 400 free relay that finished with a time of 3:18.36 and took second place. She led off the 800 free relay that placed second with a time of 7:14.64 and swam the fourth leg on the 400 medley relay that finished second (3:42.73). Klosova also anchored the 200 medley relay that finished second with a time of 1:41.34. In the 200 free relay, the team placed fourth (1:32.51) as she swam the third leg. All five relays finished with season-best times. The honor is the second of the season for Klosova (Oct. 31).
Pozdniakova was the Cougars' leading performer on the one- and three-meter springboards at the Art Adamson Invitational hosted by Texas A&M. The sophomore finished first on the one-meter springboard with 311.45 points to finish more than five points ahead of her closest competitor. She led all divers with 293.95 points in the one-meter prelims and continued her impressive performance in the finals. Pozdniaklova posted a third-place finish on the three-meter board with 311.00 points during the finals after leading all divers with 325.40 points in the three-meter prelims. The weekly award is the third of the season for the reigning C-USA Freshman Diver of the Year (Oct. 31 and Nov. 8) and the fifth of her career.