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Women's swimming and diving is back in action Friday when the Mustangs travel across the Metroplex to take on rival TCU. Action is slated to begin at 2 p.m. The Mustang men will compete in the back half of the doubleheader starting at 6 p.m.

Scouting The Horned Frogs
TCU has dual-meet wins over UIW and Texas Permian Basin and placed second at the FIU TYR Classic. Most recently, the Horned Frogs finished third at the four-team USC Invitational Oct. 15-16.
 
Last Time Out
The Mustangs were led by NCAA B Cuts from Valentina Becerra (100 fly) and Gabi Grobler (200 IM) and an NCAA Zone score from Nicole Stambo (3 meter) at the SMU Classic Oct. 8-9.
 
SMU had top-three finishes at the event from Ilektra Lebl (400 IM), Valentina Becerra (100 fly), Gabi Grobler (200 IM) and Nicole Stambo (1 meter, 3 meter).
 
Conference Favorite
Gabi Grobler was named the season's first American Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Week after her performance at the season-opening SMU Classic.

Grobler posted a second-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley. Her 1:59.12 was good for her first NCAA B Cut of the season and is a career best. The time is sixth on SMU's all-time top performer list. She competed in three other A Finals at the event, placing fourth in the 100 back, fifth in the 200 back and sixth in the 100 breast. All times lead the conference after the season-opening event except for the 100 breast, which ranks second in the league.
 
Making The Cut
Valentina Becerra and Gabi Grobler posted their first NCAA B Cuts of the season at the SMU Classic. Becerra's 53.36 in the 100-yard butterfly gives her the first NCAA standard of her career and makes her the ninth fastest performer all time in the program. Grobler's 1:59.12 in the 200 IM came in under the mark and makes her the sixth fastest performer in program history.
 
On the diving side, Nicole Stambo placed third on 3 meter at the Classic with an NCAA Zone qualifying 302.75.
 
League Leaders
The Mustangs lead The American in 10 of 13 individual events this season and three of five relays. They also have 23 top-three individual times.

Vote Getters
The Mustangs are listed among those receiving votes in the 2021-22 College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Top 25 Division I Preseason Poll.
 
All-American Returners
Five members of the SMU women's swimming and diving program earned College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America honors for their work in the pool and in the classroom following the 2020-21 season.

To be selected as a member of the CSCAA Scholar All-America first team as an individual, swimmers and divers must have achieved a grade-point-average of 3.50 or higher and have participated in their respective NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. Honorable mention selections have similarly achieved a GPA of 3.50 and achieved a "B" time standard or competed at their respective qualifying meets.

Three Mustang divers, who all competed at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships, picked up accolades, including Johanna Holloway, Taylor Ohlhauser and Nicole Stambo. On the swimming side, Olivia Grossklaus and Gabi Grobler were honored. The pair of captains combined for four total relay all-conference performances, while Grobler was the conference champion in the 200 fly.
 
Holt Hickman Outdoor Pool Is Coming To The Hilltop
With a $2.5M gift from the Hickman family, SMU will soon break ground for a new eight-lane, 50-meter by 25-yard outdoor pool, with 1- and 3-meter diving boards. The $11M project will also include a 20-foot by 40-foot instructional pool that will be used for lessons and rehab/therapy. The addition of the outdoor pool will complete the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center, making SMU the only University in the country with both indoor and outdoor Olympic pools in one facility, further cementing SMU's swimming and diving facility as one of the finest in college athletics.

American Championships Return to Dallas
For the second consecutive year, SMU will host the American Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving Championships. The event is set to take place Feb. 16-19, 2022 at the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium.

Up Next
The Mustangs host New Mexico State on Friday, Nov. 5 at 5 p.m.