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Mustangs Set To Host AAC Championships
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For the second consecutive year, SMU hosts the American Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships at the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium. The four-day championships will stream live on ESPN+ with results available on The American Championships hub, the Meet Mobile App and Dive Meets.
The Mustangs are coming off a runner-up finish at the event that will feature five teams in 2022. SMU will face defending-champion Houston, Cincinnati, ECU and Tulane.
Schedule (All times CT)
Championship Points
The Mustangs swept AAC weekly awards three of four possible times in 2021-22, picking up eight of nine possible honors. Gabi Grobler had a conference-leading three honors.
Feb. 1
Gabi Grobler
Grobler reached the podium twice in a dual meet at No. 22 Texas A&M. Grobler placed second in the 200 IM and third in the 100 backstroke. Grobler is The American leader in both the 200 IM and 100 back this season.
Jan. 18
Ilektra Lebl
Lebl turned in four solo first-place swims for SMU against UNT and Tulane. Lebl won the 200 back and the 1650 free against UNT and added gold medal swims in the 500 free and 400 IM against Tulane.
Nicole Stambo
Stambo posted two event victories and three NCAA Zone scores for SMU in dual wins against UNT and Tulane. Stambo was the winner off 1 meter with a score of 307.20 and added a runner-up 3 meter score of 321.05 points, both NCAA Zone scores, in the meet against UNT. Stambo added a win and NCAA Zone score of 284.85 points on 3 meter against Tulane.
Nov. 23
Ilektra Lebl
Lebl picked up a pair of individual wins and a relay victory at the SMU Invite. Lebl swam the fastest 500 freestyle time in the conference this season with an NCAA B-cut showing of 4:45.10 and added the second-fastest 400 IM effort of the year in 4:16.13. Lebl also led off the 800 free relay for the Mustangs that took first place with a meet record time of 7:20.72.
Nicole Stambo
Stambo turned in a career performance at the Invite. Stambo scored 285.75 points to win 1 meter, with a career-best 309.55 in prelims. Stambo added another NCAA Zone score of 264.30 to win platform.
Nov. 2
Gabi Grobler
Grobler was a double event winner in the dual victory at TCU. Grobler swam the third-fastest 200 backstroke time of the season in the conference, clocking in at 2:01.65 to take the win for SMU. Grobler also led the charge of three Mustangs on the podium in the 200 IM with a time of 2:05.10.
Johanna Holloway
Holloway found the podium twice at TCU, winning 3 meter and finishing second on 1 meter. Both performances met the NCAA Zone threshold.
Oct. 12
Gabi Grobler
Grobler turned in a strong performance for SMU in the season-opening SMU Classic, which featured four top-25 programs in the field. Grobler was the runner-up in the 200 IM with a time of 1:59.12, not only a PR in the event but also an NCAA B cut, and also posted the top conference times of the season in the 100 back (:54.13), 200 back (1:58.67) and 100 breast (1:04.10).
Making The Cut
Four swimmers have produced a total of eight individual NCAA B cuts so far in 2021-22.
Gabi Grobler | 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM
Ilektra Lebl | 500 free, 400 IM
Frederica Kizek | 1,650 free
Valentina Becerra | 100 fly
On the diving side, Jaclynn Fowler, Johanna Holloway and Nicole Stambo have all hit NCAA Zone qualifying marks on 1 and 3 meter, while Holloway and Stambo have qualified on platform.
League Leaders
The Mustangs lead The American in 10 of 13 individual swimming events this season. They also have 19 top-three individual times. SMU relays hold three of the top spots with the additional two ranking second.
Vote Getters
The Mustangs opened the 2021-22 season listed among those receiving votes in the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Top 25 Division I Preseason Poll.
Collins Honored As CSCAA 100 Greatest Coaches
Head Coach Steve Collins was named to the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) list of 100 Greatest Swimming & Diving Coaches of the Past 100 Years. The list was released as part of the organization's Centennial Celebration. Just over 500 coaches were nominated. A blue ribbon committee of fifty eight voters selected from 263 finalists, each focusing on a particular sport (swimming or diving) and Division.
Collins is in his 36th season as head coach of the women's swimming and diving team. A two-time NCAA Coach of the Year and 11-time conference Coach of the Year, Collins has led the Mustangs to 17 conference championships and has made an appearance at the NCAA Championships on 34 occasions. During his tenure, SMU has 15 top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships, nine of those in the top five.
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 Grossklaus 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.
Up Next
Qualified Mustang divers will compete at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships March 7-9 in Madison, Wisconsin. Swimmers will compete at an NCAA Last Chance Meet Feb. 25-27 and await NCAA Championships selections.
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For the second consecutive year, SMU hosts the American Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships at the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium. The four-day championships will stream live on ESPN+ with results available on The American Championships hub, the Meet Mobile App and Dive Meets.
The Mustangs are coming off a runner-up finish at the event that will feature five teams in 2022. SMU will face defending-champion Houston, Cincinnati, ECU and Tulane.
Schedule (All times CT)
| Wednesday Diving Prelims: 11 A.M. | Swimming Relays/Diving Finals: 5 P.M. 3-Meter Diving PRELIM 3-Meter Diving CONSOLS 800 Yard Freestyle Relay 3-Meter Diving FINALS 200 Yard Medley Relay |
Thursday Swimming Prelims: 10 A.M. | Diving Prelims: 12:30 P.M. | Finals: 6 P.M. 1-Meter Diving PRELIM 1-Meter Diving CONSOLS 500 Yard Freestyle 200 Yard IM 50 Yard Freestyle 1-Meter Diving FINALS 200 Yard Freestyle Relay |
| Friday Swimming Prelims: 10 A.M. | Finals: 6 P.M. 400 Yard IM 100 Yard Butterfly 200 Yard Freestyle 100 Yard Breaststroke 100 Yard Backstroke 400 Yard Medley Relay |
Saturday Swimming Prelims: 10 A.M. | Diving Prelims: 12:30 P.M. | Finals: 5 P.M. Platform Diving PRELIMS 1,650 Yard Freestyle Platform Diving FINALS 200 Yard Backstroke 100 Yard Freestyle 200 Yard Breaststroke 200 Yard Butterfly 400 Yard Freestyle Relay |
Championship Points
- The Mustangs have 17 team championships dating back to 1997, including two in the AAC (2015, 2016).
- SMU has 36 individual championships and 15 relay championships through eight seasons in The American. They swept all five relays in 2016.
- Of the 21 events contested, SMU has won multiple championships in 14.
- The Mustangs have 12 total championships in butterfly events (100 7x, 200 5x).
- SMU currently holds nine American Championships records.
100 back | Matea Samardzic | 52.75 | 2018
200 back | Matea Samardzic | 1:52.69 | 2017
100 breast | Tara-Lynn Nicholas | 59.12 | 2015
200 breast | Andrea Podmanikova | 2:08.66 | 2019
100 fly | Marne Erasmus | 51.42 | 2017
1 meter | Katie Crown | 2019
200 free relay | Erasmus, Arcila, Babok, N. Lindborg | 1:29.83 | 2014
200 medley relay | Arcila, Nicholas, Erasmus, N. Lindborg | 1:37.32 | 2015
400 medley relay | Arcila, Nicol, Erasmus, Rangelova | 3:33.21 | 2014
The Mustangs swept AAC weekly awards three of four possible times in 2021-22, picking up eight of nine possible honors. Gabi Grobler had a conference-leading three honors.
Feb. 1
Gabi Grobler
Grobler reached the podium twice in a dual meet at No. 22 Texas A&M. Grobler placed second in the 200 IM and third in the 100 backstroke. Grobler is The American leader in both the 200 IM and 100 back this season.
Jan. 18
Ilektra Lebl
Lebl turned in four solo first-place swims for SMU against UNT and Tulane. Lebl won the 200 back and the 1650 free against UNT and added gold medal swims in the 500 free and 400 IM against Tulane.
Nicole Stambo
Stambo posted two event victories and three NCAA Zone scores for SMU in dual wins against UNT and Tulane. Stambo was the winner off 1 meter with a score of 307.20 and added a runner-up 3 meter score of 321.05 points, both NCAA Zone scores, in the meet against UNT. Stambo added a win and NCAA Zone score of 284.85 points on 3 meter against Tulane.
Nov. 23
Ilektra Lebl
Lebl picked up a pair of individual wins and a relay victory at the SMU Invite. Lebl swam the fastest 500 freestyle time in the conference this season with an NCAA B-cut showing of 4:45.10 and added the second-fastest 400 IM effort of the year in 4:16.13. Lebl also led off the 800 free relay for the Mustangs that took first place with a meet record time of 7:20.72.
Nicole Stambo
Stambo turned in a career performance at the Invite. Stambo scored 285.75 points to win 1 meter, with a career-best 309.55 in prelims. Stambo added another NCAA Zone score of 264.30 to win platform.
Nov. 2
Gabi Grobler
Grobler was a double event winner in the dual victory at TCU. Grobler swam the third-fastest 200 backstroke time of the season in the conference, clocking in at 2:01.65 to take the win for SMU. Grobler also led the charge of three Mustangs on the podium in the 200 IM with a time of 2:05.10.
Johanna Holloway
Holloway found the podium twice at TCU, winning 3 meter and finishing second on 1 meter. Both performances met the NCAA Zone threshold.
Oct. 12
Gabi Grobler
Grobler turned in a strong performance for SMU in the season-opening SMU Classic, which featured four top-25 programs in the field. Grobler was the runner-up in the 200 IM with a time of 1:59.12, not only a PR in the event but also an NCAA B cut, and also posted the top conference times of the season in the 100 back (:54.13), 200 back (1:58.67) and 100 breast (1:04.10).
Making The Cut
Four swimmers have produced a total of eight individual NCAA B cuts so far in 2021-22.
Gabi Grobler | 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM
Ilektra Lebl | 500 free, 400 IM
Frederica Kizek | 1,650 free
Valentina Becerra | 100 fly
On the diving side, Jaclynn Fowler, Johanna Holloway and Nicole Stambo have all hit NCAA Zone qualifying marks on 1 and 3 meter, while Holloway and Stambo have qualified on platform.
League Leaders
The Mustangs lead The American in 10 of 13 individual swimming events this season. They also have 19 top-three individual times. SMU relays hold three of the top spots with the additional two ranking second.
Vote Getters
The Mustangs opened the 2021-22 season listed among those receiving votes in the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Top 25 Division I Preseason Poll.
Collins Honored As CSCAA 100 Greatest Coaches
Head Coach Steve Collins was named to the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) list of 100 Greatest Swimming & Diving Coaches of the Past 100 Years. The list was released as part of the organization's Centennial Celebration. Just over 500 coaches were nominated. A blue ribbon committee of fifty eight voters selected from 263 finalists, each focusing on a particular sport (swimming or diving) and Division.
Collins is in his 36th season as head coach of the women's swimming and diving team. A two-time NCAA Coach of the Year and 11-time conference Coach of the Year, Collins has led the Mustangs to 17 conference championships and has made an appearance at the NCAA Championships on 34 occasions. During his tenure, SMU has 15 top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships, nine of those in the top five.
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 Grossklaus 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.
Up Next
Qualified Mustang divers will compete at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships March 7-9 in Madison, Wisconsin. Swimmers will compete at an NCAA Last Chance Meet Feb. 25-27 and await NCAA Championships selections.
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