Courtesy: Texas Athletics
AUSTIN, Texas — The No. 8 University of Texas Women’s Swimming and Diving team swept the season’s Big 12 Conference weekly awards, the league office announced Wednesday. Sophomore Bridget Semenuk was named Swimmer of the Week, while junior Paola Pineda claimed her second Diver of the Week accolade this season.
During UT’s dual-meet win against SMU on Feb. 5, Semenuk captured the individual title in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.65. She returned to swim the third leg of the winning 200-yard freestyle relay in a split time of 22.59, as the Texas ‘A’ team claimed the victory in a time of 1:31.74.
Pineda previously earned Big 12 Diver of the Week honors this season on Nov. 24. In the dual-meet victory against SMU, Pineda swept the individual titles on the 1-meter and 3-meter boards. She posted a score of 358.28 in the 1-meter event to win by nearly 40 points, and she returned to register a score of 392.33 in the 3-meter event to claim victory by over 50 points.
The Longhorns return to the pool when they host the Big 12 Swimming Championships on Feb. 24-27 (Wednesday-Saturday) and the Big 12 Diving Championships on March 1-3 (Monday-Wednesday). Both events will be held at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. Due to health and safety protocols, both events are closed to the public.