Jan. 9, 2007

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IRVING, Texas - No. 8 SMU sweeps this week's Conference USA Swimmer and Diver of the Week awards after a strong showing in its dual meet with No. 6 Georgia on Saturday. Sophomore Petra Klosova won three of the four events she swam and clocked a career-best time along the way to grab the weekly swimming honor. Teammate Kristin Schild dominated in the diving events, taking wins on both boards and claims the diving honor.

SWIMMER OF THE WEEK (1/9)
Petra Klosova - SMU
So., Koprovince, Czech Republic (Masarykoro Gymnasium)
Klosova won three of the four events she swam and clocked in a career-best time against No. 6 Georgia on Saturday. The sophomore swam the first leg of 400 medley relay that clocked in at 3:46.81, good for first-place. She notched a split of 56.13 in the 100 back as the lead leg. Klosova then swam a career-best time in the 100 back with a first-place time of 56.06. The Czech native garnered another first-place finish as she posted a time of 50.16 in the 100 free. She finished the day swimming the first leg of 400 free relay that clocked in at 3:24.40, posting the second best time this season by a 400 free Mustang relay. Her 100 free split time clocked in at 50.29. The honor is the third of the season for Klosova (Oct. 31, Nov. 21).

DIVER OF THE WEEK (1/9)
Kristin Schild - SMU
Sr., Barrington, Ill. (Barrington)
Schild swept the diving events against Georgia on Saturday. In the three-meter diving event, Schild led the way as she posted a mark of 285.44 for first place. The senior took another first-place finish as she won the one-meter diving event with a score of 267.30. This is Schild's second diving honor of the season (Nov. 14).