Honolulu—As announced by the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation on Wednesday sophomore Karolina Hajkova of the University of Hawai'i swim team has been named the Female of the Week.

 

Hajokova recorded five first-place finishes this past weekend at the CSU Bakersfield Invitational, helping lead the women's squad to an overall No. 1 finish. Her individual victories included the 50-yard back and the 200-yard back while competing in the 200 medley relay as the back leg, 400 medley relay also as the back leg and the 400 free relay as the lead-off. 

 

The Bratislava, Slovakia native also added a second-place finish in the 200 free relay, a third-place finish in the 50 fly, and a fourth-place mark in the 50 free. 

 

The MPSF weekly award was the was the first of the season for the 2018-19 campaign, and is the first of Hajkova's career. 

 

UH will be back in action for a home meet beginning Nov.9 and continuing till Nov. 11 with the Hawai'i Senior Championship at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex.