AUSTIN, Tex.—Junior
Phoebe Hines of the University of Hawai'i women's swim team was named an All-American after placing fifth overall in the 1650 freestyle event of the NCAA Championships at the University of Texas on Saturday.
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Hines went into the fourth and final day exceeding her previous finishes in the championships from a year ago and was entering arguably her strongest event. In 2018, she placed at No. 12 overall and was an Honorable Mention All-American. She capped off 2019 with a time of 15:50.13 in the 1650 free, just 11 seconds off pace from the first place finisher, Ally McHugh of Penn State.
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Hines became only the second female swimmer at UH to be crowned an All-American since 2006, the last being a year ago when
Franziska Weidner accomplished the goal in the 100 breaststroke.
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Wrapping up the day for UH were sophomores
Karolina Hajkova and diver
Ivy Houser. Hajkova competed a day earlier in the 100 backstroke and finished her go around at the championships with a time of 1:57.56 in the 200 backstroke. In her only event of the championships, Houser made her debut in the platform dive, finishing her day in the preliminary round with a score of 173.25.
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Head coach
Dan Schemmel and his staff will now turn their attention to next week as a host of Rainbow Warriors will compete in the same venue for the men's national championships. Â
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