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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.