Dec. 20, 2011
IRVING, Texas - SMU senior swimmer Genny Konicke has been named Conference USA Swimmer of the Week after recording four top-three C-USA times and registering an NCAA B standard time in the 50-yard freestyle during the Chesapeake Elite Meet. Konicke also tallied the 32nd-best time in the country in the 100-yard butterfly.
C-USA Swimmer of the Week - Genny Konicke, SMU, Sr., Plano, Texas
Konicke posted several top times at the Chesapeake Elite Meet over the weekend. The senior placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle with an NCAA B standard time of 22.96. Konicke earned a pair of runner-up finishes in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 53.63 and 50.47, respectively. She had a third place finish in the 100-yard backstroke, clocking in at 54.12. Konicke also helped lead the 400-yard freestyle relay team to a third place finish (3:27.88). The award is her first career Swimmer of the Week honor.