Courtesy: SMU Athletics
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – For the second time this season, sophomore Andrea Podmanikova was named the American Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Week, league officials announced Tuesday.
Podmanikova posted three runner-up performances to lead the Mustangs at the mid-season Hawkeye Invitational, including a career-best and NCAA B cut 1:58.57 200-yard individual medley. In breaststroke events, she posted times of 1:00.01 and 2:11.68 in the 100 and 200 distances, respectively, keeping her under the NCAA B standard in both events.
The 200 IM performance moved Podmanikova up to fourth on SMU’s all-time top performer list. She also ranks second on the 200 breaststroke (2:09.29) list and third on the 100 (59.68).
The Topolcany, Slovakia, native also helped SMU to three top-five relay finishes. The Mustangs were second in the 200-yard medley relay with Podmanikova swimming a 27.51 breaststroke leg, and were fifth in both the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays. She also joined the 800 free relay that placed sixth. All relay finishes were season-best times for SMU.
The Mustangs placed fourth at the event with a total score of 414.5.
SMU is back in action Dec. 13-16 at the Elite Pro-Am in Lewisville, Texas. Check SMUMustangs.com for ways to follow.
2018-19 Rankings
| Event | Time | NCAA Top 25 | The American |
| 50 free | 23.12 | – | 6 |
| 100 breast | 59.68 | 9 | 1 |
| 200 breast | 2:09.57 | 16 | 1 |
| 200 IM | 1:58.57 | – | 1 |