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Swim. Win. Repeat. In February, the Rice Owls swam their way to another Conference USA victory, marking the second time the Owls’ women’s swim team has claimed the conference title since 2011. The victory was a result of five individual first-place finishes and a successful relay win.
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mpressive performances by sophomore Casey Clark in the 100-freestyle and 200-butterfly and sophomore Erin Flanigan in the 200-butterfly and mile-freestyle helped Rice gain the edge they needed over their closest competitors from Southern Methodist University and the University of Houston. The 400-freestyle relay team, consisting of Clark, Flanigan, sophomore Marissa Konicke and junior Karina Wlostowska, swam their way to one of many new school records set at the conference championships. Flanigan earned an all-conference record in the 200–butterfly. “The conference meet was the meet we were peaking for,” head Photo: Patric Schneider
coach Seth Huston said. “The whole year we talked about winning. I can’t say we expected to win, but I was confident we could.” The team’s winning performance was a result of consistent training and dedication to the sport but also to a secret coach Huston said he sees in this group that he hasn’t always seen in some of his past teams. “They have a great team atmosphere,” Huston said. “It’s inevitable that something good will happen when you come into the conference meet with a group that stays relaxed, has fun and is confident.” Having fun is something the team has definitely mastered. The highlight of the meet, according to Flanigan, was the entire team’s S p r i ng 2 0 1 3 · R i c e M a g a z i n e
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