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SMU’s Grobler, Houston’s Deininger Claim Season’s First American Weekly Swimming And Diving Awards

IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly swimming and diving honors, for the competition week ending Sunday, October 10.

Women’s Swimming Athlete of the Week
Gabi Grobler * Sr. * SMU
Grobler turned in a strong performance for SMU in the season-opening SMU Classic on Oct. 8-9, which featured four top-25 programs in the field. Grobler was the runner-up in the 200 IM with a time of 1:59.12, not only a PR in the event but also an NCAA B-cut. Grobler also posted the top conference times of the season in the 100 backstroke (:54.