Courtesy: Texas A&M Athletics
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M swimming and diving teams take on the Texas Longhorns in a Cotton Holdings Lone Star Showdown dual meet at 2 p.m. on Friday at the Student Recreation Center Natatorium. Admission to the competition is free for all fans.
PROMOTIONS:
- The National Anthem will be performed by a bugler from the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets.
- 12th Man Rewards: 50 Points | Giveaway Pickup Event (for items redeemed by 12 PM on Tue. 1/27)
- Swim & Dive Shirt Giveaway: Check in to 12th Man Rewards and claim a FREE Swim and Dive shirt at the main entrance of the Natatorium.
HOW TO WATCH / LIVE RESULTS:
- Fans can watch the dual meet via SEC Network+
- Results can be accessed with the Meet Mobile app
IN THE CSCAA RANKINGS:
- Texas: Men – #1 / Women – #2
- Texas A&M: Men – receiving votes / Women – #24
LAST TIME OUT:
The Aggie divers are coming off a strong performance against the Alabama Crimson Tide last Friday. Freshman Emilio Trevino shone with a pair of top performances, winning the 1-meter dive with a score of 359.78 and the 3-meter dive with a season-best 405.00. Jaxon Bowshire added a solid showing on the 1-meter board, finishing with 318.98. On the women’s side, Bridget Foster led the 1-meter competition with a score of 297.98, followed closely by Gabby Filzen (289.73) and Joslyn Oakley (286.13). Oakley also paced the field on the 3-meter board with a score of 283.95, while Foster followed with 282.68.
In the pool on the men’s side, fifth-year senior Munzy Kabbara had a standout performance. Kabbara posted a lifetime-best and NCAA qualifying time in the 200 butterfly, touching in 1:43.27, while also adding a runner-up finish in the 200 backstroke in 1:41.69—another lifetime best and qualifying mark. He capped his individual efforts with a win in the 200 IM, finishing in 1:44.07. Junior Ben Scholl added a victory in the 100 free with a time of 43.46, while Logan Brown claimed the 200 breaststroke in 1:55.53.
The women’s team was led by fifth-year senior Kaitlyn Owens, who logged a lifetime-best performance in the 100 backstroke, winning the event in 51.06. The swim marked the third-fastest time in program history. Junior Ava Whitaker continued her success in the butterfly events with a win in the 200 fly, finishing in 1:55.28. Hannah O’Leary added a season-best victory in the 200 breaststroke in 2:10.73, while Giulia Goerigk secured first place in the 200 IM with a time of 1:59.18.
The women also improved upon their season-best relay performances, clocking a 1:36.15 in the 200 medley relay and a 3:16.88 in the 400 free relay.
Texas A&M Event Leaders
| Event | Women’s Leader | Men’s Leader |
| 50 freestyle | 22.37 / Kaitlyn Owens | 19.14q / Ben Scholl |
| 100 freestyle | 48.54q / Ella McQuinn | 42.30q / Ben Sytsma |
| 200 freestyle | 1:45.81 / Ella McQuinn | 1:35.80 / Daniil Pancerevas |
| 500 freestyle | 4:48.54 / Rachel Love | 4:20.85 / Bucky Gettys |
| 1000 freestyle | 9:58.44 / Rachel Love | 9:01.61 / Bucky Gettys |
| 1650 freestyle | 16:28.56 / Rachel Love | 15:05.24q / Bucky Gettys |
| 100 backstroke | 51.06q / Kaitlyn Owens | 46.77 / John Simmons |
| 200 backstroke | 1:54.76 / Halina Panczyszyn | 1:41.69q / Munzy Kabbara |
| 100 breaststroke | 59.42q / Ella McQuinn | 52.01q / Logan Brown |
| 200 breaststroke | 2:09.25q / Lillie Sczech | 1:52.11q / Logan Brown |
| 100 butterfly | 52.34q / Ava Whitaker | 45.30q / Chase Swearingen |
| 200 butterfly | 1:55.01q / Ava Whitaker | 1:42.47q / Alejandro Michelena |
| 200 IM | 1:59.18 / Giulia Goerigk | 1:41.59q / Munzy Kabbara |
| 400 IM | 4:13.24 / Giulia Goerigk | 3:42.59q / Munzy Kabbara |
| 1m dive | 296.40z / Julie Moons | 359.78z / Emilio Trevino |
| 3m dive | 331.80z / Bridget Foster | 405.00z / Emilio Trevino |
| Platform dive | 285.38z / Chloe McKnight | 426.40z / Emilio Trevino |
| 200 Free Relay | 1:28.77b | 1:16.59b |
| 400 Free Relay | 3:16.88 | 2:49.38b |
| 800 Free Relay | 7:13.54 | 6:22.96 |
| 200 Medley Relay | 1:36.15b | 1:24.44 |
| 400 Medley Relay | 3:33.18 | 3:08.60 |
In the SEC Top 10
(Women)
| Event | Swimmer | Time | Rank |
| 50 backstroke | Kaitlyn Owens | 23.69 | No. 2 |
| 100 backstroke | Kaitlyn Owens | 51.06 q | No. 3 |
| 50 breaststroke | Claire Gass | 28.79 | No. 7 |
| 100 breaststroke | Ella McQuinn | 59.42 q | No. 8 |
| 200 breaststroke | Lillie Sczech | 2:09.25 q | No. 10 |
| 200 butterfly | Ava Whitaker | 1:55.01 q | No. 7 |
| 100 IM | Ava Whitaker | 55.47 | No. 3 |
| Corbyn Reyes | 57.12 | No. 6 | |
| Hannah O’Leary | 57.67 | No. 7 | |
| Giulia Goerigk | 58.28 | No. 8 | |
| 200 freestyle relay | 1:28.77 p | No. 6 | |
| 400 freestyle relay | 3:17.11 | No. 10 | |
| 800 freestyle relay | 7:13.54 | No. 9 | |
| 200 medley relay | 1:36.80 p | No. 7 | |
| 400 medley relay | 3:33.18 | No. 7 |
q-denotes NCAA qualifying time
p-denotes NCAA provisional time
(Men)
| Event | Swimmer | Time | Rank |
| 50 freestyle | Ben Scholl | 19.14 q | No. 9 |
| 100 breaststroke | Logan Brown | 52.01 q | No. 8 |
| 200 breaststroke | Logan Brown | 1:52.11 q | No. 5 |
| 100 butterfly | Chase Swearingen | 45.30 q | No. 4 |
| 200 butterfly | Alejandro Michelena | 1:42.47 q | No. 9 |
| 200 IM | Logan Brown | 1:41.59 q | No. 5 |
| 400 IM | Munzy Kabbara | 3:42.59 q | No. 9 |
| 200 freestyle relay | 1:16.59 p | No. 8 | |
| 400 freestyle relay | 2:49.38 p | No. 7 | |
| 800 freestyle relay | 6:22.96 | No. 7 | |
| 200 medley relay | 1:24.44 | No. 9 |
Did Texas ever get their National Championship rings??
Calling this a meet is a joke when the team is getting obliterated by 150 points. What was once a competitive and respected program has been reduced to a national embarrassment under Blaire’s watch. This is not rebuilding. This is incompetence on full display. She has managed to undo years of progress in record time and has shown zero leadership, zero accountability, and zero ability to fix anything. Every week it gets worse, and every loss is a louder indictment of her failure. If the athletic department has any self respect, they should be ashamed for letting this continue. This program has been driven straight into the ground, and the person responsible should never be trusted with another roster again.
Can’t wait to see the belt Texas hands the Aggies. Taking a program that was consistently ranked top 10 and turning it into a 2–6 embarrassment that gets worked by unranked teams is honestly impressive in the worst way possible. This isn’t a rebuild, it’s a full-blown collapse. She didn’t inherit a dumpster fire, she created one. At this point it’s either fire her or shut the program down, because what’s left barely resembles a competitive team.
“Taking a program that was consistently ranked top 10” – Since 1998, the Texas A&M men finished top 10 at NCAAs twice: once in 2021 and once in 1999.
You are right that they were better at dual meets at the end of the Jay Holmes era. Their last losing record in dual meets came in the 2013-2014 season, when they were 2-3.
Holmes’ first 5 years, though, they went:
4-3-1
3-6
2-4
2-6
0-5
Let’s stop rewriting history to defend incompetence. Under Jay Holmes, this program was consistently hovering around the top 10 for five straight years. Not perfect every season, but respected, competitive, and relevant. Fast forward to now and this A&M team cannot even sniff the top 25. Worse, they had their score doubled by an unranked Kentucky. That is not a bad meet, that is a collapse.
Ive heard some questionable things about Blaire, and specifically how she handles swimmers on deck at practice.
But these posts do not reflect poorly on Blaire. They reflect poorly on you. Get a grip. She’s less than 2 years in and she’s building it the way she sees fit.
Pulling up stats from 20 years ago is criminal work
Feel like dual meet results, especially from back then, are sort of misleading. If I remember correctly, Jay took over in 2004, and was given a series of one year contracts that made it hard to recruit. When they hired him, the quote was “we’re going to give Jay a chance”. No one was sure how long that chance was going to be. Jay had to go and tell them this set of one year contracts made it hard to recruit.
Dual meets haven’t always received the attention they get now. And you had teams that would rest and others that didn’t. If I remember correctly, A&M had a strong swim rivalry with SMU that began after SMU suited… Read more »
I don’t think Jay + Jason get enough credit for what they did with Shaine’s development
I do think Blaire is a little in over her head, she had a great job at UVA and got to work closely with some of the best women’s swimmers in the country. Obviously the pay and the opportunity is better at A&M with the position she has, but it hasn’t proved to be a great decision so far.
I think we should also consider Wes in this conversation as a bad hire.