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2017 Big 12 Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Texas teammates Joseph Schooling (19.18) and Jack Conger (19.20) each turned in a best time to lead prelims of the 50 free.

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Joseph Schooling Ties Crocker’s Big 12 Meet Record with 19.18 50 Free

Texas junior Joseph Schooling tied a 13-year-old Meet Record in day 2 prelims of the 2017 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships, touching in 19.18 to tie the mark set by Ian Crocker in 2004.

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2017 Big 12 Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Tonight marks the first night of the Men’s and Women’s Big 12 Swimming Championships, where women’s head coach Carol Capitani (pictured) will likely lead her revamped squad to a team title.

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Longhorn Women Down A&M’s Larson-Era Big 12 200 Medley Record

The 2016-2017 season has brought us a Texas women’s team we would hardly recognize just a couple of years ago. Tonight, Tasija Karosas teamed up with Madisyn Cox, Remedy Rule, and Rebecca Millard to take down a Big 12 record to start off their conference championships.

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Will Licon Goes 51.1 In 100 Breast At Big 12 Time Trials

The pre-Big 12 Championships time trial session produced a couple of noteworthy swims today, chief among them a 51.15 from senior Will Licon in the 100 breast.

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Cal Men #1 In Final CSCAA/TYR Top 25 Ranking

Note: The below press release is courtesy the CSCAA. SwimSwam is not a voting party in the polls, and are…

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2017 Big 12 Men’s Champs Fan Guide: Anticipated Races from Texas Stars

2017 Men’s Big 12 Championships Wednesday, February 22 – Saturday, February 25 Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center- University…

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TCU Swim & Dive Set For Big 12 Championships

The TCU swimming and diving team will travel down I-35 for the 2017 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship in…

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2017 Academic All-Big 12 Swimming & Diving Team Announced

The 2017 Academic All-Big 12 Swimming and Diving Team includes 109 honorees with 36 members on the men’s team and…

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9 Meets are Approved as 2017 NCAA Last-Chance Qualifiers

Last season, Arizona’s Taylor Garcia used a last chance meet to qualify for NCAAs before placing 23rd at NCAAs in the 100 back. This season, her 52.26 already puts her in a much better position, with the Pac-12 Championships left to swim still.

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2017 Big 12 Women’s Championships Fan Guide: Texas Rising

The women of the University of Texas have had incredible success this year which should carry through to an easy Big 12 title.

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Stanford Women #1 In Final CSCAA Poll Of 2017 Season

The Stanford women remain the top-ranked team in the final dual meet poll of the 2016-2017 season from the College…

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Refresher: How to Qualify for the 2017 NCAA Division 1 Championships

Women’s invites to the national championship meet go out in just a couple of weeks, so now seems like a good time for a brief refresher on the sometimes-complex process of obtaining NCAA invites.

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What Did It Take To Qualify For The 2016 NCAA D1 Championships?

In order to get an invite to the NCAA Championships a swimmer has to qualify via either an ‘A’ qualifying time, which guarantees an athlete a spot at the competition, or a “B’ qualifying time which is conditional based on the number of swimmers who meet the standard.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 68% Favor Murphy As Most Likely To Repeat NCAA Double

Cal senior Ryan Murphy was the runaway favorite in our latest poll, earning more than 1000 of the 1500-some votes cast.

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