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Maxime Rooney Swims 52.13, 3rd-Best Time of His Career, in 100 Fly in Austin

Maxime Rooney has only been faster than his Saturday 52.13 in the 100 fly at one meet: the 2019 US National Championships.

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Lydia Jacoby on Being an Olympic Contender as a High Schooler

We discussed Jacoby’s ascension to becoming an Olympic contender, something she’s certainly thought of but isn’t putting pressure on herself about

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2x NCAA D2 All-American Raphael Paiva Transfers from Carson-Newman to TCU

Brazilian freestyler Raphael Paiva, who was an A-finalist in the 100 free and 200 free at 2021 NCAA D2 Championships, is transferring to TCU for 2021-22.

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NCAA to Lift Division I Dead Period, Allow In-person Recruiting on June 1

The NCAA Division I Council voted to allow the resumption of regular recruiting activities beginning on June 1, 2021.

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Daniel Krueger Named Big 12 Men’s Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year

An electrical engineering major with a 3.8189 GPA, Krueger is a two-time Academic All-Big 12 team selection.

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Firsts, Fasts, and Anomalies: Our Favorite Stats from Men’s NCAAs

University of Texas men’s swimming & diving coach Eddie Reese is going out on top. Not many in the history of the sport have been able to do that.

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Texas Longhorns Pick Up 23.1/49.9 Sprinter Sienna Schellenger (2022)

At the 2021 Texas HS 5A State Championships, Schellenger claimed the 100 free state title, adding a runner-up finish in the 50 free.

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Texas Sweeps Annual Big 12 Swimming & Diving Awards

The Longhorn men swept the awards for a seventh consecutive year, while the women accomplished the feat for the fifth straight year.

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Firsts, Fasts, and Anomalies: Our Favorite Stats from Women’s NCAAs

Stanford senior Brooke Forde won an NCAA title in the 400 IM, which adds to the deepest single-event legacy in NCAA D1 women’s swimming & diving.

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Moore and Rathle Lead Crawfish Aquatics to Louisiana Short Course Championship

Rylee Moore, Jacques Rathle, Eric Ring, and Marie Landreneau all set Louisiana LSC records this weekend at the short course state meet.

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31 TCU Swimmers & Divers Named To Academic All-Big 12 Team

76 percent of TCU’s women garnered first-team honors that were eligible, and 75 percent of TCU’s eligible men earned first or second-team selections.

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Texas Adds Winter Juniors-qualifying Sprinter Jackson Huckabay for 2021

Jackson Huckabay, who has Winter Juniors cuts in the 50/100 free, will join the University of Texas men’s team in the fall of 2021.

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Texas’ Reese, Scoggin & Windle, Texas A&M’s Casas Earn 2021 CSCAA Awards

The University of Texas won three of the four awards given out by the CSCAA for the 2021 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving season.

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NCAA Champion Diver Jordan Windle Will Return to Texas for 5th Year at Texas

Jordan Windle, the 4th-best scorer at the 2021 NCAA Men’s Division I Swimming & Diving Championships, will return for a 5th season at the University of Texas.

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Best of Eddie-Isms: SwimSwam’s Top 12 Moments of Texas’ Eddie Reese

Taking a look back at legendary Texas head coach Eddie Reese’s career, he was know just as month for making jokes as he was for winning NCAA titles

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