2021 NCAA Swimming Conference Championships Primer – Division I
The 2021 NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships will get underway next week, with a more spread-out schedule than normal.
CSCAA Releases Revised Diving All-American Criteria
The CSCAA released revised criteria for diving All-American honors in the event that a championship meet at any level is canceled
Breaststroker Katie Stonehocker Transfers from Iowa to Kansas
At the 2020 Nebraska HS State Championships, she was the 100 breast runner-up (1:03.57) and the third-place finisher in the 200 free (1:54.44).
Trials Qualifier Spencer Aurnou-Rhees (2022) Gives Verbal Nod to Texas
New Albany Aquatics Club’s Spencer Aurnou-Rhees has announced his intention to swim at Texas beginning in the fall of 2022.
Steward posts 1:00.7 100 Breast, Kansas Sweeps Swimming Events vs Iowa State
Steward closed in on her personal best of 1:00.34, which she swam at last year’s Big 12 Championships.
Katz’s 1:40, Zettle’s 8:48, Highlight Texas Men’s Senior Day Win Over SMU
Austin Katz took care of business, punching his NCAA ticket, but other Texas men hit lifetime bests in off events, en route to beating SMU 170-115.
NCAA Will Only Reduce D1 Championship Size if Less than 50% of Teams Compete
Based on current participation numbers, this implies that the NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships will be full-steam ahead in 2021.
One of Texas’ Top Sprinters, Jake Litchfield, Commits to TCU Horned Frogs
Jake Litchfield, the Texas 5A runner-up in the 50 free last season, has committed to the TCU Horned Frogs for the fall of 2021.
Jack Hoagland Clocks 8:49.95 1000 for Personal Best and #2 Time in NCAA
Jack Hoagland rewrote his personal record book this weekend, clocking 4 lifetime bests.
The NCAA Anticipates Almost $1 Billion in Television Revenue by 2025
Despite losses of $800 million last year, the NCAA has taken measures to remain fiscally healthy during the coronavirus pandemic
Longhorns’ David Johnston, Emma Sticklen Named Big 12 Newcomers of the Week
The two Texas first-years earned the conference award after racing some of the nation’s best at USA Swimming’s Pro Swim Series.
College Sports Leaders Raise Questions About Upcoming NCAA Championships
Recent reports bring into question the likelihood of the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships and NCAA Basketball Tournament happening
Decades-Old Pool Records Fall as Arkansas Thumps Kansas 226-74
Peyton Palsha (above) and Vanessa Herrmann each broke Pool Records as Arkansas won the most lopsided meet in series history over Kansas.
Olivia Bray, Carson Foster & David Dixon Named Big 12 Swimmers of the Week
Texas’ Bray and Foster were in action at the PSS, while Dixon picked up two wins during WVU’s first dual meet of the season against Pitt.
Mid/Distance Freestyler Manning Haskal (2022) Verbally Commits to Texas
California freestyler Manning Haskal, who currently lives in Austin and trains with Austin Swim Club, has verbally committed to Texas for 2022-23.
