MEET NOTES: No. 7 Texas A&M to battle North Texas & the University of Houston

The Texas A&M women’s swimming and dive team will take on a pair of regional opponents in a 3 p.m. double dual meet with host North Texas and the University of Houston on Friday at UNT’s Pohl Recreation Center.

The UNT-UH double dual will be the Aggies’ final tuneup before battling Texas in Austin on Nov. 7. The Aggies opened their 2014-15 season with a 170-120 win over Southeastern Conference foe Arkansas in Fayetteville on Oct. 18. In the win over the Razorbacks, the Aggies swept all 16 events, placed 1-2 in eight events and took the top three spots in three races.

A&M’s Henry, Bratton named to World University Games team

Texas A&M swimmers Sarah Henry and Lisa Bratton were two of 46 athletes named to the Team USA roster for the 2015 World University Games, USA Swimming announced on Thursday.

The World University Games will be contested in Gwangju, South Korea, July 4-11, 2015. Henry, a senior from Garner, N.C., swam at the 2013 World University Games and won a gold medal with the 800-meter free relay and a silver medal in the 200 IM. Bratton, a freshman from Richland, Wash., earned her spot with an impressive summer of swimming, including medaling at the U.S. National Championships and earning a spot on Team USA for the Pan Pacific Championships.

College Swimming News courtesy of Texas A&M Swimming and Diving.

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SwimmerGirl
10 years ago

Where are the results from this meet? Was swimswam not there?

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Reply to  SwimmerGirl
10 years ago

SwimmerGirl – the teams didn’t get official results out until this morning. We will have them posted today.

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